Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House, Friars Croft
Irvine
KA12 8EE
jenniblair@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NAC/5159 North Ayrshire Employability Service Delivery Framework
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79611000 - Job search services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This procurement seeks to appoint a framework of business partners to support the delivery of the Councils employability service.
The services required will be as follows:
- Lot 1: Employability end-to-end service
-Lot 2: Parental employment support service
- Lot 3: Youth transition/engagement/support service
- Lot 4: Transitional/volunteering service
- Lot 5: Individual Placement Support (IPS)
One supplier will be awarded per lot.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £8,972,976
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Employability end-to-end service
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79611000 - Job search services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a key worker service across the 5 stages of the employability and skills pipeline.
Stage 1: Referral, engagement, and assessment
Stage 2: Needs assessment, barrier removal, and action planning
Stage 3: Vocational activity
Stage 4: Employer engagement and job matching
Stage 5: In work support and aftercare
- The end to end service should support disadvantaged groups progress towards employment.
- The service will be delivered across stages 1 to stages 5 of the employability and skills pipeline.
- A Key worker approach (key worker defined as: consistent worker who takes participants through all stages including providing at least 26 weeks aftercare, and develops individualised package of support) has to be adopted at all stages of service delivery.
- Focus on vocational programmes aligned with local business need
- Employer engagement and sustained job outcomes a primary focus
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £3,593,244
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Up to 24 months extension available
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Parental employment support service
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79611000 - Job search services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is focused on addressing child poverty by supporting parents progress into employment and progress within employment.
Service required should provide:
- Key worker support
- Service tailored to individual need
- Flexible and responsive services
- Clear focus on progression across 5 stage pipeline
- Targeted at parents who have children in poverty
- Progress parents into vocational programmes and placements
- Works in partnership and across partnerships
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,393,244
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Up to 24 months extension available
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Youth transition/engagement/support service
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79611000 - Job search services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is focussed on supporting young people making transitions from school and youngsters who are not in employment, education on training. We are looking for a mix of services to include:
- Community outreach approach to engage youngsters who don’t engage with services
- Key worker support to engage with youngsters and provide 1-2-1 support as required
- Programmes to address confidence, resilience, isolation, basic skills for employment
- Strong partnership working with education, skills development Scotland, Ayrshire college and wider employability services
- Using data from datahub to target services
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,193,244
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Up to 24 months extension available
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Transitional/volunteering service
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79611000 - Job search services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Providing work experience and volunteering placements for participants who are long term unemployed is an important step to make a sustainable progression into employment. Placements may be in:
- Third sector
- Public sector
- Private sector
- Community organisations
Providers will also be expected to provide wrap around employability support prior to a during placements
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £993,244
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Up to 24 months extension available
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Individual Placement Support (IPS)
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79611000 - Job search services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Closing the disability employment gap remains a high priority in North Ayrshire and an IPS model delivered with full fidelity will complement the successful Supported Employment initiative, Equal Programme, already delivered by North Ayrshire Council.
The contractor would be expected to work closely with Ayrshire & Arran NHS and develop their IPS capacity and capability by working in partnership working with clinical teams. This will target individuals with severe and enduring mental health issues but have capacity to extend this model to support those in recovery from drug addiction, those with experience of domestic violence, commercial sexual exploitation or homelessness. The contractor will develop and strengthen referral and networking connections with Health, Justice, Social Work, and Housing as well as with specialist services supporting the target groups adopting the IPS model:
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £800,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Up to 24 months extension available
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “general” turnover as per below for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.
Lot 1 - 1,796,622 GBP
Lot 2 - 1,196,622 GBP
Lot 3 - 596,622 GBP
Lot 4 - 496,622 GBP
Lot 5 - 400,000 GBP
Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10m GBP in respect of any one event
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
Public Liability Insurance 10m GBP in respect of any one event
Professional Indemnity Insurance 5m GBP in the aggregate
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.
Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.
Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2D.1.2 of the qualification envelope.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-027251
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
29 March 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
29 March 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2028
six.3) Additional information
Quality Management Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.
Health and Safety Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25750. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
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 benefits will be required on a mandatory / voluntary basis for:
- Employment
- Employability & Skills
- SMEs
- TSOs
- Education
- Community Wish List (http://northayrshire.community/community-benefits-wishlist- application-form/)
(SC Ref:756907)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1ED
Telephone
+44 1563550024
Country
United Kingdom