Expired contract

Employment Support (Multiple Barriers)

Details

Buyer: North Somerset Council
Supplier(s): Weston College of Further and Higher Education
Value: £292,996
Duration: 1 year
Topic: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Published: 7 December 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The contract will run from January 2024 - April 2025. The appointed provider will need to deliver the following three work streams: \r \r 1. High intensity employment support for young people who are not in employment, education, or training.\r 2. Back-to-work support, primarily aimed at the economically inactive.\r 3. Support for the employed to gain new skills and enable them to increase working hours, progress in work, and increase earnings.\r \r

Timeline

Completed: Award published7 December 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date7 December 2023
Completed: Contract expiry date21 March 2025

About the buyer

North Somerset Council buys as a local authority serving Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding district, with its own tenders and procurement service. Higher-value opportunities are advertised on the regional Supplying the South West portal. Contracts meeting government thresholds also appear on the GOV.UK Find a Tender service. Service areas handle smaller opportunities directly and invite at least three organisations to quote. From April 2026, suppliers must register on the government's Central Digital Platform to bid under the Procurement Act 2023. The council's procurement strategy, covering 2026 to 2030, sets out its approach to social value and the local economy.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of North Somerset Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

72000000 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-somerset-council.gov