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Employability Services

Adult and other education services
Benefit services
Career guidance services
+15 more
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
£80,000,000
Submission deadline 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published4
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Scotland Excel: "Employability Services". Published status: active. Published value: £80,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityScotland ExcelScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£80,000,000
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Published history for Scotland Excel. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
12.7Bids / Report
2% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 344 active published awards; 343 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityScotland Excel
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Sept 2022, 09:20 BST
Last source update27 Sept 2022, 09:20 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAdult and other education services, Benefit services, Career guidance services, Computer training services, Computer-user familiarisation and training services, E-learning services, Education and training services, Equal opportunities consultancy services, General public services, Guidance services, Industrial training services, Job search services, Management training services, Personal development training services, Specialist training services, Technical and vocational secondary education services, Technical training services, Vocational training services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-031803
What is being bought
This Contract Notice is in relation to the established national Flexible Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Employability Services (0222). This notice is to be used for new candidates to join the established DPS and will be continuously open throughout the lifetime of the DPS. This DPS reflects the principles set out in Regulation 76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 for the purpose of awarding contracts for social and other specific services, and applies the procedures set out in Regulation 35 (Dynamic Purchasing Systems) with variations. The services to be provided include 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 scope of services covered under the DPS 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 note, providers already awarded to the established DPS need not re-apply.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    27 Sept 2022, 09:20 BST
  2. Submission deadline changed to 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
    27 Sept 2022, 09:20 BST
  3. Published value updated to £80,000,000
    16 Feb 2022, 16:45 GMT
  4. Status changed to active
    16 Feb 2022, 16:45 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    16 Feb 2022, 16:45 GMT
  6. Submission deadline changed to 17 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
    16 Feb 2022, 16:45 GMT
  7. Buyer information updated
    16 Feb 2022, 16:45 GMT
Lots and requirements (4)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Engagement, Assessment, Action Planning, Case Management and Progression (including end-to-end Key Worker Support)
    active
    Published valueNot published
    Service Category 1-Engagement, Assessment, Action Planning, Case Management and Progression (including end-to-end Key Worker Support): Within each Service Category, there are 32 Geographical Service Categories, representing each of the 32 Scottish Councils. Each Candidate must identify the Geographical Service Category/ies within which it is able to provide services relative to the award of contracts under the DPS. For full information please refer to the Information and Instructions Document within the relevant project on PCS-T.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Barrier Removal
    active
    Published valueNot published
    Service Category 2 - Barrier Removal Within each Service Category, there are 32 Geographical Service Categories, representing each of the 32 Scottish Councils. Each Candidate must identify the Geographical Service Category/ies within which it is able to provide services relative to the award of contracts under the DPS. For full information please refer to the Information and Instructions Document within the relevant project on PCS-T.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Vocational & Accredited Activity
    active
    Published valueNot published
    Service Category 3 - Vocational & Accredited Activity Within each Service Category, there are 32 Geographical Service Categories, representing each of the 32 Scottish Councils. Each Candidate must identify the Geographical Service Category/ies within which it is able to provide services relative to the award of contracts under the DPS. For full information please refer to the Information and Instructions Document within the relevant project on PCS-T.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Employer Engagement, Advice & Support
    active
    Published valueNot published
    Service Category 4 - Employer Engagement, Advice & Support Within each Service Category, there are 32 Geographical Service Categories, representing each of the 32 Scottish Councils. Each Candidate must identify the Geographical Service Category/ies within which it is able to provide services relative to the award of contracts under the DPS. For full information please refer to the Information and Instructions Document within the relevant project on PCS-T.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Sept 2022, 09:20 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Scotland Excel

Contracting authority GB-FTS-186
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