Published date: 31 May 2019

This notice was replaced on 5 June 2019

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

Opportunity (published 5 June 2019, last edited 5 June 2019)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Primary education services - 80100000

  • Pre-school education services - 80110000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£15,000

Procurement reference

LGSS001-DN413459-07264177

Published date

31 May 2019

Closing date

27 June 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

30 November 2019

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

1.1. The Fenland and East Cambridgeshire Opportunity Area is seeking a provider to offer training in Speech, Language and Communication for 30 early years practitioners in Fenland and East Cambridgeshire.
1.2. The successful provider will offer a flexible training programme, which could include face to face, online or blended training to support the continued professional development of Level Three Early Years practitioners in Fenland and East Cambridgeshire who currently work with children and young people, by boosting the knowledge and skills needed to effectively support all children's speech, language and communication development through early identification, intervention and effective engagement of parents and carers as partners in children's learning.
1.3. The training will be offered on a call-off basis, with early years settings able to decide to sign up for the training.
1.4. The successful provider will need to demonstrate a strong knowledge of child development with a key focus on children's language development. They must also be able to provide evidence of their accomplishments as a training provider and ideally be CACHE affiliated.
1.5. The successful provider will be required to advertise the training to early years settings and recruit early years practitioners to this training.
1.6. The successful provider must ensure that the training will be based within Fenland and East Cambridgeshire, and will need to be flexible with the location and time of delivery to ensure that it is accessible to the staff who require it.
1.7. Upon completion of the training, the successful provider will submit a summary report to the Opportunity Area team.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Briony Davies

Address

Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
England

Telephone

+44 1223743871

Email

Briony.Davies@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/