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CfT: ID 3547151 DfC - Ulster Supported Employment Limited (USEL) Transition – Commercial Review and Business Planning

Buyer Organisation:
CPD - Supplies and Services Division
Title:
ID 3547151 DfC - Ulster Supported Employment Limited (USEL) Transition – Commercial Review and Business Planning
CfT CA Unique ID:
SSD-4487
Evaluation Mechanism:
Best Price-Quality Ratio
Description:
USEL is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB) within the Department for Communities established in 1962 to fulfil the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 and has gained Arm’s Length Body status due to its underlying mission of supporting those with disabilities to find employment. It is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. Financially, it is partially funded by the Department through annual grant-in-aid, whilst also deriving income from a range of social enterprises and delivery of the Department’s employment programmes. USEL also operates a social enterprise model and directly employs those with disabilities within enterprises across ‘Ability Cafes’, ‘Vintage Satchel’, a ‘factory shop’ and ‘Slumberin’ brands that manufacture and sell beds and mattresses to the public and wider hospitality industry. It also operates the ‘USEL Recycling Solutions’ which focuses on the circular economy and ‘U Shred NI’ offering shredding services. In 2019 the Department commissioned a Tailored Review of USEL in line with Cabinet Office guidelines. Based on these functions the review concluded the most appropriate delivery model for USEL was a wholly commercial model which, in the longer term, will provide greater benefits (for both DFC and USEL) by giving USEL greater scope to exploit commercial opportunities and ultimately provide the best outcomes for disabled people living and working in NI.
Services, Works, Goods:
Services
CPC Category:
Management consulting services and related services
Directive:
Old Classic
Procedure:
Open
CfT Involves:
A Public Contract
CPV Codes:
79000000-Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79300000-Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79310000-Market research services
79313000-Performance review services
79400000-Business and management consultancy and related services
Contact Point:
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Publish on behalf of:
Department for Communities
Participating bodies:
Department for Communities
Award per Item:
No
NUTS codes:
UKN
Above or Below Threshold:
Below
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
14/07/2021 15:00
End of clarification period:
07/07/2021 00:00
Upload of documents within the clarifications:
Yes
Tenders Opening Date:
14/07/2021 15:30
Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest:
Yes
Contract awarded in Lots:
No
EU funding:
No
Multiple tenders will be accepted:
No
Contract duration in months or years, excluding extensions:
12 months
Validity of Tender in days or months:
90 days
Date of Publication/Invitation:
23/06/2021 17:51
Publication Date of Contract Award Notice:
10/08/2021 14:57