SLC Training and Employability Framework

A Contract Award Notice
by SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

Source
OJEU
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
4 year (est.)
Value
£28M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
04 Mar 2022
Delivery
To 14 Aug 2027 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Hamilton

Geochart for 2 buyers and 40 suppliers

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 & Employment)

this will be a call off from Lot 3 of the Framework

Award Detail

1 Impact Arts (Glasgow)
  • Lot 1 Health, Wellbeing and Emotional Supports
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
2 Right Options (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 1 Health, Wellbeing and Emotional Supports
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
3 Routes to Work South (Cambuslang)
  • Lot 1 Health, Wellbeing and Emotional Supports
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
4 Salus Return to Work Services (Hamilton)
  • Lot 1 Health, Wellbeing and Emotional Supports
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
5 Standguide (Manchester)
  • Lot 1 Health, Wellbeing and Emotional Supports
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
6 Tigers Sta (Glasgow)
  • Lot 1 Health, Wellbeing and Emotional Supports
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
7 Enable Scotland (Lanarkshire)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
8 Experiential Play (Glasgow)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
9 GTG Training (Glasgow)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
10 Impact Arts (Glasgow)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
11 New College Lanarkshire (Cumbernauld)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
12 Next Generation Training (Coatbridge)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
13 Peopleplus (Glasgow)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
14 Qualitas (Wishaw)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
15 Right Options (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
16 Routes to Work South (Cambuslang)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
17 Skills Exchange Scio (East Kilbride)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
18 South Lanarkshire College (East Kilbride)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
19 Street League (Glasgow)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
20 Skills Network (Selby)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
21 Tigers Sta (Glasgow)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
22 Triage Central (Stirling)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
23 Verg (Motherwell)
  • Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
24 Access to Industry (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
25 Enable Scotland (Lanarkshire)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
26 Maximus UK Services (Ringmer)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
27 Peopleplus (Glasgow)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
28 Right Options (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
29 Routes to Work South (Cambuslang)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
30 Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (Glasgow)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
31 South Lanarkshire College (Glasgow)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
32 Standguide (Manchester)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
33 Salvation Army (Kilbirnie)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
34 Princes Trust (Glasgow)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
35 Tigers Sta (Glasgow)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
36 Triage Central (Stirling)
  • Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
37 Right Options (Edinburgh)
  • Lot 4 Employability Delivery Support Services
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
38 Routes to Work South (Cambuslang)
  • Lot 4 Employability Delivery Support Services
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
39 South Lanarkshire College (Glasgow)
  • Lot 4 Employability Delivery Support Services
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £28,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
40 South Lanarkshire College (Glasgow)
  • Lot 5 ACE Rural (Access Choices & Employment)
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £28,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.

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

  • 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. (SC Ref:684963)

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