Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Angus Council
Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park
Forfar
DD8 1AN
Telephone
+44 3452777778
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00236
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Angus Young Person’s Employability Funding Grant – Supporting 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus
Reference number
21112801
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Angus Young Person’s Employability Funding Grant –
Supporting 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £700,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Angus Young Person’s Employability Funding Grant – Supporting 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City
Main site or place of performance
Angus
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Angus Young Person’s Employability Funding Grant –
Supporting 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus Fund Value 700,000 GBP
Applications are welcome from community groups, charities, social enterprises, public sector bodies and private employability providers who can provide employability support for 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus.
Please note the eligibility reflects the guidance from Scottish Government and is unique to this funding stream. In addition, applications should be for 5,000GBP and above, deliverable from December 2021 to March 2022. Community groups or charities must be constituted and have a bank account, alternative governance documentation will be accepted for public or private sector. You must have prior experience of providing employability support to this age group.
All applications should demonstrate how they meet the priorities of the Youth Guarantee as set out by Scottish Government. The main objectives of the fund are to:
Utilise the resource flexibly to deliver employability support in Angus for eligible young people aged 16 to 24 years who need additional support to move towards achieving sustainable outcomes.
Utilise available data to identify most in need and to prevent and reduce the number of young people becoming or remaining unemployed or inactive.
Support young people to participate in good quality external formal volunteering opportunities.
Increase the number of young people engaged in learning and skills development.
Reduce levels of in-work poverty and support the career progression of young people.
Provide targeted support to young disabled people, helping to reduce the Disability Employment Gap.
Support inclusive sustainable outcomes by helping to tackle inequalities within the labour market.
Engagement with and support provided to young people from protected characteristic groups and care experienced young people.
Applicants must be able to provide information on how they will track and provide the information as detailed above. You will be expected to provide update reports quarterly for submission to Scottish Government. Funding can be requested for the following aspects:
Providing appropriate opportunities, provision and support to eligible young people.
Participant expenses, including travelling expenses for attending external training sessions.
Travelling expenses for Key Workers in connection with providing support to participants.
Specialist support required for participants in the programme.
An allowance for participants whilst undertaking employability training.
The following areas cannot be funded: Any Value Added Tax (VAT) reclaimable by the Grantee. Employability support for those out with the eligible age range of 16-24 years. Costs covered by core employability investment within local authorities. Costs for key worker hours utilised for work on other employability programmes. Council or other organisation/agency general overhead charges - capital, management, administration, accommodation, travel and subsistence costs. Any programmes or activities which do not have the aim of assisting participants to access or progress into or towards employment or further education. Any goods or services not received by the Grantee by the end of the final financial year.
Use local data and young people’s views to inform your application - Applications should demonstrate and utilise available local data to identify areas of need and must provide evidence of this. Useful sources of local data are available from the Angus Council Plan, Skills Development Scotland Regional Skills Assessment Data Matrix, NOMIS and from local consultations.
The grant will cover the period of 4 months from December 2021 to March 22. Therefore, projects need to be able to be implement quickly and how you will achieve this needs to be detailed in your funding application.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Angus Young Person’s Employability Funding Grant – Supporting 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Angus Young Person’s Employability Funding Grant –
Supporting 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus Fund Value 700,000 GBP
Applications are welcome from community groups, charities, social enterprises, public sector bodies and private employability providers who can provide employability support for 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus.
Please note the eligibility reflects the guidance from Scottish Government and is unique to this funding stream. In addition, applications should be for 5,000GBP and above, deliverable from December 2021 to March 2022. Community groups or charities must be constituted and have a bank account, alternative governance documentation will be accepted for public or private sector. You must have prior experience of providing employability support to this age group.
All applications should demonstrate how they meet the priorities of the Youth Guarantee as set out by Scottish Government. The main objectives of the fund are to:
Utilise the resource flexibly to deliver employability support in Angus for eligible young people aged 16 to 24 years who need additional support to move towards achieving sustainable outcomes.
Utilise available data to identify most in need and to prevent and reduce the number of young people becoming or remaining unemployed or inactive.
Support young people to participate in good quality external formal volunteering opportunities.
Increase the number of young people engaged in learning and skills development.
Reduce levels of in-work poverty and support the career progression of young people.
Provide targeted support to young disabled people, helping to reduce the Disability Employment Gap.
Support inclusive sustainable outcomes by helping to tackle inequalities within the labour market.
Engagement with and support provided to young people from protected characteristic groups and care experienced young people.
Applicants must be able to provide information on how they will track and provide the information as detailed above. You will be expected to provide update reports quarterly for submission to Scottish Government. Funding can be requested for the following aspects:
Providing appropriate opportunities, provision and support to eligible young people.
Participant expenses, including travelling expenses for attending external training sessions.
Travelling expenses for Key Workers in connection with providing support to participants.
Specialist support required for participants in the programme.
An allowance for participants whilst undertaking employability training.
The following areas cannot be funded: Any Value Added Tax (VAT) reclaimable by the Grantee. Employability support for those out with the eligible age range of 16-24 years. Costs covered by core employability investment within local authorities. Costs for key worker hours utilised for work on other employability programmes. Council or other organisation/agency general overhead charges - capital, management, administration, accommodation, travel and subsistence costs. Any programmes or activities which do not have the aim of assisting participants to access or progress into or towards employment or further education. Any goods or services not received by the Grantee by the end of the final financial year.
Use local data and young people’s views to inform your application - Applications should demonstrate and utilise available local data to identify areas of need and must provide evidence of this. Useful sources of local data are available from the Angus Council Plan, Skills Development Scotland Regional Skills Assessment Data Matrix, NOMIS and from local consultations.
The grant will cover the period of 4 months from December 2021 to March 22. Therefore, projects need to be able to be implement quickly and how you will achieve this needs to be detailed in your funding application.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
8 December 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please register your interest asap, anyone with interest registered shall be invited to submit responses to the questions in our "additional documents section. Interest should be noted prior to 17/12/21 to guarantee consideration
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=676127.
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