Prior information notice

II.2.1) Title

Angus Young Person’s Employability Funding Grant – Supporting 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

85000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM71

Main site or place of performance:

Angus

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Angus Young Person’s Employability Funding Grant –

Supporting 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus Fund Value 700,000 GBP

Applications are welcome from community groups, charities, social enterprises, public sector bodies and private employability providers who can provide employability support for 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus.

Please note the eligibility reflects the guidance from Scottish Government and is unique to this funding stream. In addition, applications should be for 5,000GBP and above, deliverable from December 2021 to March 2022. Community groups or charities must be constituted and have a bank account, alternative governance documentation will be accepted for public or private sector. You must have prior experience of providing employability support to this age group.

All applications should demonstrate how they meet the priorities of the Youth Guarantee as set out by Scottish Government. The main objectives of the fund are to:

Utilise the resource flexibly to deliver employability support in Angus for eligible young people aged 16 to 24 years who need additional support to move towards achieving sustainable outcomes.

Utilise available data to identify most in need and to prevent and reduce the number of young people becoming or remaining unemployed or inactive.

Support young people to participate in good quality external formal volunteering opportunities.

Increase the number of young people engaged in learning and skills development.

Reduce levels of in-work poverty and support the career progression of young people.

Provide targeted support to young disabled people, helping to reduce the Disability Employment Gap.

Support inclusive sustainable outcomes by helping to tackle inequalities within the labour market.

Engagement with and support provided to young people from protected characteristic groups and care experienced young people.

Applicants must be able to provide information on how they will track and provide the information as detailed above. You will be expected to provide update reports quarterly for submission to Scottish Government. Funding can be requested for the following aspects:

Providing appropriate opportunities, provision and support to eligible young people.

Participant expenses, including travelling expenses for attending external training sessions.

Travelling expenses for Key Workers in connection with providing support to participants.

Specialist support required for participants in the programme.

An allowance for participants whilst undertaking employability training.

The following areas cannot be funded: Any Value Added Tax (VAT) reclaimable by the Grantee. Employability support for those out with the eligible age range of 16-24 years. Costs covered by core employability investment within local authorities. Costs for key worker hours utilised for work on other employability programmes. Council or other organisation/agency general overhead charges - capital, management, administration, accommodation, travel and subsistence costs. Any programmes or activities which do not have the aim of assisting participants to access or progress into or towards employment or further education. Any goods or services not received by the Grantee by the end of the final financial year.

Use local data and young people’s views to inform your application - Applications should demonstrate and utilise available local data to identify areas of need and must provide evidence of this. Useful sources of local data are available from the Angus Council Plan, Skills Development Scotland Regional Skills Assessment Data Matrix, NOMIS and from local consultations.

The grant will cover the period of 4 months from December 2021 to March 22. Therefore, projects need to be able to be implement quickly and how you will achieve this needs to be detailed in your funding application.

II.2.1) Title

Angus Young Person’s Employability Funding Grant – Supporting 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

80000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM71

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Angus Young Person’s Employability Funding Grant –

Supporting 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus Fund Value 700,000 GBP

Applications are welcome from community groups, charities, social enterprises, public sector bodies and private employability providers who can provide employability support for 16- to 24-year-olds in Angus.

Please note the eligibility reflects the guidance from Scottish Government and is unique to this funding stream. In addition, applications should be for 5,000GBP and above, deliverable from December 2021 to March 2022. Community groups or charities must be constituted and have a bank account, alternative governance documentation will be accepted for public or private sector. You must have prior experience of providing employability support to this age group.

All applications should demonstrate how they meet the priorities of the Youth Guarantee as set out by Scottish Government. The main objectives of the fund are to:

Utilise the resource flexibly to deliver employability support in Angus for eligible young people aged 16 to 24 years who need additional support to move towards achieving sustainable outcomes.

Utilise available data to identify most in need and to prevent and reduce the number of young people becoming or remaining unemployed or inactive.

Support young people to participate in good quality external formal volunteering opportunities.

Increase the number of young people engaged in learning and skills development.

Reduce levels of in-work poverty and support the career progression of young people.

Provide targeted support to young disabled people, helping to reduce the Disability Employment Gap.

Support inclusive sustainable outcomes by helping to tackle inequalities within the labour market.

Engagement with and support provided to young people from protected characteristic groups and care experienced young people.

Applicants must be able to provide information on how they will track and provide the information as detailed above. You will be expected to provide update reports quarterly for submission to Scottish Government. Funding can be requested for the following aspects:

Providing appropriate opportunities, provision and support to eligible young people.

Participant expenses, including travelling expenses for attending external training sessions.

Travelling expenses for Key Workers in connection with providing support to participants.

Specialist support required for participants in the programme.

An allowance for participants whilst undertaking employability training.

The following areas cannot be funded: Any Value Added Tax (VAT) reclaimable by the Grantee. Employability support for those out with the eligible age range of 16-24 years. Costs covered by core employability investment within local authorities. Costs for key worker hours utilised for work on other employability programmes. Council or other organisation/agency general overhead charges - capital, management, administration, accommodation, travel and subsistence costs. Any programmes or activities which do not have the aim of assisting participants to access or progress into or towards employment or further education. Any goods or services not received by the Grantee by the end of the final financial year.

Use local data and young people’s views to inform your application - Applications should demonstrate and utilise available local data to identify areas of need and must provide evidence of this. Useful sources of local data are available from the Angus Council Plan, Skills Development Scotland Regional Skills Assessment Data Matrix, NOMIS and from local consultations.

The grant will cover the period of 4 months from December 2021 to March 22. Therefore, projects need to be able to be implement quickly and how you will achieve this needs to be detailed in your funding application.