Published date: 14 March 2018

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: 30 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Training services - 80500000

  • Specialist training services - 80510000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP306728728

Published date

14 March 2018

Closing date

30 March 2018

Contract start date

16 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2020

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

Metropolitan is seeking to appoint up to three (3) delivery partners for the provision of the following:

•Apprenticeship Programme
•Training and Flexible Support services
•Social Enterprise Programme/Business Start-up

Metropolitan connects with customers by working together to identify the issues that are most relevant to them and the activities that will bring them the most benefit. By doing this, we aim to understand their aspirations, and to help them onto pathways to develop their potential. We work to improve the quality of life of our customers by strengthening and developing sustainable communities. The thematic areas in which we focus on developing and delivering services are:

•Customer Involvement
•Employment and Training
•Financial Inclusion
•Advocating Independence
•Sustaining communities
•Health and wellbeing
•Developing Young People

Our Neighbourhood Investment Strategy underpins the values that we work to and direction that we take in delivering services. (For more information, please see contact details at the end of the application). We work with a wide range of local and national partners to help support the work we do and develop new and innovative initiatives. In some areas we will seek to contract thematic services with key local providers to drive our objectives forwards and deliver core services.

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team - Category Manager Corporate Services & FM

Address

The Grange
100 High Street
London
N14 6PW
UK

Telephone

02035353535

Email

procurementsupport@metropolitan.org.uk