Published date: 8 September 2021

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 20 September 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

  • General management consultancy services - 79411000

    • Personnel-training services - 79632000

    • Education and training services - 80000000

    • Higher education services - 80300000

    • Adult and other education services - 80400000

    • Training services - 80500000

    • Specialist training services - 80510000

    • Training programme services - 80521000

    • Training seminars - 80522000

    • Vocational training services - 80530000

    • Management training services - 80532000

    • Personal development training services - 80570000

Location of contract

North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South West, London

Value of contract

£0 to £180,000

Procurement reference

MT223843

Published date

8 September 2021

Approach to market date

20 September 2021

Contract start date

5 November 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) are seeking a provider to deliver a programme entitled 'Stepping into Leadership'.
The aim of this project is to support individuals as they move into their first leadership/management role within a Further Education (FE) setting, or for those individuals that have recently stepped into a leadership/management role without any previous formal training.
This programme will give these individuals leadership skills, resources, tools and knowledge. It will also give programme participants the opportunity to learn and share. This programme will also give the programme participants the opportunity to learn from others from across the FE sector and build networks for future development.
The ETF are pleased to invite you to take part in this Pre-Market Engagement Exercise. The Pre-Market Engagement exercise is used by the ETF to:
- Understand market intelligence better
- Better understand the suppliers and organisations in their respective market, develop specification requirements and consider ways of making the contract more effective
- Help establish costs and benefits from potential approaches to help determine the best procurement and contracting approach
At the conclusion of the Market Engagement exercise, the ETF aims to have a clear understanding of the potential interest from the market, the viability of the timescales, an indication of the range of bid prices, and any obstacles that may be encountered by potential bidders.
This document is intended as information only. The ETF at its discretion may use the information:
- As part of developing an organisational Business Case
- For developing specification requirements and contract management approaches
- Reviewing procurement approach
Market engagement request for information
We would welcome your views on the proposed contract work in terms of:
a). Are the timescales and budget sufficient?
b). Are the activities and deliverables achievable?
c). do you intend to bid?
Indicative timetable
Pre-market engagement exercise- 8-15 September 2021
Invitation to tender issued - 20 September 2021
Tender response deadline - 8 October 2021
Contract Award - by 3 November 2021
Contract Start - 5 November 2021

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2021/2022 £90,000
2022/2023 £90,000

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About the buyer

Contact name

Commissioning and Procurement Partner

Address

Third Floor
157 - 197 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SP
England

Telephone

+44 2037408280

Email

tenderqueries@etfoundation.co.uk

Website

http://www.et-foundation.co.uk