Published date: 30 March 2021

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: 20 April 2021, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Computer-user familiarisation and training services - 80533000

  • Computer training services - 80533100

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP582204789

Published date

30 March 2021

Closing date

20 April 2021

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 May 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2022

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

Torus Foundation is seeking to appoint a single service provider to enter into a Contract for the provision of 'person centred' IT training for tenants in sheltered accommodation.

The scope of the contract is to:
• Engage tenants aged 55 and over who live in sheltered and extra care accommodation in a 'person centred' and flexible IT training programme. The training should be practical and delivered in a very accessible way. The focus should be on what you can do with IT and the digital world rather than the technical aspects of IT.
• The training sessions should be enjoyable and engaging with many practical examples and applications. Training should aim to improve the efficacy of this group of tenants with regard to using the digital world.
• Carry out an IT skills confidence and needs assessments with tenants.
• Liaise with Torus Foundation and the Torus IT team to gain a thorough understanding of the IT infrastructure within the accommodation.
• Design an IT skills programme designed to help tenants gain entry level skills with the facility to enable tenants to progress onto further training. This training must be flexible to allow for tenants to get the skills and confidence that they need. A structured rigid programme may not suit older tenants.
• Recruit, train and retain volunteer digital champions in each sheltered scheme to support IT
learning and the ongoing experience of the digital world.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Liam Bedson

Address

4 Corporation Street
St Helens
WA9 1LD
UK

Telephone

00

Email

liam.bedson@torus.co.uk