Published date: 9 March 2017

This notice was replaced on 27 April 2017

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Awarded contract (published 27 April 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

  • Management-related services - 79420000

  • Equal opportunities consultancy services - 98200000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0 to £30,000

Procurement reference

ASA Consultancy Tender

Published date

9 March 2017

Closing date

24 March 2017

Contract start date

3 April 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2019

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?

Yes

Description

We are seeking to procure a suitable provider of strategic direction and specialist advice and support on all aspects of the Advice Skills Academy Programme across the Liverpool City Region up to the total value of £30,000.

The Advice Skills Academy is a 3 year ESF funded project running from October 2016 to September 2019 (subject to change control approval); to be delivered across the Liverpool City Region by a consortium of local Citizens Advice Services, managed by the Women's Organisation.

The project will develop and deliver an integrated curriculum of accredited and non-accredited training to expand and develop the workforce for specialist advice services within the voluntary and private sectors. It will deliver interventions that:

Address higher level skills shortages in specialist advice services.
Provide training and support for people within the workforce to improve skills, progression, knowledge and productivity.
Provide training and a support routeway for disadvantaged groups seeking to access further job opportunities in the sector.
Improve management, leadership and progression capacity.
Promote equality by improving the progression prospects of women within the workforce.
Create a positive, innovative and sustainable culture of learning and development in local Citizens Advice Services across the Liverpool City Region.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Anderson

Address

The Women's Organisation, 54 St James Street
Liverpool
L1 0AB
England

Email

info@thewo.org.uk

Website

http://www.thewomensorganisation.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us