Pathways to Employment and In-Work Support

Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered,

applicants must achieve one of the following:

(a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers

average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 24 months of the date of the financial check).

OR

(b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or better, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the

tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years (with audited accounts dated within 21 months of the date of the financial check).

PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW:

APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF

THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B

FINANCIAL CHECK.

You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years.

Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted.

If you are unable to provide…

4C 1.2 4C 1.2 Bidders must provide a minimum of three (3) examples of contractual arrangements they have held over the past three (3) years

which best demonstrates their relevant experience to deliver requirements within the Contract which were similar in regards to scope, scale,

value and duration.

The examples provided must demonstrate that as a Training provider you are experienced in delivering flexible, person centred support with barrier removal actions and providing employability training, leading to sustainable employment outcomes to these specific client groups; parents who are unemployed/economically inactive or on low-income and experiencing barriers to employment, who are at most risk of experiencing poverty, with a focus on the six priority family groups and unemployed/economically inactive people, living in a jobless household and experiencing barriers to employment.

Applicants are required to provide examples that demonstrate their relevant experience of delivering such services over the last 3 years.

Examples must include detail of;

• Duration and content, including how content was adapted to meet client’s needs
• Which client groups were supported
• How service developed and improved skills, confidence and motivation etc
• Any training that was delivered and qualifications gained
• Steps taken to keep clients engaged and on track to gain required outcomes
• Outcomes achieved.

4C. 10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, i…