Ranked Framework East Renfrewshire Council Employability Support Services Five Stage Pipeline Approach

A Tender Notice
by EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
£3M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
14 Jan 2022
Delivery
To 25 Jan 2026 (est.)
Deadline
15 Feb 2022 12:00

Concepts

Location

East Renfrewshire

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

Work EastRen, as part of the Council’s Economic Development and Inclusive Growth team, are Council’s employability service, wishes to engage and establish a framework with external service providers who will provide a wide range of pre/vocational training interventions that will assist residents of East Renfrewshire (aged 16+) to overcome barriers to employment, training and learning opportunities and assist them to achieve their training, employment and career and job aspirations.

Lot Division

1 Engagement and Barrier Removal Services
  • Value: £640K

Working in partnership, we are seeking a range of diverse interventions to effectively engage with those furthest from the labour market, supporting individuals with multiple and often complex support needs. Services being procured will include support to address personal attributes that prevent people from considering work as an option. This includes motivation, confidence, personal development, one to one support, mentoring, group work, core skills, health, wellbeing and financial support interventions. It is envisaged that some structured, accredited and project based activities will also be required. This Lot covers the spectrum of activities at Stages 1 and 2 of the Employability Pipeline the table below provides a more detailed overview of Lot 1 explaining the types of services required. Additional information: Quality weighting above are sub weighting and the overall weighting for quality is 60. As per the procurement regulations from 1 January 2022 there is a need to include VAT where applicable when calculating the estimated value of contracts please refer to tender information pack on PCSt for all values including and excluding VAT

Award Criteria
Community Benefits 10
Fair Working Practices 5
Roles and Responsibilities 25
Management Approach 12
Value For Money Added Value 12
Continuous Improvement 6
Procedure 6
Regional Approaches 10
Employability Case Study 8
Equality Diversity and Inclusion 4
Environment Sustainability 2
price 40
2 Vocational Training and Work Related Skills
  • Value: £2M

The focus of this Lot will be to improve the core, functional and vocational skills of individuals and presentation of skills for those seeking to enter employment. The activities within this lot will be based on client demand to provide a structured approach to training and work experience enabling individuals to gain employability competencies and where relevant occupationally focused certification. This Lot covers the spectrum of activities at Stages 3 and 4 of the Employability Pipeline and will enable a tailored pathway to local labour market opportunities. Additional information: Quality weighting above are sub weighting and the overall weighting for quality is 60. As per the procurement regulations from 1 January 2022 there is a need to include VAT where applicable when calculating the estimated value of contracts please refer to tender information pack on PCSt for all values including and excluding VAT

Award Criteria
Community Benefits 10
Fair Working Practices 5
Roles and Responsibilities 25
Management Approach 12
Value For Money Added Value 12
Continuous Improvement 6
Procedures 6
Regional Approaches 10
Employability Case Study 8
Equality Diversity and Inclusion 4
Environment Sustainability 2
price 40
3 Job Brokerage Workbased Qualifications and Progression
  • Value: £640K

This Lot reflects the increased need for in-work support to help enable previously unemployed people to sustain and progress in employment once the initial transition has been made. It is also important to recognise that many individuals will enter this activity at Stage 5 of the Employability Pipeline having progressed from previous activities delivered at Lots 1 and 2 of the framework. This lot includes the delivery of Vocational Qualifications, Modern Apprenticeships and other industry recognised training. The provision of employer support job carving, job coaching, health and safety risk assessments after care and other related assistance may also form part of the in work support package to ensure the sustainability of progressions into employment. Additional information: Quality weighting above are sub weighting and the overall weighting for quality is 60 As per the procurement regulations from 1 January 2022 there is a need to include VAT where applicable when calculating the estimated value of contracts please refer to tender information pack on PCSt for all values including and excluding VAT

Award Criteria
Community Benefits 10
Fair Working Practices 5
Roles and Responsibilities 25
Management Approach 12
Value For Money Added Value 12
Continuous Improvement 6
Procedures 6
Regional Approaches 10
Employability Case Study 8
Equality Diversity and Inclusion 4
Environment Sustainability 2
price 40

CPV Codes

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Renewals are not available.
  • Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Bidders should note that all questions relevant to this exercise should be posted using the Message Board facility for this project. Please ensure that all documentation is read thoroughly. Please note that the dates on this notice are indicative and subject to change. All values indicated are indicative figure only and no guarantee is given with regard to the Council’s overall uptake of any resulting contract. Bidders are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time and date to avoid any last minute problems. East Renfrewshire Council reserves the right inline with Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, to modified any awarded contract without a new procurement procedure. This is a ranked framework A maximum of 4 contractors will be appointed to lots 1 2 3. The contractor ranked 1st will be given the opportunity to provide the service required. Where the contractor ranked 1st is unable to meet the requirements then the opportunity will be offered to the 2nd ranked supplier and so on. There will be no guarantee given with regard to the Council’s overall uptake of any resulting Framework. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19883. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Question Description Community Benefits will apply where bidders have been received over the year a total value of work exceeding 50,000 GBP. At the end of each financial year a review of the level of work commissioned will be conducted to determine number of community benefits points that will apply. The supplier will be contacted to agree the community benefit outcomes and delivery method At this point tenderers are to confirm that they agree to the delivery of community benefit outcomes and provide the contact details of the individual who will be responsible for the delivery of any agreed outcomes. Bidders should be aware that failure to agree outcomes and delivery method may impact on the work commissioned through the framework for the following years More information can be found in attached supplier guidance document.. Please complete Community Benefits Method Statement attached . Community Benefits Wish List The community benefits wish list has been developed to allow communities to make requests directly to companies working in East Renfrewshire. Local communities or organisations can submit a request for specific help via our online Community Benefits wish list form. Suppliers are actively encouraged to review the Community Benefits wish list and note within their ITT response if they are able to meet any of the requests noted by our community groups. A link to the community benefits wish list can be located via the following website page: https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/procurement (SC Ref:679504)

Reference

Domains