Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Specialised Employment Support for West Lothian Parents
Authority: West Lothian Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Government provided Local Authorities with funding under the No One Left Behind (NOLB) Child Poverty policy. This policy intends to work towards eradicating child poverty in Scotland through various means including Parental Employment Support.
The contract has three lots and providers could bid for single or multiple lots. Providers were required to support eligible West Lothian parents to to gain sectorial training, work experience and specialised employability skills that will enable them to gain employment aligned to their individual skills and work expectations or progress within their current workplace.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Career guidance services · Education and training services · Guidance and counselling services · Guidance services · Higher education services · Other community, social and personal services · Personal development training services · Specialist training services · Staff training services · Training facilities · Training programme services · +3 more
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1QualificationsAwarded
The provision of training programmes with recognised qualifications in areas that are relevant to the local economy and aligned to the needs and capabilities of the clients. Qualifications were be aligned to employment opportunities within the local labour market and consider the client’s personal circumstances and family commitments. The training provided was to support the clients to progress into employment or move closer to the labour market at the end of the course.
Lot #2MentoringAwarded
An in-work mentor programme designed to create work placements that supported marginalised clients that required additional assistance and support in the work place. This included securing mentoring positions, liaising with the employer and providing 1 to 1 mentoring support to the client whilst undertaking the placement. Where the opportunity to progress results from the placement support were to be provided to secure this progression and for an initial settling in period.
Lot #3Employability SupportAwarded
Working alongside Access2employment service to compliment the current provision and bridge gaps to targeted niche groups of parents via the provision of a range of employability programmes.
Programmes were to be designed to address client’s barriers including confidence and self-worth, lack of work experience, mental health issues etc, and they were to include support to access current income maximisation services, work placements and volunteering opportunities as a recognised means of progression for clients.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Sept 2023, 11:50 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2024, 16:30 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CC13038- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001339- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fb25Find a Tender
Publisher note: Re: SPD Q3D.1, 3D.2 and 3D.3 Bidders were to answer these questions on Environmental, social and labour law in relation to compliance with the regulations covering Scotland and the UK. There were minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract, which were evaluated on a pass/fail basis. West Lothian Council is committed to maximising Community Benefits from its procurement activities. Under this procurement, the contractor, and its supply chain, were required to support the authority’s economic, social and environmental objectives relating to participation in skills development, training and employment initiatives and other value-added contributions. While the Community Benefits Information was in no way scored/evaluated/taken into account beyond the requirement that it was included in the bidder’s Tender Submission, if the Community Benefits Information contained any Community Benefits, these were accepted by the Authority via the contract variation process and were enforceable as part of the contract. Accordingly, where a contract was awarded to a bidder whose Tender Submission included Community Benefits, the bidder was required to deliver those Community Benefits as part of the contract. The buyer used PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code was 25136 . Please note that the values contained within II.2 are indicative only. (SC Ref:755260)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
6 Oct 2023 → 15 Jan 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts27 Nov 2023
- Notice published15 Jan 2024, 16:30 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Jan 2024, 16:30 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Qualifications1 award | |||
| The LarderSME | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Mentoring1 award | |||
| The LarderSME | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Employability Support1 award | |||
| Street LeagueSME | £120,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 - Qualifications · The LarderSME
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2023
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Mentoring · The LarderSME
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2023
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Employability Support · Street LeagueSME
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2023
- Value
- £120,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Qualifications | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Mentoring | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Employability Support | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Livingston Sherriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Street LeagueAwarded supplier
- The LarderAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria