Provision of Employability Services in Inverclyde

Inverclyde Council are inviting Tenders for the service provision of one Lot or more than one Lot for Employability Services

 Lot 1: Vocational Training & Personal Development

 Lot 2: Addressing Health Barriers to Employment

 Lot 3: Supported Employment & Employer Engagement

 Lot 4: Environmental Employment Programme

 Lot 5: Financial Advice and Support

 Lot 6: Employment Advice, Advocacy and Guidance

 Lot 7: School Leaver Training Programme

The main aim is to provide support to recent school leavers aged 16 to 19 and who are risk of becoming NEET by delivering a vocational employability programme. Skills for employment should be improved via short term, 12 week training programmes which will run across the year, that will provide accredited qualifications alongisde employability skills, CV support and interview skills as well as providing good quality work experince opportunities across a variety of sectors.

The objectives are to:

 Provide a specialist, flexible, person centred, service with Key worker support to engage with young people furthest away from the labour market.

 Work with clients referred by Inverclyde Council as well as local partner organisations such as Skills Development Scotland and West College Scotland and maintain strong partnership links to ensure clients are progressing towards positive destinations.

 Deliver a programme that removes barriers for yong people and helps to increase confidence, resilience and basic skills for progressing into employment.. 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

Tenderers will be required to return with their submission a completed Data Protection Certificate, FOI Certificate, No Collusion Certification, S1 Equalities Questionnaire, S2 Equalities Declaration, Prompt Payment Certificate and Tender Declaration Certificate.

It will also be a condition of contract that Tenderers comply with Inverclyde Council`s General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract, Specification & Contract Information for Tenderers.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30241. 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-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Social Value Points vary between each lot, however it would be the Councils expectation for a contract of this value and duration.

It will be a contractual requirement that the successful tenderer deliver the Community Benefits offered during the contract period.