Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Stirling Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- ACTS Scotland (CiC) SME, Barnardo's, Borders College, Camphill Blair Drummond Trust SME, Capability Scotland SME, Cert SME, Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface, Community wellbeing and education CIC SME, ENABLE Scotland (leading the Way), Forth Valley College SME, Forth Valley Welcome SME, Home-Start Clackmannanshire SME +32 more
- Value
- £6,999,999 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Business services · Job search services (CPV 79611000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 020743-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Mar 2025
- 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
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Employability Flexible Framework: Engagement and Barrier Removal | ACTS 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 Skills | Borders 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 Training | Borders College, Callander Youth Project Trust SME, Capability Scotland SME, Cert SME, Ceteris (scotland) Ltd SME +16 more | £2.33m |
About the suppliers
ACTS Scotland (CiC): every public contract they have won.
Barnardo's: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00061625).
Borders College: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC021180).
Camphill Blair Drummond Trust: every public contract they have won.
Capability Scotland: every public contract they have won.
Cert: every public contract they have won.
Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface: every public contract they have won.
Community wellbeing and education CIC: every public contract they have won.
ENABLE Scotland (leading the Way): every public contract they have won.
Forth Valley College: every public contract they have won.
Forth Valley Welcome: every public contract they have won.
Home-Start Clackmannanshire: every public contract they have won.
Home-Start Stirling: every public contract they have won.
Impact Arts: every public contract they have won.
Includem: every public contract they have won.
Lead Scotland: every public contract they have won.
One Parent Families Scotland: every public contract they have won.
Parker Enterprise Company Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Progressive Pathways Limited: every public contract they have won.
Resonate Together: every public contract they have won.
Routes to Work Limited: every public contract they have won.
Salvation Army Trustee Company(the): every public contract they have won.
Scottish Action for Mental Health: every public contract they have won.
STEMRAN limited: every public contract they have won.
Stirling Community Enterprise: every public contract they have won.
Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Transition Stirling: every public contract they have won.
Triage Central Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC186908).
Values into Action Scotland: every public contract they have won.
Volunteering Matters: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01435877).
Callander Youth Project Trust: every public contract they have won.
Ceteris (scotland) Ltd: every public contract they have won.
The Challenges Group: every public contract they have won.
The Conservation Volunteers Scotland: every public contract they have won.
FEL Scotland: every public contract they have won.
New College Lanarkshire: every public contract they have won.
Next Generation Training Limited: every public contract they have won.
Nithcree Training: every public contract they have won.
PeoplePlus Group Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05722765).
Positive Qualities Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Raeburn Training Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Recyke-a-bike: every public contract they have won.
Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Child Central Training Limited: every public contract they have won.