Published date: 16 January 2020

Last edited date: 16 January 2020

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: 24 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£25,000 to £60,000

Procurement reference

003139968sm2019/378

Published date

16 January 2020

Closing date

24 January 2020

Contract start date

31 January 2020

Contract end date

29 January 2021

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

We are a large scale social enterprise delivering learning and skills in over 80 sites within Her Majesty's Prisons, private sector prisons, covering adult prison establishments for men and women, Young Offender Institutions and Secure Centres and secure hospitals.

Novus delivers education, rehabilitation support and opportunity to 60,000 adults and young people across England and Wales.

We work in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), Youth Custody Service (YCS), HMPPS Wales, NHS trusts, national and devolved governments, Local Enterprise Partnerships, charities, employers and local authorities to create the foundations for change both for individuals and for our communities.

With over 25 years' experience, Novus is recognised for its offender rehabilitative provision, including outstanding functional, vocational and enriched education, employment support, professional service and transformation delivery, working collaboratively with local stakeholders.

Our extensive expertise of providing support to individuals enables them to achieve their potential. This includes information, advice and guidance services; support for vulnerable individuals and individuals with Special Education Needs (SEN); and Through-the-Gate and community-based services.

We are part of LTE Group, the first integrated education and skills group of its kind in the UK and the largest social enterprise in the country dedicated to learning, training and employment.

We are now seeking a supplier for the provision of TAQA and IQA courses for Novus staff members, for the supply of five lots differentiated and defined by the following regions:

• Lot 1: Cumbria and Lancashire

• Lot 2: Manchester and Merseyside

• Lot 3: Tees and Wear

• Lot 4: Women's Estate

• Lot 5: Yorkshire

The service requirement is for the following courses to be provided to our staff, as and when required as part of their professional development:
• Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (RQF)
• Level 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (RQF)

The delivery of courses or services would need to be flexible, through a virtual learning environment, as staff will need to be able to access their learning platform either within the core day (in prisons) or when working from home.

More information

Links

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To apply to this opportunity please follow the link to the ProContract tendering portal where this oppportunity is hosted.

Mini Competitions must be returned via the ProContract e-Tendering Portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Clyne

Address

Brownley Road
MANCHESTER
M229UH
England

Telephone

0161 674 2352

Email

eclyne@ltegroup.co.uk

Website

https://www.novus.ac.uk/