Published date: 4 February 2025

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


Closing: 27 October 2024, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SBTC/IPOSC1

Published date

4 February 2025

Closing date

27 October 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 December 2024

Contract end date

30 November 2028

Contract type

Service 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?

Yes

Description

Seetec specialise in providing first-class services within the skills and education, employability and health, criminal justice and social care sectors across the UK.

It is important to all parts of the Seetec Group that our Partners operate in ways which support our purpose, vision, mission and values.

Our purpose: to empower people to discover and realise their unique potential, with every life changed advancing fairer, safer and more prosperous communities.

Our vision: to be trusted as the UK and Ireland's most effective provider of services that advance fairer, safer and more prosperous communities.

Our mission: Seetec believe everyone has the capability to discover and realise their unique potential. We help people to achieve this through our expertise in the training, skills and services that create lasting change coupled with support that is delivered with empathy, compassion and honesty.

We're committed to providing opportunities and support to people from all walks of life and empowering them to shape their own futures. We provide tailored support to help Participants progress in their journey, deal with their barriers and get into sustainable employment. It is therefore crucial support is accessible and timely.

Due to the nature of our delivery, we are seeking Intervention Partners to meet the high demand we are seeing for online short courses. The provision will support Participants progression into sustainable employment.

Seetec require a provider who can deliver online training services accredited and non-accredited on an individual basis. Seetec staff would be responsible for referring Participants to the provision once a need had been identified.

The successful providers will be included onto our database of Intervention Partners delivering bespoke training and support to participants.

The online training interventions required may include, but are not limited to:

• Construction courses - CSCS, health and safety, asbestos awareness, IOSH working safely, working at heights, manual handling, traffic marshal
• Hospitality courses - Food hygiene, Personal licence Holder, Principles of HACCP
• Customer Service and Retail skills
• Business courses - business admin, leadership & management, bookkeeping, marketing
• Care courses - handling and administering medicines, infection control, dementia awareness, safeguarding
• Manufacturing and engineering courses - LOLER (Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulation), iHasco - PUWER and abrasive wheels
• Cleaning & COSHH
• Working in education - SEND, teaching assistant, safeguarding children,
• Digital skills - Microsoft office, coding, website design

Seetec reserves the right to award the contract to one or more providers depending on the applications received.

Process for application:
- Complete the attached MS Forms (https://forms.office.com/e/XnKJzmPsXF) by the closing date.
- Complete and submit the attached Rate Card to Procurement@seetec.co.uk by the closing date.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Online Short Courses

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 October 2024, last edited 16 October 2024

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Supplier must be able to deliver the courses detailed above in a remote online environment.

Supplier must pass the Seetec due diligence process once notified of intent to award (template attached for your information).

Supplier must be able to deliver a range of the courses detailed below.

• Construction courses - CSCS, health and safety, asbestos awareness, IOSH working safely, working at heights, manual handling, traffic marshal
• Hospitality courses - Food hygiene, Personal licence Holder, Principles of HACCP
• Customer Service and Retail skills
• Business courses - business admin, leadership & management, bookkeeping, marketing
• Care courses - handling and administering medicines, infection control, dementia awareness, safeguarding
• Manufacturing and engineering courses - LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulation), iHasco - PUWER and abrasive wheels
• Cleaning and COSHH
• Working in education - SEND, teaching assistant, safeguarding children,
• Digital skills - Microsoft office, coding, website design

Supplier should have experience working with similar cohort of participants (unemployed, economically inactive, ex-offenders, SEND).

- Supplier must submit the rate card template provided which should include the full list of services they are able to provide.

- Any bids that do not answer all questions or requirements will be immediately discounted, and the supplier will not be notified.

Payment Mechanism:

- Spot purchase basis with no guaranteed volumes. Seetec hold contracts across several government departments, spanning multiple geographies across England.

Contracting Entity:

- Seetec Business Technology Centre (SBTC)

- This procurement is to deliver services across the UK arm of the Seetec Group. Referrals may come from the Employability, Business & Training or Communities & Education business units, which trade under the following names:

- Seetec Business Technology Centre (SBTC)
- Seetec Pluss Ltd
- Pluss CIC
- NexSphere
- Kent, Surrey and Sussex Community Rehabilitation Company Ltd (KSSCRC)

- We envisage most referrals to be generated from Seetec's employability contracts (Restart Scheme, Work & Health Programme).

Framework:

- This procurement is for a specific need. However, Seetec will be launching a framework for Intervention Partners who can deliver support services and training to our participants in 2025. The successful suppliers in this bid will automatically be included in Seetec's 2025 framework and we do not envisage you needing to reapply for this. Once on the framework, Seetec reserves the right to direct award future contracts to these Suppliers.

Award information

Awarded date

26 November 2024

Contract start date

1 December 2024

Contract end date

30 November 2028

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.

Boss Training

Address

Armytage Rd, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD61QF

Reference

Companies House number: 05657049

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Academy Plus Group Limited

Address

6 Corunna Court, Corunna Road, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5HQ

Reference

Companies House number: 08761384

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

PeoplePlus Group Ltd

Address

4th Floor Edmund House, 12-22 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 3AS

Reference

Companies House number: 05722765

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

The Digital College Ltd

Address

Busworks, 39-41 North Road, London, N7 9DP

Reference

Companies House number: 06997757

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

75-77 Main Road
HOCKLEY
SS54RG
England

Email

Procurement@seetec.co.uk

Website

www.seetec.co.uk