Published date: 6 June 2025

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


Closing: 16 May 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

Location of contract

B47PS

Value of contract

£30,000 to £170,000

Procurement reference

BM252601

Published date

6 June 2025

Closing date

16 May 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Birmingham Metropolitan College ("BMet") is a large further education college situated over 3 main sites and 1 satellite location across Birmingham. The college serves approximately 10000 learners across the West Midlands helping them to achieve their learning objectives and secure employment.

BMet offers arrange of Level 2, Level 3 and T level programmes requiring the development of digital skills.

To enhance opportunities available to learners and fill gaps in its expert provision BMet is looking to appoint an organisation able to:

• Support the development of relationships with key stakeholders requiring and engaging with digital skills.

• Support the work of the colleges Employer Boards.

• Work with the colleges leadership team to support the development and implementation of its Digital and innovation Strategy.

• Support the college with the development of curriculum to ensure the development of digital skills and awareness of associated career pathways.

• Support the work of the college and its membership of the Institute of Technology

• Create opportunities for students to prepare for and enter into Digital innovation Competitions involving:

o time to develop ideas and solutions to real time problems and challenges;

o develop related skills for business development, innovation, design, resilience, entrepreneurship and as required by the Skills Builder Universal Framework;

o work in teams;

o present to employers; and

o win prizes.

Interested parties are therefore required to complete: -
1. A Quotation Form and
2. PQQ Due Diligence Form.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Support Digital Skills Development

  • Opportunity
  • Published 25 April 2025

Attachments

Additional text

Initially this contract will be awarded for a 12 month period. If funding permits and performance is satisfactory, the contract may be extended annually for up to an additional four years.

Award information

Awarded date

29 May 2025

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2026

Total value of contract

£132,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Digital Skills Consulting Ltd

Address

13 Brockenhurst House
Brockenhurst Road
Ascot
SL59FW

Reference

Companies House number: 07972617

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

stephen Belling

Address

Jennens Road
BIRMINGHAM
B47PS
England

Telephone

01214464545

Email

stephen.belling@bmet.ac.uk