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# Employability Services in Inverclyde

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employability-services-in-inverclyde-ocds-h6vhtk-02fd1d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Inverclyde Council: "Employability Services in Inverclyde". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Inverclyde Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/inverclyde-council-ons-s12000018)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative educational services, Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM83
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,368,716 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02fd1d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employability-services-in-inverclyde-ocds-h6vhtk-02fd1d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employability-services-in-inverclyde-ocds-h6vhtk-02fd1d#participate

## Description
This 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

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: End to End Employability Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75121000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** End to end employability services.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Addressing Health Barriers to Employment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75121000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Employer Engagement & Support In-Work Training & Support
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Employer Engagement & Support
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75121000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Addressing Health Barriers to Employment
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 75121000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `011011-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Employer Engagement & Support (active)
  - Award id: `011011-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **ENABLE Scotland**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-131647`
  - Value: £219,970 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** End to End Employability Services (active)
  - Award id: `011011-2022-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Inverclyde Community Development Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-51502`
  - Value: £1,900,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Addressing Health Barriers to Employment (active)
  - Award id: `011011-2022-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Stepwell Consultancy Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-112106`
  - Value: £248,746 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Addressing Health Barriers to Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £248,746
  - Signed Date: 15/04/2022

- **Contract:** Employer Engagement & Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £219,970
  - Signed Date: 16/03/2022

- **Contract:** End to End Employability Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,900,000
  - Signed Date: 16/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011011-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-28T17:35:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:30:25.830Z
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