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585 - Facilitators and Mentors

Aston University

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24 Jan 2022 at 14:30

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17 Sep 2021 at 20:21

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Summary of the contracting process

Aston University is the contracting authority overseeing a procurement process titled "585 - Facilitators and Mentors," located in Birmingham, UK. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically related to training seminars. The current stage of this tender process is completed, with the contracts for facilitators and mentors signed on 21st January 2022 and amounting to £300,000 and £375,000 respectively. The procurement method adopted was an open procedure, aiming to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in enhancing their performance and resilience.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses focused on coaching and training services, particularly those with experience in supporting SMEs. Organisations that offer facilitation and mentoring services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, as the emphasis is on securing a team of qualified individuals who can effectively drive performance improvement for participating businesses. Companies experienced in developing resilience strategies and growth action plans will find this an attractive avenue for business expansion.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

585 - Facilitators and Mentors

Notice Description

The purpose of this procurement process is to appoint Suppliers that will support leaders of small and medium sized businesses to boost their business performance, resilience and long term growth.

Lot Information

Facilitators

The role of the 'Programme Facilitator' will be to assist and support all SME participants and speakers through the learning and teaching of the programme. Facilitators will be required to work with each cohort for approximately 25 days,

Renewal: Extension option for a period of 2 x 12 months.

Mentors

We are seeking a pool of at least 10-12 experienced business mentors to be key members of the delivery team. The role of the 'Mentor' is to support participants to successfully implement learning from the programme into their business immediately (support with building resilience and immediate challenges) and to support them to create and begin to implement a growth action plan for their business (support with planning for long term sustainability). A mentor if assigned to a cohort, will work one-to-one with one or more participants.

Renewal: Extension option of 2 x 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e241
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002025-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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

79998000 - Coaching services

80522000 - Training seminars

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£675,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Oct 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jan 20224 years ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Aston University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 7ET
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG31 Birmingham
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Nechells
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
12
Supplier Names

Business Centred Solutions Limited

Design Rally Limited

Dropjaw Ventures Group Limited

Element-C

Flint Innovation

Orange Services Limited

Synergy Organisational Solutions Limited

The Rockfine Group Limited

This is Southside Limited

VC Consulting

Ventoux Advisory Limited

WhyNotChange Limited

Further Information

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