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title: "Employability Skills and Advice Programme for Refugees"
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# Employability Skills and Advice Programme for Refugees

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employability-skills-and-advice-programme-for-refugees-ocds-h6vhtk-060440). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridge City Council: "Employability Skills and Advice Programme for Refugees". Published status: complete. Published Value: £40,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cambridge City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridge-city-council-ons-e07000008)
- **Published Value:** £40,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Equal opportunities consultancy services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £40,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employability-skills-and-advice-programme-for-refugees-ocds-h6vhtk-060440#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060440`

## 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-skills-and-advice-programme-for-refugees-ocds-h6vhtk-060440#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FRFx%2FRFxSummary%3FrfxId%3D696df129-4bdf-f011-813c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employability-skills-and-advice-programme-for-refugees-ocds-h6vhtk-060440#participate

## Description
Cambridge City Council seeks a service provider that will deliver an employability skills and advice programme that:
• Understands the challenges refugee families face due to issues such as the benefit cap, meaning that refugees may need to take on entry-level positions alongside completing training for financial stability, before progressing to high-skilled employment positions
• Carries out an initial assessment to gauge individual skill profiles, including their employment history, qualifications, and interests
• Provides tailored support based on the clients current English level, providing interpreting support where required
• Identifies and facilitates access to relevant training and qualifications (such as IELTS or vocational courses)
• Provides clients with essentials they will need to navigate life in the UK, such support to create a CV, digital skills training, employment rights, etc.
• Supports clients to apply for jobs, provides interview preparation, and monitors progress and learning
• Where clients have existing qualifications, supports them to have these converted and recognised in the UK (such as ENIC) so that they can resume previous career pathways, reducing a sense of hopelessness and lost time
• Builds links with employers in Cambridge to provide employment and volunteering opportunities
The service will be primarily aimed at people living in Cambridge city and South Cambridgeshire who have travelled under the following Government schemes:
o Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP)
o UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS)
o Homes for Ukraine (HfU) and Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80500000, 98200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £40,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Employability Skills and Advice Programme for Refugees (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEF(THE)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:01874886`
  - Value: £40,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000
  - Signed Date: 28/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002503-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-29T09:41:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T22:35:35.227Z
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