SLC Training and Employability Framework
A Tender Notice
by SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
- Source
- OJEU
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- 28M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 06 Jul 2021
- Delivery
- To 14 Aug 2027 (est.)
- Deadline
- 02 Aug 2021 11:00
Concepts
Location
Hamilton
2 buyers
- South Lanarkshire Council Hamilton
Description
The Council are seeking to establish a multi Lot: Multi provider framework. The focus of the framework will be on equipping individuals with the flexible support, training and skills they require to prepare for, enter and remain in employment, education, training or volunteering and provide support for individuals who are in employment but are in receipt of low incomes and likely to be living in poverty.
Lot Division
| 1 | Health, Wellbeing and Emotional Supports
The Council are seeking providers who can deliver a range of services designed to address specific issues relating to health, financial and wellbeing and specific barriers including debt and financial issues, mental and physical health issues including but not limited to: — support to improve health and fitness; — activities designed to increase engagement and confidence including arts and crafts and cultural input; — counselling and mental and physical health supports; — advice and guidance relating to alcohol and drug misuse; — financial advice and support; — therapeutic interventions; — specialist supports and interventions. |
| 2 | Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non Accredited
Services to be provided under this lot will cover all industry sector specific training, whether vocational accredited or non-accredited qualifications. The qualifications can be vocational qualifications and accredited and non-accredited training. The services will be tailored to individuals who require re-skilling or up-skilling support, those who require job specific skills to meet employer needs, those with multiple barriers. It is expected that individuals accessing the services to be provided under this lot will have the opportunity to obtain Scottish and National Vocational Qualifications in line with SCQF, ISCED and industry standards. Providers in this lot will be expected to provide all essential personal protective equipment to allow this training to be safely undertaken. For some call off contracts awarded under this Lot there may be a requirement for the provider to hold the relevant qualifications/accreditations to provide the services. This possible requirement is referred to in the specification’. |
| 3 | Holistic Employability — End to End Services
Providers in this lot will be bidding to deliver an end to end programme and will be expected to deliver activity at all stages of the employability skills pipeline. Services to be provided under this lot will include a holistic employability service provided to individuals on an employability journey. This will include key interventions at each stage of the employability skills pipeline. Employability delivery will be customised to meet the needs of employers, supporting new recruits and individuals seeking sustainable employment. End to end delivery will focus on participants from entry via referral, responding to a marketing campaign etc. and will support them for a period to undertake and progress through the stages of the employability pipeline to achieve key outputs and outcomes, with the aim at the end of the provision of the services of having entered work/education/training or volunteering (full or part time). The programme of activity should be customised to customer/target groups and employers across the stages of the pipeline. |
| 4 | Employability Delivery Support Services
Providers appointed to this lot will be expected to provide disparate but key services that are not contained within the other lots. Those services will support the awareness raising, delivery and monitoring of employability services including but not limited to: — video, information films and promotional clips for social media services; — provision of supports/editing to prepare lived experience video diaries and case studies; — qualitative research evaluation supporting the development of employability services; — social media development services to promote employability service delivery; — miscellaneous services – any employability services aspect not already covered in one of the other lots. |
| 5 | ACE Rural (Access Choices and Employment)
This will be a call off from Lot 3 of the framework. |
Award Criteria
| Quality | 80.0 |
| PRICE | 20.0 |
CPV Codes
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services
- 80211000 - Technical secondary education services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80310000 - Youth education services
- 80420000 - E-learning services
- 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services
Indicators
- Bids should cover one or more lots.
- Bids should cover the whole contract.
- Renewals are not available.
- Financial restrictions apply.
- Professional qualifications are sought.
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Other Information
SPD Question 2.C.1 Reliance on the capacities of other entities Applicants are required to complete a full SPD for each of the entities whose capacity they rely upon. Subcontractors on whose capacity the applicant does not rely: Applicants who are successful in joining the framework will be asked whether they intend to subcontract within the ITT. A shortened version of the SPD covering the exclusion grounds will require to be completed by each subcontractor so identified and uploaded within the ITT Technical Envelope. Exclusion criteria Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. SPD Questions 3A – 3C have been identified as mandatory exclusion grounds and SPD Questions 3D have been identified as discretionary exclusion grounds. All the exclusion grounds will be assessed on a pass/fail basis. For the mandatory exclusion grounds An application to join the framework will be excluded where the applicant fails to provide either a positive response or to provide details to the satisfaction of the Council of the self cleansing measures undertaken. For the discretionary exclusion grounds an application may be excluded where the applicant fails to provide either a positive response or if the Council is not satisfied as to the self cleansing measures undertaken. Declarations and certificates The applicants recommended to join the framework will provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the qualification envelope. All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T. ESPD Question 2D.1 Prompt payment certificate ESPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.8 serious and organised crime declaration. ESPD Question 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act 2015 declaration. ESPD Question 3D.3 Human Rights Act declaration. ESPD Question 3D.11 non-collusion certificate. ESPD Question 4B.5.1 insurance certificates. ESPD Question 4C.6 protection of vulnerable groups. In the case of this open tendering procedure this information will be requested by the Council when applicants are recommended for award to the framework prior to the issue of any mini competitions under the framework. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The project code is 38783. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Bidders will be invited to detail the specific community benefits the they will deliver in relation to any call off contract awarded to them under this framework. Examples of community benefits are available within the tender documentation. (SC Ref:648308)
Reference
- OJEU 341148-2021