Published date: 6 December 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 10 January 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

UB8 1UW

Value of contract

£38,000

Procurement reference

tender_402660/1291023

Published date

6 December 2023

Closing date

10 January 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Hillingdon is looking to appoint the services of an experienced Service Provider to deliver a disability employment preparation project with targeted outcomes and outputs by commencement when practicable (ideally by 1st March 2024, however by the 14th March 2024)
In April 2022 the UK government launched the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). The UKSPF is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment across the UK by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK, investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
In July 2022 the Greater London Authority ('GLA) submitted its UKSPF Investment Plan for London to UK government. The UKSPF Investment Plan sets out the GLA's intention to award London boroughs and sub regional partnerships (SRPs) a direct allocation of UKSPF funding for the investment priorities Communities and Place, Supporting Local Business and People and Skills.
This procurement project falls under the 'People and Skills' element with the activity for employment support for unemployed and economically inactive adults.
Please refer to our tender portal, www.capitalesourcing.com to register and access for the full suite of tender documents.
The Contract will be for a term ending on the 31st March 2025. (the Term), with an optional extension of up to 3 years dependent on Contract performance and future funding.
The maximum service budget is £95,000 per annum


More information

Additional text

I would confirm that the London Borough of Hillingdon is inviting all interested organisations to tender through the Council's nominated electronic tendering portal, www.capitalesourcing.com
Please register on the above portal where the tender documents for this project can be downloaded.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and / or abandon this procurement exercise at any time and / or award a contract for part of the services at its sole discretion. The Contracting Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion.
For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and / or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Contracting Authority shall be incurred entirely at that applicants / tenderers risk.


About the buyer

Contact name

Sally from Hillingdon Council Offin

Address

Hillingdon Council, Civic Centre, High Street
Uxbridge
UB8 1UW
England

Email

soffin@hillingdon.gov.uk

Website

www.hillingdon.gov.uk