Tender

Adult Skills and Education Service: Adult Traineeships

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

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Tender

17 Feb 2021 at 12:04

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is seeking to appoint a training organisation for its "Adult Skills and Education Service: Adult Traineeships". This procurement, categorised under education and training services, is currently in the Tender stage, with a submission deadline set for 24th February 2021. The contract, valued at £100,000, will span from 25th February 2021 to 30th September 2022 and primarily targets young London residents aged 19-24 with existing Level 3 qualifications, providing employment and skills support services.

This tender presents significant opportunities for training organisations, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sectors. Providers with expertise in delivering high-quality traineeships, including support services for employment and functional skills, would be well-positioned to compete. The requirement for flexible work placements and digital skills training indicates a growing need for innovative approaches in education delivery, allowing businesses to expand their service offerings in a competitive environment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adult Skills and Education Service: Adult Traineeships

Notice Description

The City Corporation is seeking to appoint a training organisation to provide a wide range of Employment and Skills support services including Employability and functional skills primarily to London residents who are disadvantaged and/or suffering deprivation arising from one or a combination of factors including, but not restricted to, poverty, health, housing or education. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) invites Training Organisations able to deliver demonstrably high-quality, highly successful, Adult Traineeship Placements-with wraparound support services. Key information is as follows: - maximum duration of a traineeship extended to one year where learners need it - young people between the age of 19-24 years old with an existing Level 3 qualification become eligible for a traineeship - a more flexible work placement element with an employer (or multiple employers if needed) for a minimum period of 70 hours - inclusion of digital skills where needed - work placements should be a minimum of 2 weeks - traineeships must be minimum of 6 weeks (maximum 12 months) This requirement will be on a subcontracting basis. A subcontractor as defined by the by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is an organisation that is engaged in a contractual and legally binding arrangement with one or more main providers, to deliver education and training provision that the ESFA funds. The City Corporation is the Main Provider. The City Corporation invites quotations from training providers that satisfy the criteria in the ESFA Funding rules: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-education-budget-funding-rules-2018-to2019 Training organisations must be on the published Register of Training Organisations. The selected Training Organisation must not agree to use any further delivery subcontracting for training and/or on-programme assessment to a second level. The Training Organisation must keep to the ESFA funding rules, provide the City Corporation with the necessary and sufficient information to complete the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) to ensure that the lead provider's data returns accurately reflect delivery information and must give the City Corporation, and any other person nominated by them, access to their premises and to all documents related to their delivery of funded training. The City Corporation has a current requirement for Adult Traineeship Employer Placement enrolments with wraparound support that may include English mathematics functional skills across entry level to level 2 up to a maximum contract value of PS100,000. Learners to be enrolled on the programme before 31st July 2021. Additional information: To bid for this opportunity, you must be registered as a supplier on the Capital E Sourcing tendering platform. The homepage for this website can be found here: https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml Once registered, the tender should be identifiable by the following project code: prj_COL_18368

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-34682277-866e-41c3-9805-e909cdb152b3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a501f9c-4921-485f-95a1-f907348da194
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80300000 - Higher education services

80400000 - Adult and other education 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
17 Feb 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Feb 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
25 Feb 2021 - 30 Sep 2022 1-2 years
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
CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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