Published date: 8 March 2024

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Awarded contract (published 24 April 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

SS2 6ER

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

SOSBC001-DN714803-17654272

Published date

8 March 2024

Closing date

22 March 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

28 February 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

The Council requires a detailed bespoke Leadership Programme for all social care provisions across Southend-on-Sea, resulting in all participants receiving accreditation through a university/institute that is endorsed by Skills for Care.
The Provider must deliver an in person face-to-face programme for up to 36 Social Care Leaders. The room will be provided by the Council and will be in Southend-on-Sea.
The Provider will deliver a programme that includes but is not limited to the following:
• Relationship with self as leader and resilience
• Leading others
• Leading through change
• Management and Leadership skills and professional confidence
• Capacity and skills of leaders to support staff development and wellbeing
• Coaching approaches to management and leadership
• Resilience and skills in delivering complex communications (Dealing with difficult
• conversations / managing conflict /performance management /supervision)
• Problem-solving and Decision making
• Emotional intelligence practice
• Workforce planning
• HR/Employment law

Participants will be identified by the Council and will be from a mix of Social Care services, particularly new leaders and those that may have skill gaps within their leadership/management skills and ability.

All documents and further information relating to this quotation can be found on Proactis

About the buyer

Address

Civic Centre
Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6ER
England

Telephone

+44 1702215000

Email

parocurementops@southend.gov.uk

Website

http://www.southend.gov.uk/