Published date: 2 November 2023

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: 6 November 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Career guidance services - 79634000

  • Technical and vocational secondary education services - 80210000

  • Higher education services - 80300000

    • Adult and other education services - 80400000

    • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

GC23-008

Published date

2 November 2023

Closing date

6 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2024

Contract end date

1 February 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Expression of Interest for Supply Chain

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Private procurement rules

Supply chain notices are business-to-business transactions and are not bound by the same rules and restrictions as public sector contracts. The UK government is not responsible for the conduct of such procurement.

Description

The Growth Company is a social enterprise with a long history of supporting skills needs for local residents. Our purpose is to Enable Growth, Create Jobs and Improve Lives. Operating for over 30 years, we are a major provider of government services supporting over 70,000 people and 30,000 businesses each year across the employment, skills, justice, and business support markets. We are a highly experienced, expert provider of delivering both large and small scale contracts similar to the requirements of County Durham's UKSPF E38 programme.

Opportunity overview
The Growth Company are proposing to be a lead bidder for the delivery of County Durham's UKSPF E38 opportunity bringing together a diverse and wide range of partners.

We:
• Are looking to engage with a wide range of partners to help deliver a successful programme of interventions and localised skills support across County Durham from February 2024 to February 2025
• Want to engage with providers who have significant experience and expertise in delivering learning where it is needed the most across County Durham
• Are keen to build a partnership that has demonstrable local links to employers with providers who understand the challenges faced by residents and are embedded in the local skills ecosystem

Key sectors (albeit not exclusive) we're looking for providers to deliver in are:
• Low Carbon economy
• Transport and Logistics
• Digital and Creative
• Tourism and Leisure.
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Construction
• Health and Health Science

Please note that bids for the Adult Health & Social Care sector will not be considered because these programmes are ineligible for the UKSPF E38 opportunity

Responding to this EOI
Please complete and submit the EOI document attached to this notice by the closing date of Monday 6th November 2023 at 12 noon via email to busdev@growthco.uk.

The Growth Company will contact shortlisted providers w/c Monday 6th November to work through the next steps in the process.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Kelly Edwards

Address

Lee House,90 Great Bridgewater Street
MANCHESTER
M15JW
England

Email

busdev@growthco.uk

Website

www.growthco.uk