Published date: 17 March 2023

This notice was replaced on 12 June 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 12 June 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

MERTVL001-DN656862-96492573

Published date

17 March 2023

Closing date

31 March 2023

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 July 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?

No

Description

The Skills & Apprenticeship Hub Team are part of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Strategic Investment Fund (SIF).

As part of the Priority Training Support Fund, LCRCA wishes appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a training programme focussed on providing the skills needed to support residential and community-based care workers to a number of cohorts. These sessions will be fully funded by LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified 'Communication Skills' training as a skills' need for Halton based employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to procure a training provider to satisfy this demand.

This is a 4-month programme starting on 1st April 2023. The programme will operate up to 31 July 2023 and will support Halton based employers looking to address specific skills gaps within their existing workforce.

More information

Additional text

The tender documents can be located on The Chest (www.the-chest.org.uk) under reference DN656862.

About the buyer

Contact name

LCRCA Procurement Team

Address

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
1 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
England

Email

tender@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

Website

http://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/