JobMatch Team Delivery

Descriptions

Within The Heads of the Valley area there has been a strategic project, named 'JobMatch', running for the last 3 years which engages with disadvantaged clients and moves them from inactivity into economic activity by providing opportunities for training, volunteering, work experience, employment and career development. The project was previously developed and piloted in Blaenau Gwent and was approved for rollout across the Head of the Valley area. This contract is for the delivery of JobMatch services across Rhondda Cynon Taf, Powys and Bridgend.This contract is split into 3 geographical lots: - Lot 1 - Rhondda Cynon Taf Area- Lot 2 - Powys Area,- Lot 3 - Bridgend Area.Providers can bid for either 1, 2 or all 3 lots. Attached to the PQQ on the exchange wales website is an instruction to tenderers which gives further details of each Lot and the requirements. Please refer to this documents before making an expression of interest.Under this Service the Contractor is required to participate actively in the economic and Social Regeneration of the locality and surrounding the place of delivery for the Service. Accordingly contract performance decisions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.Currently funding is available to for Lot 1 until March 2011, however annually there will be reviews as to the continuity of the service, and subject to satisfaction with the delivery and funding being available from the sponsoring bodies there may be an opportunity to extend this contract further.Lot 2&3 have funding until March 2013.There is a bidders event on the 25th January 2010 at 10am in Merthyr Tydfil to give all bidders the opportunity to discuss the tender process. Please contact Gareth.Summers@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk or 01495 354693 to confirm attendance and for further information.The awarding Authority reserves the right to request parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability.Payment terms will be indicated in the contract documents. Tenders to be priced in Sterling. Payment made in Sterling only.No special legal form required but joint and several liability assumed by all group bidders before acceptance.The Authority reserves the right to consider variant bidsThe Contractor will have an option to extend the duration up to a period of a further 12 months The Welsh Assembly Government, on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, will be conducting this procurement exercise through the etenderwales portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk. Tender documents and other information must be downloaded from and returned through this portal. If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution helpdesk is available on:Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Phone: 0800 011 2470/ Fax: 020 7080 0480Full information in accessing the portal is found in Section VI.3.