Published date: 17 October 2018

Last edited date: 17 October 2018

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: 6 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

LS2 8BL

Value of contract

£40,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

WYCCPC_RH_0003

Published date

17 October 2018

Closing date

6 December 2018

Contract start date

3 January 2019

Contract end date

30 June 2019

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

WYCC values the relationship and support for collaborative working, and wants to invite applications from organisations that are committed to working in partnership to deliver quality training which meets the Leeds City Region skills agenda.

To meet the aim of building and strengthening a skilled workforce, WYCC is seeking skilled training providers (referred to as the \"Applicants\" from here on) to retrain and support career progression and transitions for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations .

This commission is for services to develop and deliver Conversion Courses (training) that will help women to progress into and within STEM occupations. The aims of this training are to:

Increasing the skills levels (through training) of employed women from the existing level to the next level up, to encourage progression in employment;

Increasing the volumes of women within STEM occupations, particularly at level 2 and above, with a focus is on raising the bar on higher level skills;

Train women in their pursuit of careers in STEM occupations;

Develop individuals who, upon completion, are ready to progress in STEM occupations; and

Demonstrate that the use of women in STEM training will start to tackle the supply and demand mismatch.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please refer to the Commissioning Brief and accompanying Application Documents

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Georgia Williams

Address

Technology Campus
Cookridge Street
West Yorkshire
LS2 8BL
United Kingdom

Telephone

0113 3861862

Email

georgia.williams@westyorkshirecolleges.ac.uk