Awarded Contractocds-r6ebe6-0000756907

NAC/5159 North Ayrshire Employability Service Delivery Framework

This procurement seeks to appoint a framework of business partners to support the delivery of the Councils employability service. The services required will be as follows: - Lot 1: Employability end-to-end service -Lot 2: Parental employment support service - Lot 3: Youth transition/engagement/support service - Lot 4: Transitional/volunteering service - Lot 5: Individual Placement Support (IPS) One supplier will be awarded per lot.

Buyer

North Ayrshire Council

Value

£8,972,976

Published

8 Feb 2024

Closes

29 Mar 2024

Procurement details

Source

Pcs

Region

United Kingdom

Procurement method

Open

Category

Services

Contract starts

Not provided

Contract ends

Not provided

CPV classifications

79611000

Job search services

Lots

Lot 1 Employability end-to-end service

£3,593,244

This is a key worker service across the 5 stages of the employability and skills pipeline. Stage 1: Referral, engagement, and assessment Stage 2: Needs assessment, barrier removal, and action planning Stage 3: Vocational activity Stage 4: Employer engagement and job matching Stage 5: In work support and aftercare - The end to end service should support disad...

Delivery: UKM93

Lot 2 Parental employment support service

£2,393,244

This lot is focused on addressing child poverty by supporting parents progress into employment and progress within employment. Service required should provide: - Key worker support - Service tailored to individual need - Flexible and responsive services - Clear focus on progression across 5 stage pipeline - Targeted at parents who have children in poverty -...

Delivery: UKM93

Lot 3 Youth transition/engagement/support service

£1,193,244

This lot is focussed on supporting young people making transitions from school and youngsters who are not in employment, education on training. We are looking for a mix of services to include: - Community outreach approach to engage youngsters who don’t engage with services - Key worker support to engage with youngsters and provide 1-2-1 support as required...

Delivery: UKM93

Lot 4 Transitional/volunteering service

£993,244

Providing work experience and volunteering placements for participants who are long term unemployed is an important step to make a sustainable progression into employment. Placements may be in: - Third sector - Public sector - Private sector - Community organisations Providers will also be expected to provide wrap around employability support prior to a duri...

Delivery: UKM93

Lot 5 Individual Placement Support (IPS)

£800,000

Closing the disability employment gap remains a high priority in North Ayrshire and an IPS model delivered with full fidelity will complement the successful Supported Employment initiative, Equal Programme, already delivered by North Ayrshire Council. The contractor would be expected to work closely with Ayrshire & Arran NHS and develop their IPS capacity an...

Delivery: UKM93

NAC/5159 North Ayrshire Employability Service Delivery Framework

Not provided

This procurement seeks to appoint a framework of business partners to support the delivery of the Councils employability service. The services required will be as follows: - Lot 1: Employability end-to-end service -Lot 2: Parental employmen...

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NAC/5159 North Ayrshire Employability Service Delivery Framework

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