Education and training services

Tender description

The Highland Council intend to create a framework agreement with multiple service providers for a range of employability services. Lot 1 — Short-Term Employability Support — On a ‘self-help’ basis, for individuals or groups to encourage them to engage in positive employability activities. This support will help them address barriers to employment and acquire new skills to enable them to improve their competency level within the Labour Market. Lot 2 — Longer-Term Employability Support — More sustained assistance for people assessed as having more complex histories of disengagement. Participants will benefit from intensive, integrated support to address a range of issues across multi-stages of the pipeline. This will be a Co-investment programme which is currently restricted to Third Sector providers. Providers will be required to identify resources which can be used as match funding to access European funding. The maximum intervention rate from ESF will be 50 % of the total agreed operational costs. Lot 2 — Longer-Term Employability Support relates to ESF match funding and is currently restricted to 3rd Sector providers only. Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=435744