Published date: 16 May 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 May 2022, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

HX1 3UZ

Value of contract

£0 to £35,000

Procurement reference

IT-274-166-CAPGreen22

Published date

16 May 2022

Closing date

30 May 2022

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

4 July 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The College is seeking to appoint a specialist training provider to deliver short bespoke courses specifically for Green/Sustainability training.

The target group for this training is apprentices, employees and employers of organisations operating in Leeds City Region.

We are looking for specialist providers of training who:
o can demonstrate a track record of successfully delivering the required skills training to a high quality and compliant standard, particularly to SME businesses and organisations in the Leeds City Region
o can demonstrate local knowledge and understands how to communicate with a variety of businesses and employees from a wide range of sectors
o have a good knowledge of apprenticeships to apply the training most appropriately to the target group

The aim of the training is to provide accredited and non-accredited short courses ranging between Level 2 and Level 4 with the intention to equip apprentices, employees and employers with a broad understanding of environmental sustainability, to enable them to operate in a more sustainable way within their organisation.

As part of the training, there is an expectation that the successful provider will deliver an accredited Environmental/Sustainability unit or qualification to participants at Level 2 and Level 3 or Level 4. An example has been provided below, but alternative suggestions of accredited units or programmes will be welcomed.

Title of Skills Training Course/Unit
Level 2 - IEMA Working with Environmental Sustainability
Level 4 - IEMA Managing with Environmental Sustainability

The Skills Provider must be accredited to deliver the accredited qualification at the time of application and must provide evidence of this.

We expect the successfully appointed organisations to be responsible for:
o Designing programme content and delivering the allocated skills training
o Delivering to apprentices, employers and employees of organisations identified by employer engagement staff at Calderdale College
o Providing the skills training at an appropriate time and place to suit businesses and employees ensuring maximum participation, which may include online and distance learning to ensure flexibility
o Provision of all supporting material, which could include but is not limited to; presentation slides, worksheets, demonstration materials, additional specialist trainers/consultants (where appropriate)
o Full compliance with European Social Fund (ESF), College Branding and Publicity guidance, copies of which will be provided by the College
o Support the College in ensuring participants complete specified template programme documentation such as participation eligibility forms, Individual Learning Plans and feedback forms, and returning them to the College following completion of delivery in a timely manner
o Work with College project and quality staff to review and address employer and participant feed...

More information

Links

Additional text

All applications to be submitted through https://in-tendhost.co.uk/calderdale/aspx/Home

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU

Funding Description

The Collaborative Apprenticeships Programme is part funded by the European Social Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Sally Butterworth

Address

Francis Street
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 3UZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1422399339

Email

sallyb@calderdale.ac.uk