Tender

Post-16 Education and Skills Horizon Scanning

WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY

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09 Jun 2021 at 07:44

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The West of England Combined Authority is initiating a tender process titled "Post-16 Education and Skills Horizon Scanning." This project falls under the services category, specifically focusing on research and development consultancy services. The procurement is set to take place in the South West region of England, with the tender period ending on 7th July 2021, and the contract commencing on 8th July 2021, lasting until 31st October 2021. The purpose of this tender is to produce an analysis that will inform skill requirements and infrastructure in the post-16 education sector, reflecting changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses that specialise in research and development, particularly those engaged in social research services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to apply, as the tender specifications are aimed at leveraging innovative insights into vocational skills and training delivery. Businesses well-versed in forecasting labour market trends and responsive to educational needs in alignment with economic growth would be well-placed to compete and contribute to this significant initiative.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Post-16 Education and Skills Horizon Scanning

Notice Description

WECA is procuring a third party organisation to produce comprehensive analysis to inform and shape skills provision across WECA, and inform the requirements of the post-16 education and skills infrastructure reflecting the changes and innovations to ways of both working and learning. * Part 1: Development of new forecasts (Policy off), similar to those produced by working futures to reflect broad trends and changes to the labour market and new ways of working following the Covid-19 Pandemic. Setting out the innovations and drivers of change within and across sectors. * Part 2: Using the outputs from the part 1 work, and focusing on the sectors that are important to the region in terms of growth prospects and/or volume employed, how do the forecasted changes and innovations impact the occupations and skills required by sectors and influence the way skills and training need to be delivered, both now and in the future. * Part 3: An assessment to determine whether our current post-16 estate including previously publicly funded capital schemes, and infrastructure meets the needs of how the skills required both now and in the future will be delivered. Additional information: Suppliers must ensure that they have the most up to date Invitation to Tender document by registering on the e-tendering system at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and expressing an interest. This will enable suppliers to view the latest documents and see any comments and discussions on those documents. PROJECT REFERENCE NUMBER DN:548993

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0b9d4f31-213b-47ce-94e7-9c9c1b716ea0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00626b6a-c941-4e33-b003-2263923e039e
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not applicable
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Jul 2021 - 31 Oct 2021 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6ER
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Lawrence Hill
Westminster Constituency
Bristol East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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