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# Employability Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employability-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02f183). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scotland Excel: "Employability Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £40,000,000. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Scotland Excel](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scotland-excel-GB-FTS-186)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £40,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Benefit services, Career guidance services, Computer training services, Computer-user familiarisation and training services (+14 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f183`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-02f183#tl-md)

## Description
This Prior Information Notice is in relation to the anticipated development of a national procurement process for the provision of Employability Services, including those relating to the No One Left Behind (NOLB) strategy. NOLB is a programme of transformation which aims to change the employability system in Scotland to make it more adaptable, responsive and person-centred.
The anticipated scope of services covered under the framework may include, but are not limited to:
- Employability Services including provision of pre-employment and work related education;
- Skills development;
- Training opportunities; and
- Other related support for people of all ages who are unemployed, further from the labour market to support them to move towards and into work.
There will also be support to help those who are low skilled and on low income to progress in employment.
Please find a link to a market survey which can be completed by interested providers: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EKDUFO/
The survey will remain open until Monday 15th November.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 75110000, 75310000, 79634000, 80000000, 80210000, 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This Prior Information Notice is in relation to an envisaged new national procurement opportunity for Employability Services, including those relating to the No One Left Behind (NOLB) strategy.  'No-One Left Behind Employability Funding' helps people...

### Lot 2: Lot 2
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 75110000, 75310000, 79611000, 79634000, 80000000, 80210000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This Prior Information Notice is in relation to an envisaged new national procurement opportunity for Employability Services, including those relating to the No One Left Behind (NOLB) strategy.  'No-One Left Behind Employability Funding' helps people...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027157-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-29T09:04:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T23:13:16.119Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f183