Transitional Employment Programme

Tenders are invited by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to appoint a single provider (or consortium of providers led by a lead body) to offer a series of 13 week waged Transitional Employment Programme (TEP) Adult placements to long term unemployed individuals, with additional employability support being an integral element.

Transitional Employment Programme (TEP) placements – Adults

Reference number: CR2012/442*

Deadline date:20/07/2012

This deadline is for… Deadline for Expression of Interest

Contract value:£100,000 – £500,000

Location where the contract is to be carried out: Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent,

Is this suitable for smaller suppliers? Yes

Name of the buying organisation: Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Original source URL www.stoke.gov.uk

Description of the contract

Documents

Classification of the contract

98000000 Other community, social and personal services

80500000 Training services

80400000 Adult and other education services

Additional information

Contract type: Services – 25

Is it a framework agreement? Yes

Is this contract related to a programme of funding? No

Contract will be awarded based on: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of: The criteria stated in the contract documents

Estimated length of contract: 01/08/2012 – 31/03/2014

Who to contact

Contact name Sharon Wilkes

Organisation name Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Address Corporate Procurement, P O Box 1709, Floor 1, Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1HH

Telephone 01782236418

Extension number:

Fax

Email sharon.wilkes@stoke.gov.uk

Web address

How to apply

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement,and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. This tender exercise is being conducted electronically (free of charge) using the Bravosolution e-tendering system. Instructions are as follows: Supplier Instructions: How to Express Interest 1. Browse to the WMCoE eSourcing Portal: www.wmcoe.bravosolution.co.uk 2. Click the “Click here to register” link 3. Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” 4. Enter your correct business and user details 5. Note the username you chose and click “save” when complete 6. You will receive an email with your unique password (keep this secure) 7. Login to the portal with the username/password 8. Click the “ITTs open to all suppliers” link. (These are ITTs open to any registered supplier) 9. Click on the relevant ITT (itt_29415) to access the content 10. Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the ITT over to the “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) 11. Click on the ITT code (itt_29415), you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page 12. You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” 13. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon-Fri – 8am-6pm on: email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Telephone No: 0800 368 4850 / Fax No: 020 7080 0480

Transitional Employment Programme