Official UK procurement notice
Employability Services in Inverclyde
Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis invitation to Tender contains the details of three Specifications:-
Lot 1: End to End Employability Services
Lot 2: Addressing Health Barriers to Employment
Lot 3: Employer Engagement & Support
Lot 4: Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance
CPV: Administrative educational services · Education and training services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1End to End Employability ServicesAwardedRenewal
End to end employability services.
Lot #2Addressing Health Barriers to EmploymentAwardedRenewal
Employer Engagement & Support In-Work Training & Support
Lot #3Employer Engagement & SupportAwardedRenewal
Addressing Health Barriers to Employment
Lot #4Employment Advice, Advocacy & GuidanceCancelledRenewal
Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · End to End Employability Services | 40% | 60% | |
| 2 · Addressing Health Barriers to Employment | 40% | 60% | |
| 3 · Employer Engagement & Support | 40% | 60% | |
| 4 · Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance | 40% | 60% |
- Economic & financial standing
Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered, applicants must achieve one of the following:
(a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3 or better, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check).
OR
(b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or better, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 21 months of the date of the financial check).
PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW:
APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B FINANCIAL CHECK.
You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years.
Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted.
If you are unable t…
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to provide examples of services carried out in the past three years that demonstrate that they have the relevant
experience to deliver Employability Services. Examples must be of a similar size and nature to this contract opportunity. If tendering for
more than one lot, examples must be provided for each Lot.
Hanlon Management System:
It will be a condition of contract that the successful tenderer(s) will use the web hosted Hanlon Management Information System or
equivalent to track client progress towards sustainable employment and to enable data sharing between Employability Skills Pipeline
providers and key stakeholders.
Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) and Disclosure Scotland Checked:
On 28th February 2011, The Scottish Government introduced a new membership scheme to replace and improve upon the current
disclosure arrangements for people who work with vulnerable groups.
It is a requirement that any employee working with a vulnerable adult/young person on this contract are PVG registered or Disclosure
Checked. Membership details will be required to be displayed to a nominated Council Officer prior to commencement of the contract.
- Price carries 60 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 6 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Dec 2021, 15:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2022, 18:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CP0414/ECD- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011011- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fd1dFind a Tender
Publisher note: Economic Operators may be excluded from the competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015. *** INSURANCE (SPD 4B): It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer`s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP Professional Indemnity Insurance = 1 million GBP Data Protection/Cyber Risk Insurance = no less than 250k GBP *** SPD 4C SUBCONTRACTORS Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. *** SPD 4D ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") *** SPD 4D QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES The bidder must hold a UKAs (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") *** HEALTH & SAFETY The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum OR hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information") SPD Health & Safety. *** 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. It will also be a condition of contract that the successful Tenderer enter into a Data Sharing Agreement with Inverclyde Council. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19656. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:691576)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Jan 2022 → 28 Apr 2022 · 4 dates- Bids opened11 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline14 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published28 Apr 2022, 18:35 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2021- Deadline moved to 14 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT8 Dec 2021, 15:45 GMT+3 days · was 11 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete28 Apr 2022, 18:35 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 11 Jan 2022 | 14 Jan 2022 | +3 d |
Extension to timeline to take into consideration holiday period.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · End to End Employability Services1 award | |||
| Inverclyde Community Development TrustSME | £1,900,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Addressing Health Barriers to Employment1 award | |||
| Stepwell Consultancy Ltd. | £248,746 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Employer Engagement & Support1 award | |||
| ENABLE ScotlandSME | £219,970 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Addressing Health Barriers to Employment · Stepwell Consultancy Ltd.
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2022
- Value
- £248,746
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2023
- Status
- active
Employer Engagement & Support · ENABLE ScotlandSME
- Signed
- 16 Mar 2022
- Value
- £219,970
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2023
- Status
- active
End to End Employability Services · Inverclyde Community Development TrustSME
- Signed
- 16 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,900,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · End to End Employability Services | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Addressing Health Barriers to Employment | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Employer Engagement & Support | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- ENABLE ScotlandAwarded supplier
- Inverclyde Community Development TrustAwarded supplier
- Stepwell Consultancy Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.