Tender

Online Agent Training_Suite

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

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Tender

22 Jun 2018 at 13:15

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Council is seeking to procure an "Online Agent Training Suite" aimed at enhancing the training provided to international student recruitment agencies and counsellors. This project falls within the services industry and is scheduled for the tender period ending on 27th July 2018. The training suite, intended to be fully hosted online, will increase the capacity of agents and counsellors to promote UK education. The estimated value of the contract is £100,000 and it will commence on 10th August 2018, running until 5th August 2019. This tender is being undertaken via a direct procurement method through a single tender action.

This opportunity presents significant potential for growth for businesses, particularly those specialising in online education development, training content creation, and support services for international education sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can deliver flexible, innovative training solutions would be ideally placed to compete for this contract, thus enhancing their engagement in the educational services market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Online Agent Training_Suite

Notice Description

British Council Education Agent & Counsellor Training Suite is a comprehensive suite of training courses for international student recruitment agencies and counsellors whose role is to recommend the UK as a study destination to international students. The Suite will allow certification by British Council over five levels of study and it is designed to increase agency and counsellor capacity to promote the UK as an appealing study destination. It is also designed to promote and reward ethical and professional behaviour and to improve the quality of agents and education advisor by providing a British Council professional development route. The purpose of this project is development of a refreshed online training suite hosted by the British Council, including the developing of training content and assessments, a replacement for the Global Agent List. The training suite to be developed is to be fully hosted online, so that learners situated in any location with internet access can access courses at any time. The objectives for carrying out this work are as follows: -To increase the image of the British Council in the eyes of agents by providing more useful and up to date training, with more professional presentation; -To increase the volume of training delivered by offering more flexibility (fully online training delivered on demand); -More effectively support the professional development of agents/counsellors by providing more specific and applicable content, with a structure that supports continued learning at various levels; and -Better support agents in providing quality services to their clients and hence effectively working as key influencers for UK education. Additional information: To express an interest and access the tender documents please click on the link. If you have not already registered on In-Tend, you will need to do so before you can express an interest and access the documents.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33b75560-f561-4085-892c-d97d23865fdd
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

72410000 - Provider services

72420000 - Internet development services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jun 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Jul 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Aug 2018 - 5 Aug 2019 6-12 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
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 6BB
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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