Contract

WDC Refugee Employability Support

  • Wealden District Council

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-082111

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f41e

Published 11 December 2025, 3:19pm



Scope

Reference

WDC - 015930

Description

Wealden District Council appointed People Matter Trust to support resettled refugees and produce a tailored career plan with smart targets, identifying what steps, including training courses/qualifications, are necessary to achieve this.

Support will include careers advice, CV development, job application and interview preparation, access to training, apprenticeships, volunteering, and business start-up guidance. People Matter will manage expectations and provide tailored advice to meet individual needs.


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Supplier

Contract value

  • £40,000 excluding VAT
  • £48,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

2 December 2025

Contract dates

  • 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026
  • Possible extension to 1 December 2027
  • 2 years

Description of possible extension:

Optional 1-year extension until 1 December 2027.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80570000 - Personal development training services

Contract locations

  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition

Special regime

Light touch


Supplier

THE PEOPLE MATTER TRUST

  • Companies House: 03360047
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDHZ-7673-WHWX

Chantry House

Eastbourne

BN21 1BF

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

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Contracting authority

Wealden District Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRN-7814-TGXG

Vicarage Lane

Hailsham

BN27 2AX

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government