Published date: 21 February 2020

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 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Development consultancy services - 73220000

  • Training services - 80500000

  • Specialist training services - 80510000

    • Technical training services - 80531200

    • Health training services - 80561000

    • Health and social work services - 85000000

    • Health services - 85100000

    • Social work and related services - 85300000

    • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

B4 7DJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

P0591

Published date

21 February 2020

Closing date

20 March 2020

Contract start date

1 May 2020

Contract end date

21 April 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Birmingham Children's Trust (the Trust) is owned by, but independent from, Birmingham City Council, delivering all Family Support and Social Care Services for the Council. We exist to make sure that the most disadvantaged children in Birmingham live safe and happy lives and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. To do that we help our staff to reach their full potential, whatever their role in the Trust.

We organise our training programmes through the Birmingham Children's Trust Academy (BCTA), who offer a range of learning and development opportunities designed to challenge and improve the Trust's workforce.

BCTA keep their training top-quality and highly relevant by basing it on a long-standing framework called our learning and practice development approach. All programmes meet the highest professional standards and are continually improved through feedback, new legislation and research.

Birmingham Children's Trust and Birmingham Safeguarding Children's Partnership (BSCP) is seeking applications to apply to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to deliver Learning and Development Services for the Trust and Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership (BSCP) providing locally delivered, flexible skills training and Sector specific training on the following lot basis:

Lot 1: Birmingham Children's Trust Academy - Specialist Services
Lot 2: Birmingham Safeguarding Children's Partnership - Multi Agency Training

Tenderers may apply for admission for one or more of the lots providing the minimum selection criteria is met for each lot and shall be invited to submit a tender for each specific contract at the time of tendering.

The DPS will last for 3 years (unless terminated under agreement provisions). The DPS will be open to new suppliers to enter throughout the duration.

BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of In-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000.

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Councils tender Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the selection questionnaire.

The initial request to join the DPS providers are required to complete and return of the selection questionnaire no later than 12:00 on 20th March 2020 using the Supplier Portal. Upon expiry of this date providers are able to still gain access the selection questionnaire and submit it within the time frame specified...

More information

Links

Additional text

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Carol Woodfield

Address

1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7DJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 303 2913

Email

Carol.Woodfield@birmingham.gov.uk