Published date: 1 September 2021

This notice was replaced on 26 November 2021

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

Awarded contract (published 26 November 2021)

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

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

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

MERTVL001-DN567067-70926207

Published date

1 September 2021

Closing date

22 September 2021

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

20 October 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2022

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 and Apprenticeship Hub and its 3 partners the Growth Platform, Halton Borough Council and Greater Merseyside Learning Provider Federation provide a one-stop shop for skills advice and support across the Liverpool City Region (LCR) in line with the Combined Authority's (CA) One Front Door approach to business support. The Skills and Apprenticeship Hub offers an opportunity to simplify how employers and learners navigate the local skills system, providing much-needed strategic leadership and accelerating the delivery of the local Skills Strategy.

The current branding of this project is 'Be More' and we currently have a 'Be More' website that is being developed into a careers portal.

We are now looking to work with a supplier to help us achieve our objectives for Strand 1 of the 'Be More' brand, specifically around driving sign ups from employers and encouraging businesses to advertise/look to the 'Be More' website.

To access the procurement documents and to submit a tender please go to www.the-chest.org.uk project reference is DN567067


About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

1 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
United Kingdom

Email

tender@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

Website

http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/