Published date: 6 January 2025
Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.
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Closing: 31 January 2025, 11:59pm
Contract summary
Industry
Job search services - 79611000
Adult and other education services - 80400000
Location of contract
North West, West Midlands, East of England, London, South West
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
SBTC/DPCTW
Published date
6 January 2025
Closing date
31 January 2025
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
1 April 2025
Contract end date
31 March 2030
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
What is an open procedure (above threshold)?
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Application Process:
- Complete the attached MS Forms EOI by the closing date (31st January 2025).
Overview and Service Description:
Seetec specialise in providing first-class services within the skills and education, employability and health, criminal justice and social care sectors across the UK.
It is important to all parts of the Seetec Group that our Partners operate in ways which support our purpose, vision, mission and values. More information can be found on our website.
We're committed to providing opportunities and support to people from all walks of life and empowering them to shape their own futures. We provide tailored support to help participants progress in their journey, to deal with their barriers and get into sustainable employment.
Collaboration is at the very heart of our ethos, and as an existing provider delivering Employability Services, Supported Employment, Individual Placement Support Services, and specialised localised services we are looking for like-minded organisations to join us as a delivery partner for the upcoming Connect to Work opportunities.
So, if you share our values and have expertise in providing IPS services, Supported Employment Services, Employability Services or specialised local services for specified cohorts, we'd love to hear from you. By coming together, we will ensure that no-one is left behind!
Please indicate your interest in partnering with us by completing our online 'Expression of Interest' (EOI) below, outlining the services you offer.
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=c2N7y57PGkCegWGpBbQ6Zpi0dng80tNKl0S7FH5sQnhUMUpVWTNWV0pCSVlXSUZUS0FERFdUSU1NRi4u&route=shorturl
Payment Mechanism:
TBC
Seetec Contracting entity:
Seetec Business Technology Centre (SBTC)
T&Cs TBC, but will likely include KPIs and SLAs such as:
- Participant progress updates
- Attendance reporting
- Case study submissions
- Contract management reviews
- Progress into work, post course completion
Specific requirements and capabilities:
- Supplier must be able to deliver employability services, either through an IPS, Supported Employment or specialist employability model
- Supplier must pass the Seetec due diligence process once notified of intent to award (template attached for your information).
- Supplier must have experience working with economically inactive individuals
- Any bids that do not answer all questions or requirements will be immediately discounted, and the supplier will not be notified.
Please note, this does not constitute an offer to work with your organisation, but is the first stage in our selection process. For organisations successful at EOI stage, we will undertake further due diligence and commercial pricing analysis to make our final selection of partners. Thank you for your interest in working with us.
More information
Attachments
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SCP Due Diligence - E2E Partner - Onboarding DD Template.xlsx
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Eligibility criteria
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Due Diligence Template (for information only, not required for completion at this stage).
Links
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https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=c2N7y57PGkCegWGpBbQ6Zpi0dng80tNKl0S7FH5sQnhUMUpVWTNWV0pCSVlXSUZUS0FERFdUSU1NRi4u&route=shorturl
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Bid submission documents
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Expression of Interest (EOI) form to be completed by 31st January 25.
Additional text
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EOI Scoring:
Our EOIs are scored fairly and transparently.
Organisational details are unscored, and used for reference only.
Yes/no questions such as "is your organisation interested in end to end delivery?" are unscored and used for reference only.
Some "yes/no" questions may be scored.
Qualitative questions are generally scored out of 5, as per the below:
5: Response meets requirements in all material respects and is extremely likely to deliver the required outcome.
4: Response meets the requirement in most material requests but is lacking or inconsistent in some minor respects.
3: Response meets requirements in certain material respects and provides certain information which is relevant but is lacking / inconsistent in material respects.
2: Response falls short of achieving the expected standard in a number of identifiable respects.
1: Response significantly fails to meet standards required. Contains significant shortcomings or is inconsistent with other proposals / responses.
0: No responses provided or response not relevant to question.
Should you have any queries, please contact Partnerships@Seetec.co.uk
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
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