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Provision of External Accredited Vocational Training

RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL

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Summary of the contracting process

Renfrewshire Council is currently seeking multiple training providers through an open procurement process titled "Provision of External Accredited Vocational Training". This programme, part of the services category, aims to deliver accredited vocational qualifications for both unemployed and employed residents of the Renfrewshire area, particularly targeting those aged 16 to 64 facing barriers to employment. The tender has a total value of GBP 160,000 and is structured into eight distinct lots across various sectors, including Agriculture/Forestry, Horticulture, Business/IT, and Health & Safety. The submission deadline for bids is set for 3 November 2017, with the process being managed electronically via the public tenders platform.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in vocational training and education, especially those specialising in skills development across the mentioned sectors. Both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger training organisations may find suitable bidding opportunities within different lots, as at least three suppliers will be appointed in each category. Businesses should highlight their capability to provide tailored training, a strong understanding of community needs in Renfrewshire, and demonstrate how they will collaborate with local recruitment and employability partners to enhance skills among residents.

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Notice Title

Provision of External Accredited Vocational Training

Notice Description

Renfrewshire Council seeks multiple training providers to deliver a range of accredited vocational qualifications for participants registered with Invest in Renfrewshire Employability Service. The External Accredited Vocational Training Framework target group for this programme is unemployed and employed residents of the Renfrewshire Council area. Participants can be aged 16 - 29 years or 30 - 64 years with multiple barriers to employment. All participants must be registered with Invest in Renfrewshire and eligible for the ESF funded Youth Employment Initiative or Employability Pipeline Programmes

Lot Information

Agriculture/Forestry

Renfrewshire Council will to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of an external accredited vocational training with a number of suitably qualified and experienced training providers. This framework is intended to include a wide range of courses which will provide skills training along with an accredited vocational qualification which will support individual requests to increase existing levels of qualifications thus supporting progression in the labour market, or provide a qualification to enable someone to enter into sustainable employment after participating in the External Accredited Vocational Training. The programme is part-funded by Renfrewshire Council and the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014 - 2020 European Social Funds: Youth Employment Initiative and Employability Pipeline. The Framework Contract will be split into 8 lots to multiple Suppliers within each lot in the following industry sectors: - Agriculture/Forestry - Horticulture - Business/IT - Construction - Hospitality - Health & Safety - Security - Social Care Tenderers are invited to tender for any number of lots. Each lot will be scored separately. Places will be awarded to a minimum of three Tenderers in each Lot but Renfrewshire Council reserves the right to award places in each Lot to fewer Tenderers where there may be less than three Tenderers. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 10 Months and the maximum spend will be up to a value of GBP 160000 The Framework Agreement is subject to the Standard Terms of Appointment. Any Call-off under the Framework Agreement shall be subject to the Renfrewshire Council's General Conditions of Service.

Horticulture

Renfrewshire Council will to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of an external accredited vocational training with a number of suitably qualified and experienced training providers. This framework is intended to include a wide range of courses which will provide skills training along with an accredited vocational qualification which will support individual requests to increase existing levels of qualifications thus supporting progression in the labour market, or provide a qualification to enable someone to enter into sustainable employment after participating in the External Accredited Vocational Training. The programme is part-funded by Renfrewshire Council and the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014 - 2020 European Social Funds: Youth Employment Initiative and Employability Pipeline. The Framework Contract will be split into 8 lots to multiple Suppliers within each lot in the following industry sectors: - Agriculture/Forestry - Horticulture - Business/IT - Construction - Hospitality - Health & Safety - Security - Social Care Tenderers are invited to tender for any number of lots. Each lot will be scored separately. Places will be awarded to a minimum of three Tenderers in each Lot but Renfrewshire Council reserves the right to award places in each Lot to fewer Tenderers where there may be less than three Tenderers. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 10 Months and the maximum spend will be up to a value of GBP 160000 The Framework Agreement is subject to the Standard Terms of Appointment. Any Call-off under the Framework Agreement shall be subject to the Renfrewshire Council's General Conditions of Service.

Business/Office/IT

Renfrewshire Council will to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of an external accredited vocational training with a number of suitably qualified and experienced training providers. This framework is intended to include a wide range of courses which will provide skills training along with an accredited vocational qualification which will support individual requests to increase existing levels of qualifications thus supporting progression in the labour market, or provide a qualification to enable someone to enter into sustainable employment after participating in the External Accredited Vocational Training. The programme is part-funded by Renfrewshire Council and the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014 - 2020 European Social Funds: Youth Employment Initiative and Employability Pipeline. The Framework Contract will be split into 8 lots to multiple Suppliers within each lot in the following industry sectors: - Agriculture/Forestry - Horticulture - Business/IT - Construction - Hospitality - Health & Safety - Security - Social Care Tenderers are invited to tender for any number of lots. Each lot will be scored separately. Places will be awarded to a minimum of three Tenderers in each Lot but Renfrewshire Council reserves the right to award places in each Lot to fewer Tenderers where there may be less than three Tenderers. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 10 Months and the maximum spend will be up to a value of GBP 160000 The Framework Agreement is subject to the Standard Terms of Appointment. Any Call-off under the Framework Agreement shall be subject to the Renfrewshire Council's General Conditions of Service.

Construction

Renfrewshire Council will to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of an external accredited vocational training with a number of suitably qualified and experienced training providers. This framework is intended to include a wide range of courses which will provide skills training along with an accredited vocational qualification which will support individual requests to increase existing levels of qualifications thus supporting progression in the labour market, or provide a qualification to enable someone to enter into sustainable employment after participating in the External Accredited Vocational Training. The programme is part-funded by Renfrewshire Council and the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014 - 2020 European Social Funds: Youth Employment Initiative and Employability Pipeline. The Framework Contract will be split into 8 lots to multiple Suppliers within each lot in the following industry sectors: - Agriculture/Forestry - Horticulture - Business/IT - Construction - Hospitality - Health & Safety - Security - Social Care Tenderers are invited to tender for any number of lots. Each lot will be scored separately. Places will be awarded to a minimum of three Tenderers in each Lot but Renfrewshire Council reserves the right to award places in each Lot to fewer Tenderers where there may be less than three Tenderers. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 10 Months and the maximum spend will be up to a value of GBP 160000 The Framework Agreement is subject to the Standard Terms of Appointment. Any Call-off under the Framework Agreement shall be subject to the Renfrewshire Council's General Conditions of Service.

Hospitality

Renfrewshire Council will to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of an external accredited vocational training with a number of suitably qualified and experienced training providers. This framework is intended to include a wide range of courses which will provide skills training along with an accredited vocational qualification which will support individual requests to increase existing levels of qualifications thus supporting progression in the labour market, or provide a qualification to enable someone to enter into sustainable employment after participating in the External Accredited Vocational Training. The programme is part-funded by Renfrewshire Council and the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014 - 2020 European Social Funds: Youth Employment Initiative and Employability Pipeline. The Framework Contract will be split into 8 lots to multiple Suppliers within each lot in the following industry sectors: - Agriculture/Forestry - Horticulture - Business/IT - Construction - Hospitality - Health & Safety - Security - Social Care Tenderers are invited to tender for any number of lots. Each lot will be scored separately. Places will be awarded to a minimum of three Tenderers in each Lot but Renfrewshire Council reserves the right to award places in each Lot to fewer Tenderers where there may be less than three Tenderers. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 10 Months and the maximum spend will be up to a value of GBP 160000 The Framework Agreement is subject to the Standard Terms of Appointment. Any Call-off under the Framework Agreement shall be subject to the Renfrewshire Council's General Conditions of Service.

Health & Safety

Renfrewshire Council will to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of an external accredited vocational training with a number of suitably qualified and experienced training providers. This framework is intended to include a wide range of courses which will provide skills training along with an accredited vocational qualification which will support individual requests to increase existing levels of qualifications thus supporting progression in the labour market, or provide a qualification to enable someone to enter into sustainable employment after participating in the External Accredited Vocational Training. The programme is part-funded by Renfrewshire Council and the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014 - 2020 European Social Funds: Youth Employment Initiative and Employability Pipeline. The Framework Contract will be split into 8 lots to multiple Suppliers within each lot in the following industry sectors: - Agriculture/Forestry - Horticulture - Business/IT - Construction - Hospitality - Health & Safety - Security - Social Care Tenderers are invited to tender for any number of lots. Each lot will be scored separately. Places will be awarded to a minimum of three Tenderers in each Lot but Renfrewshire Council reserves the right to award places in each Lot to fewer Tenderers where there may be less than three Tenderers. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 10 Months and the maximum spend will be up to a value of GBP 160000 The Framework Agreement is subject to the Standard Terms of Appointment. Any Call-off under the Framework Agreement shall be subject to the Renfrewshire Council's General Conditions of Service.

Security

Renfrewshire Council will to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of an external accredited vocational training with a number of suitably qualified and experienced training providers. This framework is intended to include a wide range of courses which will provide skills training along with an accredited vocational qualification which will support individual requests to increase existing levels of qualifications thus supporting progression in the labour market, or provide a qualification to enable someone to enter into sustainable employment after participating in the External Accredited Vocational Training. The programme is part-funded by Renfrewshire Council and the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014 - 2020 European Social Funds: Youth Employment Initiative and Employability Pipeline. The Framework Contract will be split into 8 lots to multiple Suppliers within each lot in the following industry sectors: - Agriculture/Forestry - Horticulture - Business/IT - Construction - Hospitality - Health & Safety - Security - Social Care Tenderers are invited to tender for any number of lots. Each lot will be scored separately. Places will be awarded to a minimum of three Tenderers in each Lot but Renfrewshire Council reserves the right to award places in each Lot to fewer Tenderers where there may be less than three Tenderers. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 10 Months and the maximum spend will be up to a value of GBP 160000 The Framework Agreement is subject to the Standard Terms of Appointment. Any Call-off under the Framework Agreement shall be subject to the Renfrewshire Council's General Conditions of Service.

Social Care/Childcare

Renfrewshire Council will to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of an external accredited vocational training with a number of suitably qualified and experienced training providers. This framework is intended to include a wide range of courses which will provide skills training along with an accredited vocational qualification which will support individual requests to increase existing levels of qualifications thus supporting progression in the labour market, or provide a qualification to enable someone to enter into sustainable employment after participating in the External Accredited Vocational Training. The programme is part-funded by Renfrewshire Council and the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014 - 2020 European Social Funds: Youth Employment Initiative and Employability Pipeline. The Framework Contract will be split into 8 lots to multiple Suppliers within each lot in the following industry sectors: - Agriculture/Forestry - Horticulture - Business/IT - Construction - Hospitality - Health & Safety - Security - Social Care Tenderers are invited to tender for any number of lots. Each lot will be scored separately. Places will be awarded to a minimum of three Tenderers in each Lot but Renfrewshire Council reserves the right to award places in each Lot to fewer Tenderers where there may be less than three Tenderers. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 10 Months and the maximum spend will be up to a value of GBP 160000 The Framework Agreement is subject to the Standard Terms of Appointment. Any Call-off under the Framework Agreement shall be subject to the Renfrewshire Council's General Conditions of Service.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000514785
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY318653
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80530000 - Vocational training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£160,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£159,500 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 May 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Nov 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Dec 20178 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE

Contact Name
Brian Bradley
Contact Email
brian.bradley@renfrewshire.gov.uk, graeme.beattie@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1413755425, +44 1416185638, +44 1416186400

Buyer Location

Locality
PAISLEY
Postcode
PA1 1JB
Post Town
Paisley
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

ANNA WALLS CONSULTANCY

CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE

HSC FUTURES

HW FORESTRY SERVICES

TENNENT'S TRAINING ACADEMY

VERG

YOUR THE HERO

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT298247
    Provision of External Accredited Vocational Training - Renfrewshire Council seeks multiple training providers to deliver a range of accredited vocational qualifications for participants registered with Invest in Renfrewshire Employability Service. The External Accredited Vocational Training Framework target group for this programme is unemployed and employed residents of the Renfrewshire Council area. Participants can be aged 16 - 29 years or 30 - 64 years with multiple barriers to employment. All participants must be registered with Invest in Renfrewshire and eligible for the ESF funded Youth Employment Initiative or Employability Pipeline Programmes
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY318653
    Provision of External Accredited Vocational Training - Renfrewshire Council seeks multiple training providers to deliver a range of accredited vocational qualifications for participants registered with Invest in Renfrewshire Employability Service. The External Accredited Vocational Training Framework target group for this programme is unemployed and employed residents of the Renfrewshire Council area. Participants can be aged 16 - 29 years or 30 - 64 years with multiple barriers to employment. All participants must be registered with Invest in Renfrewshire and eligible for the ESF funded Youth Employment Initiative or Employability Pipeline Programmes

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