Awarded contract

Employability Flexible Framework

Details

Value
£6,999,999
Topic
Job search services
Published
13 May 2025

Tender description

Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council are seeking to award a flexible framework for the provision of employability support services. There will be three separate lots. Lot 1: Engagement and Barrier Removal Providers will be required to demonstrate significant levels of understanding and experience in successfully identifying the barriers that affect people’s participation in employability support, together with detail around a range of strategies and approaches that they would then employ to help people tackle barriers. Providers should also be able to demonstrate the impact of the support that their work has had on participants. This will cover Stages 1 and 2 of the Employability Pipeline.. 11.2.10 (Variants)- Owing to the vastness of employability services, variants may be required. Lot 2: Vocational Training and Work Related Skills Providers will be required to demonstrate a range of experience in delivering pre-employment training opportunities. This may include those in specific sectors like hospitality, tourism, construction and social care. Any experience of delivering work experience opportunities should clearly show how these prepare people for work, and how they support individuals to build a work ethic. This will cover Stages 3 and 4 of the Employability Pipeline.. 11.2.10 (Variants) - Owing to the vastness of employability services, variants may be required. Lot 3: In-Work Support and Work Based Training Providers will be required to demonstrate a track record of supporting people to retain employment, along with an ability to build meaningful relationship with employers (and the wider workforce), supporting both employers and participants to find creative solutions to difficult work place situations which may arise and be able to detail how these approaches have supported job sustainment. This will cover Stage 5 of the Employability Pipeline.. 11.2.10 (Variants) - Owing to the vastness of employability services, variants may be required.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date28 March 2025
  2. Completed: Award published13 May 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Stirling Council is a local authority covering the Stirling area, and buys through its Strategic Commissioning team. Every opportunity is advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal for Scottish public procurement. No approved or select supplier list operates here, so any registered company can apply once a notice appears. Contract value decides whether a formal tender or a request for quotation applies. Procurement can run as an open competition or a restricted one requiring pre-qualification. Stirling Council reports its annual procurement performance under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

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 Stirling Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79611000 · Job search services
  • 80000000 · Education and training services
  • 80500000 · Training services
  • 80510000 · Specialist training services
  • 80521000 · Training programme services
  • 80530000 · Vocational training services
  • 80533000 · Computer-user familiarisation and training services
  • 80570000 · Personal development training services
  • 85300000 · Social work and related services

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