Contract award · 28 Mar 2025

Employability Flexible Framework: Engagement and Barrier Removal

Stirling Council awarded “Employability Flexible Framework: Engagement and Barrier Removal” to ACTS Scotland (CiC), Barnardo's, Borders College for £7m.

Business servicesScotland

Value across 3 lots £7m
WinnersACTS Scotland (CiC) SME, Barnardo's +42 more

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Stirling Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£6,999,999 across 3 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Business services · Job search services (CPV 79611000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Mar 2025
  2. Published13 May 2025Published 46 days after the contract date

Description

Providers will be required to demonstrate significant levels of understanding and experience in successfully identifying the barriers that affect people’s participation in employability support, together with detail around a range of strategies and approaches that they would then employ to help people tackle barriers. Providers should also be able to demonstrate the impact of the support that their work has had on participants. This will cover Stages 1 and 2 of the Employability Pipeline. Additional information: 11.2.10 (Variants)- Owing to the vastness of employability services, variants may be required.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Employability Flexible Framework: Engagement and Barrier RemovalACTS Scotland (CiC) SME, Barnardo's, Borders College, Camphill Blair Drummond Trust SME, Capability Scotland SME +25 more£2.33m
Employability Flexible Framework: Vocational Training and Work Related SkillsBorders College, Callander Youth Project Trust SME, Camphill Blair Drummond Trust SME, Capability Scotland SME, Cert SME +30 more£2.33m
Employability Flexible Framework: In-Work Support and Work Based TrainingBorders College, Callander Youth Project Trust SME, Capability Scotland SME, Cert SME, Ceteris (scotland) Ltd SME +16 more£2.33m

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