Published date: 3 November 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 11 September 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£76,500

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN685507-75482024

Published date

3 November 2023

Closing date

11 September 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

16 October 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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

Kent County Council (KCC) is looking for an organisation to deliver a Kent-wide Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Training, concurrently with a Train the Trainer Programme, to a range of professionals working across the county.\r
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The purpose of the Tier 1 Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training is to equip individuals within the wider workforce with the necessary skills, knowledge and understanding, to feel confident in having holistic, opportunistic brief health and lifestyle conversations. Staff trained in Tier 1 MECC will take every opportunity to support the population to make informed decisions about their lifestyle choices to help enable them to lead healthier lives.\r
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The Train the Trainer Programme will equip individuals within identified workplaces with the necessary skills, understanding and knowledge to deliver further MECC training courses as part of a more sustainable MECC delivery model moving forward. \r
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KCC will be responsible for advertising and recruiting delegates for both courses, and shortlisting participants for the Train the Trainer Programme. The Provider will be responsible for all processes associated to training delivery, preparation, and management of the programme, including managing course bookings, supporting delegate queries and sourcing venues. The Provider will also be responsible for capturing evaluation feedback from all courses to assess participant satisfaction and the impact of the training has had, to support continuous improvement.\r
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• Tier 1 training should be delivered to approximately 750 people.\r
• Tier 1 training should be arranged at the ratio of 75% Online and 25% Face-to-Face.\r
• The 2-day Train the Trainer programme should be delivered in groups of 10, to approximately 86 people.\r
• The 2-day Train the Trainer programme should be delivered 100% face-to-face.\r
• Before the end of the contract term, the provider is expected to produce a robust evaluation report where they summarise and analyse attendance data breakdowns and session feedback.\r
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It is KCC's intention to award the contract in October 2023, with an expectation of mobilisation to be completed by the end of December 2023, and training courses to be delivered throughout 2024, followed by a brief evaluation period. All programme deliverables and invoicing shall be completed before the end of the contract term, by 31 March 2025.\r
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The Council is providing a maximum budget for this service: £76,500. \r
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The procurement process is being run as a Request for Quotation process via Kent Business Portal and full details are set out in the Request for Quotation document. \r
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Bidders wishing to express an interest in the opportunity must do so by 12:00 midday on 29th August 2023. \r
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Deadline to return quotations as detailed in the Request for Quotation document is by 12:00 midday on 11th September 2023. \r
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The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

SC230121 - Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Training with Train the Trainer Programme

  • Opportunity
  • Published 18 August 2023, last edited 22 August 2023


Award information

Awarded date

11 October 2023

Contract start date

16 October 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£75,051.40

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

NHS South, Central & West

Address

Omega House, 112 Southampton Road,
Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5PB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Terhi Suikkanen

Address

County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
England

Email

Terhi.Suikkanen@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk