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Vocational Training and Personal Development

Details

Buyer
Inverclyde Council
Supplier(s)
Inverclyde Community Development Trust
Value
£161,233
Topic
Adult and other education services
Published
16 April 2026
Source
uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The aim is to provide targeted vocational training and personal development activities to enable eligible Inverclyde residents to attain the skills and competencies required in particular occupations or more broadly in the labour market. The objectives of the service are to: ▪ Provide a client centred service delivering vocational training, industry specific skills and personal development training. ▪ Undertake proactive engagement and community level reach. ▪ Target those who are inactive/workless/unemployed and who have at least one barrier to employment. ▪ Focus on moving individuals into sustainable employment. ▪ Support clients to access specialist services to address other barriers to employment, eg mental health, addiction, benefits & financial advice. ▪ Achieve a high level of qualification outcomes and entry into sustainable employment. Lot 1: This procurement exercise has been conducted in accordance with Section 12 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (as amended)

Timeline

  1. Award date26 March 2026
  2. Award published16 April 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Inverclyde Council is a local authority based in Greenock, and its Corporate Procurement team buys on behalf of council services. Regulated procurements follow the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and the council's own procurement strategy. Many orders are called off from collaborative frameworks run by Scotland Excel and the Scottish Government.

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Over the past 5 years, most of Inverclyde Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training, and health and social work.

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