Published date: 1 July 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 13 April 2022, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Specialist training services - 80510000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£35,251

Procurement reference

Mental Health Resilience training.

Published date

1 July 2022

Closing date

13 April 2022

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

25 April 2022

Contract end date

26 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Tough Cookie has a pre-existing relationship with the Faculty of Social Science following the delivery of bespoke mental health resilience training offered to the School of Geography across six sessions between October and December 2021. Funded by a Cascade Grant, this training was open to both students and staff and was followed by a qualitative and quantitative review of its successes and limitations. This review has been used to further hone the training to the needs of UoN students and staff.

Tough Cookie are a unique provider of mental health resilience training, being one of the only companies to work across business, charity, and education sectors. Given the specific requirements of not only the faculty, but also each of the schools within it, Tough Cookie's ability to tailor delivery to specific needs and timetables makes them perfect for the project. Tough Cookie have designed the scheme to fit with not only the faculty's requirements but also the specific rhythm of our teaching and learning semesters.

Also, given the series of important lessons learned from the pilot scheme there is a crucial element of continuity with getting Tough Cookie to continue with their work at UoN - as well as using the same trainer. This enables an iterative and reflexive element to the scheme to ensure its success. While small (n=12), the pilot was highly effective with very positive feedback. Working with Tough Cookie enables us to scale the project while maintaining local, school/department level buy in and specificity. Given all this it is fundamental that Tough Cookie are part of the project, as no other supplier would be able to deliver to our specific needs.


Award information

Awarded date

25 April 2022

Contract start date

25 April 2022

Contract end date

26 March 2023

Total value of contract

£35,251

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Tough Cookie LTD

Address

141a Victoria Way
London
SE7 7NX

Reference

Companies House number: 12026869

Value of contract

£35,251

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Guy Wilding

Address

Kings Meadow Campus, Lenton Lane
NOTTINGHAM
NG72NR
England

Telephone

0115 951 5151 ext 15151

Email

procurement@nottingham.ac.uk