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Graduate Skills Diagnostic and Recruitment Employment Training

LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY

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Award

10 Jan 2023 at 13:38

Award Notice
Tender

04 Aug 2022 at 11:43

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Leeds Trinity University has awarded a contract for the "Graduate Skills Diagnostic and Recruitment Employment Training" project to Gradconsult Ltd. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure below threshold. The contract value is £194,988.56, with a contract period starting on January 11, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024. The project falls under the main procurement category of goods and is aimed at providing business services related to law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. The tender was originally published on August 4, 2022, with a closing date for tender submissions set for August 31, 2022.

This procurement process by Leeds Trinity University offers opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs to participate in providing services related to higher education. Businesses well-suited to compete in this tender include those offering employability training, application and interview advice, confidence-building services, and support for graduates in articulating their skills. This opportunity presents a pathway for companies to engage in supporting graduate-level employment, addressing underrepresented groups' barriers, and promoting positive mental health and resilience skills within the workforce.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Graduate Skills Diagnostic and Recruitment Employment Training

Notice Description

Service 1. Diagnostic i. Provide a through an online platform framed around a limited number of simple questions to provide sufficient intelligence to gauge skill, experience and confidence levels ii. Facilitate the matching of participants to graduate level employment opportunities, supporting the development of individual action plans to achieve these. iii. Capture real and perceived barriers in seeking work e.g. graduate mobility challenges. iv. Recommend an individualised pathway from the options available within the WY Graduate Skills project. v. Evaluate the learner journey against original diagnostic to show progress through the learning and into employment. i. Support in attracting and recruit programme participants and employer stakeholders. Service 2. Employability training 1. Deliver work packages which complements any core employability training offered through the partnership. This may include i. delivering content on application and interview advice ii. delivering content on confidence building, personal brand, and presentation skills iii. delivering content on teamworking and networking iv. supporting graduates to better articulate their sector specific and transferable skills. v. delivering content on related to reflecting on current strengths and areas of development. vi. supporting the development of positive mental health and resilience skills secure and succeed in graduate level employment. This should include career management, employability and resilience skills vii. providing and/or signposting to employer endorsed and co-designed training viii. addressing barriers faced by underrepresented groups including but not limited to those who identify as from a Black or Asian minority ethnic group, female or disabled. ix. providing links to further resources and employment opportunities. This should include links to WYCA and other local authority-led resources and apprenticeship opportunities. x. ensuring that the facility of the materials can be standalone and accessed independently so they can be used by a range of users. xi. providing insights into sectors where significant opportunities exist xii. providing examples of career routes, including non-linear career journeys / portfolio careers Instruction and accessing the tender documents: The procurement will be conducted exclusively via the university's e-tendering website, where all documentation can be found and downloaded: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/members/leeds-trinity-university/ Once you have created a supplier profile, to respond to an opportunity, click 'Response Manager' or 'View Invites and Responses'. You will then be presented with a list of all opportunities your organisation has previously worked on and be given the option of viewing current invites or entering the access code to begin responding to a new opportunity Note: Access Code : WQ827XUHP5

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a638d83b-db28-4c1a-94b7-ca5ae750694f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/660b6abf-9ce1-472e-b214-be7726b5c691
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80300000 - Higher education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£194,988 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Aug 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jan 20233 years ago
Contract Period
11 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS18 5HD
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Horsforth
Westminster Constituency
Leeds North West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GRADCONSULT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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