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Award

08 Jul 2025 at 11:58

Tender

29 Jan 2025 at 15:35

Summary of the contracting process

The Learning and Development Training Framework 2025 is an active procurement process initiated by Westmorland and Furness Council, aiming to cultivate a confident, empowered, and inclusive workforce. This open procedure covers the education and training services industry category and is set in Kendal, United Kingdom (region UKD1). The framework's main priorities include attracting a committed workforce, fostering a culture of wellbeing, and developing skills. The tender is divided into several lots, each focusing on distinct service areas such as leadership development, health and wellbeing, and environmental sustainability. Key deadlines include a submission deadline on 27th February 2025 at 12 noon. The procurement is governed by the legal basis of the EU directive 32014L0024 and involves multiple stakeholders and potential accessible parties.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in education and training services. Companies with expertise in areas such as leadership development, socio-economic regeneration, health and safety, and environmental sustainability are well-suited to compete for these contracts. The procurement process is designed to be inclusive and supports diversity, encouraging participation from a broad spectrum of business communities. Additionally, the framework agreement could benefit businesses by providing long-term contracts with possibilities for renewal, fostering stability, and facilitating growth in collaboration with the public sector's strategic objectives. The open procedure allows maximum participation and the chance to establish partnerships with schools, councils, and health bodies across the region.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Learning and Development Training Framework 2025

Notice Description

The Council People Plan's vision is to have 'A confident, empowered and inclusive workforce' that is motivated caring and considerate. To support this vision, there are three main priorities: to attract and retain a talented and committed workforce, create a culture of engagement and wellbeing and developing our people and achieving great outcomes. Developing skills and competencies will enable our workforce to fulfil it's potential, be innovative and creative and help shape and prepare our organisation for our ever-changing needs and achieve great outcomes for our organisation and the communities we serve.

Lot Information

Leadership and Organisational Development

Lot 1 - Provision of leadership and management development, behaviour and culture change. Coaching and mentoring. Member Development. EDI.

Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months

Professional, Technical and Support Services

Lot 2- Provision of learning and development for wide range of non-operational, enabling services that support our strategic aims such as developing digital capabilities, customer care, communication and technology, legal, financial and people and programme/project management and emergency planning and resilience.

Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Lot 3 - Supporting Health, Safety and Wellbeing ensuring the Council fully meets the legislative requirements for employees and elected members. Supports the Council's objective to promote better health at work including work life balance, promotion of healthy lifestyle, positive mental wellbeing and the prevention of work-related stress.

Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months

Social Care and Community

Lot 4 - Health, social care and / or services that support our communities to be safe and strong. Includes adult social care, children's services, public health, trading standards, environmental health, licensing and housing. Community power, poverty and safety.

Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months

Environmental Sustainability and Socio-Economic Development

Lot 5 -Areas related to the environment and/or sustainability. Including climate change and the challenges it presents, becoming carbon net zero, environmentally friendly travel e.g. walking and cycling, preparing our communities for severe weather events. Enhancing natural habitats, encouraging sustainable land-use and land management and biodiversity. Planning, building control, economic development and regeneration of our local areas.

Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months

Operational Services

The Council People Plan's vision is to have 'A confident, empowered and inclusive workforce' that is motivated caring and considerate. To support this vision, there are three main priorities: to attract and retain a talented and committed workforce, create a culture of engagement and wellbeing and developing our people and achieving great outcomes. Developing skills and competencies will enable our workforce to fulfil it's potential, be innovative and creative and help shape and prepare our organisation for our ever-changing needs and achieve great outcomes for our organisation and the communities we serve.

Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d714
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038198-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jul 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Active, Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Westmorland and Furness Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KENDAL
Postcode
LA9 4DQ
Postcode Area
Lancaster
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
Delivery Location
TLD1 Cumbria

Local Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Electoral Ward
Kendal Strickland and Fell
Westminster Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale

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