Official UK procurement notice
Employability Support Services Flexible Framework
Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)
Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to establish a Flexible Framework solution for Employability Support Services across Dumfries and Galloway Region. Published lot titles: Core Employability; Targeted Employability Support; Training for Employment; Wellbeing; Innovation.
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDumfries and Galloway Council are looking to establish a Flexible Framework solution for Employability Support Services across Dumfries and Galloway Region.
- Recurrence: This is a live contract notice for the flexible framework reopening to allow submissions to be received at any time over the next 12 months. A new notice will be published annually. If you are already on the framework , you need not re-apply unless you are looking to expand your services into other lots.
CPV: Education and training services · Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Core EmployabilityRenewal
This lot is for core employability. This lot covers all activity delivered to all age clients under the Strategic Skills Pipeline stages 1-5 which may include:
- Referral, Engagement and Assessment
- Needs Assessment
- Work Preparation
- Employer Engagement and Job Matching
- In Work Support and Aftercare
Tenders can submit to delivery activity at any of the stages. They are not required to deliver end to end.
Lot #2Targeted Employability SupportRenewal
This lot covers Targeted Employability Support. This support is designed to provide specialist interventions for individuals based on specific characteristics. These interventions can support individuals at any or all stages of the strategic skills pipeline.
Interventions must link to employability and support individuals on their journey toward employment, training, volunteering or education.
Lot #3Training for EmploymentRenewal
This lot covers training and development opportunities to prepare individuals for progression.
Lot #4WellbeingRenewal
Interventions to support individuals to improve their general well-being. These could be specific or support people across any of the stages.
Lot #5InnovationRenewal
Interventions required in response to emerging demand, changes in the environment for example economic or political, or requirements that do not fit within the other lots.
Tenderers who are accepted on to any of lots 1-4 will default to this Lot.
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).
- “Employability Support Services Flexible Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · This is a live contract notice for the flexible framework reopening to allow submissions to be received at any time over the next 12 months. A new notice will be published annually. If you are already on the framework , you need not re-apply unless you are looking to expand your services into other lots.
- First published
- 11 Sept 2024, 14:11 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2024, 14:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Sept 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DGCPCE-0031- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029108- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0499f9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Framework is open for the duration due to being a Flexible Framework. This notice is to allow submissions at any time. Submissions will be evaluated as they are received, there is no need to wait until the deadline of this notice (12 months from now). Submissions can be made on PCS-Tender. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 27578. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefit commitments will be based on total annual spend with Organisations as written in the Invitation to Tender. (SC Ref:777415)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
11 Sept 2024 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Notice published11 Sept 2024, 14:11 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until304 days ago1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria