Published date: 15 February 2022

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: 15 March 2022, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

  • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

HOUNSLOW001-DN591826-73418143

Published date

15 February 2022

Closing date

15 March 2022

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

3 May 2022

Contract end date

2 May 2024

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?

No

Description

The London Borough of Hounslow is seeking a contractor to deliver a skills academy which will offer training to unemployed or underemployed Hounslow residents in fields that are environmentally friendly and are predicted to grow, enabling Hounslow's residents and businesses to thrive in a changing job market and economy. Central to this vision is a commitment to equality of opportunity to serve Hounslow's diverse residents and communities in the best way possible.

The Pilot for the Green Skills Academy will rely on the Skills Escalator programme. Previously, this model has been used to tailor programmes to individual residents, but through the pilot will now aim to give 100 Hounslow Residents access to a Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) Course and Qualification.

The course has been chosen due to a significant demand for DEA qualified professionals, good career progressions into retrofitting or other energy-related services, and flexibility to choose self-employment upon course completion. Furthermore, it requires no pre-existing knowledge in the field, nor a high level of digital or English skills, ensuring that the course is accessible to a large proportion of Hounslow's population.

The residents targeted by the programme have been financially impacted by Covid-19, either through prolonged periods on the furlough programme, or through unemployment. The participants must be over 19 and present payslips or other evidence that they have been negatively impacted and they must be Hounslow residents.

For further details please refer to the specification contained within the invitation to tender and supporting documents which can be accessed via the London tenders portal on the following link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=15aea8ed-4775-ec11-8110-005056b64545

More information

Links

About the buyer

Address

Hounslow House
Bath Road, Hounslow
London
TW3 3EB
England

Email

tracey.williams@hounslow.gov.uk

Website

http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/