Published date: 19 January 2024

This notice was replaced on 13 June 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 13 June 2024)

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

  • Higher education services - 80300000

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

  • Training services - 80500000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£3,199,975 to £6,500,000

Procurement reference

DVNCC001-DN705501-14883104

Published date

19 January 2024

Closing date

26 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

26 April 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

To deliver *flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks, based on employer / sector 'in-demand' skills needs which may be either regulated (i.e. qualification based) or non-regulated (e.g. based on alignment with industry standards) enabling adults to do training around work and other commitments, looking to gain work, additional responsibilities, or access new opportunities and will offer a guaranteed job interview (in the case of a new job) to individual participants on completion of the course.

To address the needs of adults (19+) who are full-time and part-time employed, unemployed, returning to work after a break or self-employed, and provide individuals with wider access to opportunities to retrain, update or formalise their skills or acquire specialist skills

To address the needs of employers and the wider economy, to deliver targeted interventions to meet short-medium term demand to fill vacancies and drive productivity. They will help fill medium-higher level vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs, by linking them with line of sight to a job/ different role, additional responsibilities or new opportunities/contracts

To help fill vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs (including those currently in employment), by linking them with line of sight to a job / different role, additional responsibilities or new opportunities / contracts

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Ejovwoke Barovbe

Address

County Hall
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1392380274

Email

ejovwoke.barovbe@devon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.devon.gov.uk