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The college serves approximately 10,000 learners across the West Midlands helping them to achieve their learning objectives and secure employment. \r\n\r\nBMet works to meet the skill needs of residents and local employers and is looking for an organisation to help it provide specialist support to mothers seeking to enter or return to the work place.\r\n\r\nTo enhance opportunities available to learners and fill gaps in its expert provision BMet is looking to appoint an organisation able to: \r\n\r\n•\tprovide high quality personalised support, advice and guidance to Mum's who are potential learners from a variety of challenging backgrounds; \r\n\r\n•\tfind placements for learners to help equip them to return to the work place; and \r\n\r\n•\thelp access employment opportunities or further training opportunities. \r\n\r\nInterested parties are required to complete: - \r\n1.\tThe Quotation Form \r\n2.\tThe PQQ and Due Diligence Check List \r\n\r\nBMet reserves the right not to award the contract. \r\n\r\nAny contract awarded by the college will be for an initial academic year. 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