Published date: 4 April 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: 22 April 2022, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£1,000 to £20,000

Procurement reference

WFD

Published date

4 April 2022

Closing date

22 April 2022

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

1 May 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Contract type

Supply 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?

No

Description

Cumbria Chamber of Commerce has for over the last ten years ran business support activity through Cumbria Business Growth Hub.
Cumbria Business Growth Hub now has a need to strengthen its existing offering by adding a Workforce Development (WFD) Service Pilot offer to our current suite of activities. The intention
behind this pilot is to trial provision of a service which will support Cumbrian SMEs to review their skills needs and access relevant training more effectively.
Support will be offered to established businesses as well as start-ups through Cumbria Business Growth Hub and our Business Start-Up Support programme.

We're looking for someone who can deliver an experienced, knowledgeable and impartial WFD service including:
• Working with SMEs to undertake Training Needs Analyses, produce training plans and budgets
and, ideally, embed this learning in the business
• Helping businesses to identify and source relevant training and development, which may be
funded or paid for, engaging with the Skills Hub and wider providers
• Bringing together groups of businesses to enable sufficient cohort sizes delivery/cost effective
delivery, and where appropriate arrange bespoke delivery
• Engaging with training providers to ensure their own awareness and understanding of the
options available
• Supporting activities to raise the awareness and understanding of training options in the
business community
• Any other relevant WFD related activities which emerge as the pilot develops

Submissions should be sent by email to Lesley Robinson lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk marked 'Confidential - Tender Enclosed'

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Submissions must be submitted by email to Lesley Robinson, Business Support Manager Manager, lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk by no later than 9am on 22nd April 2022.

Any tender received after the deadline will not be scored.

About the buyer

Contact name

Lesley Robinson

Address

3rd Floor Broadacre House
16-20 Lowther Street
CARLISLE
CA38DA
England

Telephone

0845 226 0040

Email

lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk

Website

https://cumbriagrowthhub.co.uk/news/30215-workforce-development-service-pilot-procurement