Notice Information
Notice Title
HCC Aug 2024 - PPME for The Provision of Adult Education (Step2Skills)
Notice Description
Hertfordshire County Council (the 'Council') is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement ('PPME') in relation to the Provision of Adult Education.The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council.
Lot Information
Lot 1
As part of Hertfordshire County Council (the Council), Step2Skills is the Adult Community Learning and Employment Support service and provides opportunities for adults in Hertfordshire to get involved in learning and employment within the community. The Council aim to collaborate with people who face barriers to education and employment such as low skills, learning or physical disabilities, and mental health conditions. Step2Skills was formerly known as HAFLS.Step2Skills has been undertaking an annual Service Needs Analysis to understand priority locations and populations since the adult education service started. This analysis also informs the commissioning process and the evaluation of potential delivery partners in terms of links with target populations, experience of meeting national and local needs whilst also delivering value for money. The purpose of the Council's pre-procurement market engagement (PPME) process is to allow and enable potentially interested organisations with appropriate expertise and relevant experience to: o Outline and generate initial views/ideas around the outcomes, scope of the brief (i.e., with no commitment to themselves or the Council). o Engage with the Council to understand its challenges, intentions and desired Outcomes.o Provide informal input to help to shape or refine the Council's technical requirements.o Inform the Council of current market developments.o Enable the Council to understand how the Current Requirements could be shaped and met.o Explain potential solutions available to the Council.The Council will consider the input and responses received as part of this PPME to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. The PPME will comprise:o A social media marketing campaign and engagement with industry networks within Hertfordshire such as the Chamber of Commerce, other employer representatives and Hertfordshire Futures (previously known as the Local Enterprise Partnership) to reach potential providers of adult education in Hertfordshire that may be interested in applying for a place on the Step2Skills Framework Agreement with the aim of this commencing on 1st January 2025.o An open invitation to relevant providers of adult education and training to register to attend an Industry Webinar on Friday 13th September 2024.Further details can be found in the PPME document.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0489c6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025373-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Aug 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 11 Aug 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Strategic Procurement Group
- Contact Email
- anita.shipman@hertfordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01707292601
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HERTFORD
- Postcode
- SG13 8DE
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Hertford Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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