Employability Flexible Framework

Tender description

Dumfries and Galloway Council on behalf of the Local Employment and Skills Partnership (LEP) require a contractual mechanism to procure and contract different projects in response to external funding that is received. Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to establish a Flexible Framework for Employability Services. Lot 1: Referral, Assessment & Engagement Still to be finalised: Providing services that engage early with individuals​ from the relevant community. Introducing employment, volunteering, FE, HE, training and other outcomes​. Helping to gain confidence to access mainstream (or relevant specialist) employability services whether through group activities, outreach or 1:1 work. Lot 2: Needs Assessment and Barrier Removal Still to be finalised: Providing services that provide information, encouragement and help to overcome barriers.​ Liaise constructively with relevant services in terms of specific support needs, barriers and opportunities affecting that individual. Lot 3: Work Preparation and Vocational Training Still to be finalised: Providing services that are client centred to offer vocational training activities to enable people to attain the industry specific skills and competencies required in particular occupations aligning with labour market needs. Lot 4: Employer Engagement and Job Matching Still to be finalised: Providing services to arrange work or volunteer placements.​ Actively engaging with employer engagement teams and employer recruitment incentives (ERIs) to ensure that they are both accessible and being accessed by the individuals being supported, such as appropriate job matching, paid placements opportunities. Lot 5: In Work Support Still to be finalised: Providing services that support people to maintain or progress in employment and to address in- work poverty. Lot 6: Multi Stage and End to End Still to be finalised: Commissioning providers to provide services that deliver any combination of stages 1-5​ Commissioning end to end (stages 1-5) Lot 7: Personal Development Still to be finalised: Providing services that complement activities across any of the stages. Lot 8: Specialist Health, Disability and Recovery Still to be finalised: Providing services to support unemployed, inactive or workless people within D&G who have a physical, mental, sensory or learning disability, or long-term health condition, to move into appropriate, sustainable employment, by providing condition management services and job placement/work experience opportunities. Support employers to provide more inclusive recruitment and staff retention practices to support local people. These could be specific or support people across any of stages. Lot 9: Innovation Still to be finalised: Interventions required in response to emerging demand, changes in the environment for example economic or political, or requirements that do not fit within the other lots.