Tender

Employment Support for Benefit Claimants

  • Peterborough City Council

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-068373

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d3c5

Published 26 October 2025, 7:28pm



Scope

Reference

DN795481

Description

The contractor to provide an entrepreneurial support programme for individuals on benefits, helping them launch and sustain new businesses, as well as to support the development of employability enhancing skills.

The specific nature of the support to be provided will be determined by the winning bid but it is proposed that this should include entrepreneurial support in order to start businesses and/or the development of skills in areas such as construction or digital, via short courses, in order to enhance employability prospects.

Total value (estimated)

  • £100,000 excluding VAT
  • £120,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 30 November 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 4 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Contract locations

  • UKH11 - Peterborough

Participation

This procurement is reserved for

UK suppliers

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Tender submission deadline

17 November 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes


Award criteria

Criteria Criteria Weighting Question Sub-Criteria Weighting

QUALITY 100%

Q. A1 Delivery

25%

Q. A2 Experience

25%

Q. A3 Technical Ability

25%

Q. A4 Service Standards

25%

TOTAL QUALITY

100%

PRICE

Appendix 11: Financial Submissions

Info only


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Contracting authority

Peterborough City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLXM-3229-WVQH

Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

United Kingdom

Region: UKH11 - Peterborough

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government