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Edinburgh Council’s Business Growth and Inclusion (BG&I) Team works with internal and external partners across the City to promote inclusive growth. The Council funds third party services to support Edinburgh residents in accessing and progressing along the Scottish Government’s Employability Strategic Skills Pipeline with the goal of securing and sustaining training and employment. These services are designed to complement national delivery and provide a local response to needs identified. Edinburgh's Blended Employability Services has been developed to complement national provision and provide a range of localised options for those who require support. This has been split into 4 contract requirements, each with their own targets and focus. It is anticipated that European Social Funds (ESF) or any equivalent replacement funding such as the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be used to partially fund additional service provision.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Industry | SC203830 | ~£1,500,000 estimated from lot values | 1 lot Complex Needs Employability Service | - |
| Community Renewal Trust | OSCR: SC043684 Companies House: SC043684 | ~£2,160,000 estimated from lot values | 1 lot Targeted Employability Service (TES) | - |
| ENABLE Scotland | SC278976 | ~£6,840,000 estimated from lot values | 2 lots Supported Employment Service · In Work Employment Support Service (IWESS) | - |
This procurement was divided into 4 lots, each awarded separately. 6 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Bids Received | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 4 In Work Employment Support Service (IWESS) 2,160 days (≈5.9 yrs) | £1,080,000 £1,074,204 initial term | 2 | ENABLE Scotland | complete |
| Lot 1 Targeted Employability Service (TES) 2,160 days (≈5.9 yrs) | £2,160,000 | 2 | Community Renewal Trust | complete |
| Lot 2 Supported Employment Service 2,160 days (≈5.9 yrs) | £5,760,000 £8,160,000 initial term | 1 single bid — no competition | ENABLE Scotland | complete |
| Lot 3 Complex Needs Employability Service 2,160 days (≈5.9 yrs) | £1,500,000 | 1 single bid — no competition | Access to Industry | complete |
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £2,906,453 in 43 payments (over £25k) from Scottish Government (2016-04-28 to 2025-02-05).
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Additional Funding to Lot 2 Supported Employment
Good Afternoon, At Full Council Committee on 27th May 2021, it was agreed that an additional 400,000 GBP per annum would be added to the Lot 2 Supported Employment contract opportunity. As a result of this, the specification has been updated in section 5.2 only. A new version of the specification has been uploaded (final v2 020621). Please ensure that if you are applying for Lot 2, that you adjust your bid accordingly (pricing schedule and cost breakdown) to ensure that the additional expectations of 400,000 GBP are reflected. In addition, this will have an impact on the ESPD requirements and the exclusion grounds in the contract notice. In particular as per Page 17 of the Instructions to Tenderers will now require for Question 4B.1 Lot 2 Tenderers are required to have a minimum "general" annual turnover of 2,720,000 GBP for the last two financial years.
Published by the buyer on this notice. Check the original notice — details change and are not updated here.