Award of Framework Agreement for Employability and Skills – Addressing Health Issues as a Barrier to Employment to Salus Return to Work Services
North Ayrshire Council · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Framework Agreement for Employability and Skills – Addressing Health Issues as a Barrier to Employment to Salus Return to Work Services
Awarded Unknown
AwardedNot specified
Value£6,000,000.00
SupplierSalus Return to Work Services
AgencyNorth Ayrshire Council
RegionScotland
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
About
North Ayrshire Council awarded a contract to Salus Return to Work Services for the provision of employability and skills services under a framework agreement aimed at addressing health issues as a barrier to employment.
The services are based on the nationally recognised employability and skills 5-stage pipeline and are delivered across 3 lots in a co-ordinated model to improve access, avoid duplication, and provide best value.
The contract value is £6,000,000, with a duration of 2 years and an option to extend by 2 x 12-month periods subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability.
Funding is not guaranteed and is subject to allocations from various sources, including the European Social Fund.
The Council reserves the option to deliver some services in-house.
Similar open tenders12
TenderCloses
Council Seeks Providers for Employability Services Framework (PSA Phase 4)Public Services & Welfare
03 Dec 2026
East Renfrewshire Council Local Employability Flexible Framework – Provision of Employability ProgrammesEducation & Training
02 Dec 2026
Flexible Framework for Employability Support Services — Dumfries and Galloway CouncilEducation & Training
01 Sep 2028
Framework for Enhanced Residential Services for Working-Age Adults with Disabilities or Mental Health Needs – Cumberland CouncilPublic Services & Welfare
30 Apr 2029
Supported Living Services Flexible Framework Agreement – East Renfrewshire Council (Health & Social Care Partnership)Public Services & Welfare
26 Nov 2026
Work and Health Support Framework – NHS Birmingham & Solihull ICB (West Midlands, 4‑year, £36M est.)Public Services & Welfare
23 Nov 2026
Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Framework for Cumberland CouncilEducation & Training
31 Mar 2029
Flexible Apprenticeships Suppliers Framework – West Sussex County CouncilEducation & Training
01 Dec 2026
Residential and Nursing Care Home Services for Adults – Framework Agreement (up to 10 years)Health & Medical
09 Nov 2026
Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Framework for Westmorland and Furness Council (Apr 2025–Mar 2029)Education & Training
31 Mar 2029
Council Organisational Development, Training and Wellbeing Framework – Open Framework Covering Six Work PackagesEducation & Training
31 Mar 2028
Flexible Framework Agreement for Education Services – North Lanarkshire Council (May 2027, 16,000,000 GPB)Education & Training
17 Nov 2026
Other similar contracts12
Contract and supplierAwarded value
Award of Framework Agreement for Employability and Skills Specialist Key Worker Services by North Ayrshire CouncilPublic Services & WelfareThe Lennox Partnership,WEA Scotland,The Ayrshire Community Trust,Barnardos Scotland,CEiS Ayrshire
$2,341,627
Award of Employability and Skills End-to-End Pipeline Framework to CEiS AyrshirePublic Services & WelfareCEiS Ayrshire
$3,658,373
Award of Employability Services in Inverclyde – Addressing Health Barriers to EmploymentPublic Services & WelfareStepwell Consultancy Ltd.
$124,228
Award of Business Support Consultancy Services Framework – Lot 9: Workplace Development & Training SupportConsultancy & LegalEriskay Associates Limited,Connect Three Solutions,Business Success Partnership,Balance HR
$66,000
Award of Adult Support Service - Employability Service to Scottish Association for Mental HealthPublic Services & WelfareScottish Association for Mental Health
$78,972.5
Provision of Condition Management and Therapeutic Interventions for Client Progression and TrainingHealth & MedicalSalus Return to Work Services,Lifelink (trading name for Royston Stress centre Ltd),Ian MacFarlane
$128,000
Award of Social Work Framework for Day Opportunities and Employability Supports – Category 2aPublic Services & Welfarealzheimer scotland,Baillieston Community Care Limited,Aspire Housing & Personal Development Services Ltd,Barnardos Scotland,Capability Scotland,Careline Home Support,Carewatch (Glasgow),Carr Gomm,Community Care Choice Ltd,Community Integrated Care,Cornerstone,CrossReach,Community Lifestyles,Cosgrove Care,Crossroads Caring Scotland,ENABLE Scotland,Fair Deal,Glasgow Association for Mental Health,Leonard Cheshire Disability,Living Ambitions,Mainstay Trust Ltd,MOCHRIDHE LTD,Momentum,Quarriers,Real Life Options,SAMH,Scottish Autism,Sense Scotland,The Coach House Trust,The Mungo Foundation,The National Autistic Society, Scotland,The Richmond Fellowship Scotland,Turning Point Scotland,Unity Enterprise
$426,410,000
Award of Employability Services in Inverclyde – Employer Engagement & Support, In-Work Training & SupportPublic Services & WelfareENABLE Scotland
$54,902
Award of Employment Support Services for Individuals with Substance Abuse Issues under Southwark Works FrameworkPublic Services & WelfareCareer Management Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundat
$248,116
Award of Social Work Framework for Day Opportunities and Employability Supports in GlasgowPublic Services & Welfarealzheimer scotland,Antonine,Baillieston Community Care Limited,Barnardos Scotland,Capability Scotland,CrossReach,Cosgrove Care,East Park,ENABLE Glasgow,Fair Deal,Flourish House,Hayfield Support Services,Living Ambitions,Momentum,SAMH,Scottish Autism,Sense Scotland,The Coach House Trust,The Mungo Foundation,The Richmond Fellowship Scotland,Unity Enterprise
$426,410,000
Framework Agreement for Employability Programmes in Health and Social Care SectorPublic Services & WelfareBarts Assurance (part of Barts Health NHS Trust),CENTRAL MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST,Twin Training International,EVERTON IN THE COMMUNITY,Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council,Sheffield Children's Hospital,Twin Training International
$30,220
Award of Educational Attainment Support Services Framework (Round 2) to Multiple SuppliersEducation & Trainingactive outdoor pursuits,crisis,Mind Marvels,Place2Be,Sacro,The Wise Group
$750,000
Unlock the full platform.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month. Cancel anytime.
What you get
Find
Find public services and welfare tenders in Scotland in one place.
We monitor central, devolved and local government portals in near real time and update the feed as tenders are published, so you check one place instead of many.
Search by keyword, or describe your workType a keyword, or switch to AI search and say what your business does.
Narrow it downFilter by category, region and area, or view open tenders on a map.
Award of Framework Agreement for Employability and Skills – Addressing Health Issues as a Barrier to Employment to Salus Return to Work Services
Won by Salus Return to Work Services · North Ayrshire Council
£6.0Mawarded
Alerts
Open tenders like this contract, sent to you.
Tell us what you are looking for and we email you when a matching tender is published.
Set it up your wayUse keywords, a description of your work, a location or a distance from a postcode. Up to 10 alerts.
Instant or dailyGet an email when a match is published, or one summary a day.
GmailGovMarketto you
7:00 am2 new public services and welfare tenders
Council Seeks Providers for Employability Services Framework (PSA Phase 4)Public Services & Welfare · Closes 3 Dec 2026
East Renfrewshire Council Local Employability Flexible Framework – Provision of Employability ProgrammesEducation & Training · Closes 2 Dec 2026
From your alert: Public Services & Welfare
Assess
Size up a tender in minutes.
Before you open a single document, get the requirements, a likely value and who you would be up against.
Requirements from the documentsWho can bid, mandatory criteria, how it is scored, insurance and key dates, each with its source.
Value and competitionAn estimated value from similar awarded contracts, and the suppliers most likely to bid.
Key requirementsFrom 12 documents
Who can bidRegistered commercial cleaners
Mandatory criteriaPolice checks for staff on site
How it is scoredPrice 40%, experience 35%, method 25%
Insurance£20M public liability
Key datesSite visit 14 Oct, closes 28 Oct
Est. value£1.2M – £1.8M
Most likely bidderFacilities firm
Market
Follow Salus Return to Work Services and get alerts when they win again.
Awarded contracts with the supplier and the value, so you can check prices, spot competitors and find work that is coming back to tender.
Supplier and buyer profilesWhat each one has won or awarded, who they work with, and how that is changing.
Contracts ending soonTerms that finish in the next 12 months, which often go back out to tender.
E
Top suppliersEastmere Health ServiceBuyer · 38 contracts
£30.5Mawarded, 12 months
Halvern Facilities8 contracts£12.4M
Orrin Clinical5 contracts£9.1M
Tessel Cleaning Co11 contracts£6.8M
Wexby Linen14 contracts£2.2M
Pipeline
Track your bids from interested to won.
Save a tender in one click and move it through each stage as you work on it.
Work as a teamInvite colleagues so you work from the same list.
Take it with youExport tenders and matches to CSV.
Interested2
Preparing1
Submitted1
Won1
Grounds maintenance panelSaved to your pipeline
InterestedGovBot
Ask a question in plain English.
Find tenders, look up a supplier, or check who won a contract. Just type what you need.
Who wins public services and welfare contracts in Scotland?
Top suppliers by awarded value
1
2
3
Ask about tenders, suppliers or public bodies
Get started
Get public services and welfare tenders in Scotland by email.
Find the tender, size it up and track the bid, in one place.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month
