Published date: 16 June 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: 15 July 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£30,000 to £120,000

Procurement reference

DCC001-DN609238-19224622

Published date

16 June 2022

Closing date

15 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This opportunity is to seek a single provider, for each Lot. The Council is looking to procure provision where bidders can demonstrate an understanding of what employers recruiting to ICT/Digital/Software Development roles are looking for and embedding this in the provision so participants can make an informed decision as to their suitability for employment roles or further learning on offer in this sector.

Preparation for roles including but not limited to Software development, Digital Marketing, IT Professional, ICT User, Data Entry, Digital Photography, Videography, Web/App Development, CCTV etc should be considered when designing your proposed programme.

The contract has been divided into two lots. Providers must only respond to the Lot to which they are interested in bidding for. Providers may bid for more than one Lot and are strongly encouraged to do so.

Lot 1 DurhamWorks (Durham Directions) - Digital Skills Employment Routeways Maximum budget available £60,000
Lot 2 DurhamWorks 3 - Digital Skills Employment Routeways Maximum budget available £60,000


We are welcoming bids to deliver programmes within the digital skills employment sector however you should pay attention to the most popular digital sectors our demographic of young people are interested in, where there are recognised and realistic opportunities for progression to Employment , Apprenticeships, Traineeships or Further Education.

DurhamWorks has been created as the vehicle to deliver the learning, training, employment, support, and development activities which are funded under European Social Fund (ESF) and Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) funding (YEI only applies to Lot 2) .

More information

Additional text

Tender Documents can be accessed free of charge at www.nepo.org utilising reference DN609238

About the buyer

Contact name

Donna Iley

Address

County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UG
England

Email

donna.iley@durham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.durham.gov.uk