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Birmingham City Council (BCC), through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), is committed to equipping local organisations with the skills, knowledge, and expertise needed to thrive in today's digital economy. BCC is inviting proposals from experienced digital training providers and suitably qualified and experienced individuals and organisations to deliver bite-sized, practical digital skills training and Digital Support Vouchers to SMEs and Micro Businesses. The programme aims to strengthen the digital capabilities of local organisations, enabling them to adopt and apply tools that support growth, efficiency, and resilience. The contract(s) being procured have been split into Lots, as follows. Training should cover (but is not limited to): * Lot 1: Cyber Security * Lot 2: Artificial Intelligence (AI) * Lot 3: Web Development * Lot 4: Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) * Lot 5: GDPR and Data Compliance * Lot 6: Digital Marketing * Lot 7: Social Media for Marketing * Lot 8: Digital Support Vouchers Bidders may bid for one or more Lots and Lots will be assessed individually with separate contracts will be awarded for each Lot. Delivery formats may include Face-to-face training (within Birmingham, Online delivery or a combination of the two. The contract for the services will commence in December 2025 and will be in place for a period of upto 4 Months. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. 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The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the 'in-tend' system. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the etendering@birmingham.gov.uk. Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 19th November 2025.", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed" }, "tenderPeriod": { "endDate": "2025-11-19T12:00:00+00:00" }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2025-11-12T00:00:00+00:00" }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "title": "Cyber Security", "description": "Cyber Security Training", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 22500, "amount": 18750, "currency": "GBP" }, "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2026-04-15T23:59:59+01:00" }, "awardCriteria": { "description": "The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 70%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 30% For full details please refer to the procurement documents." } }, { "id": "2", "title": "Artificial Intelligence (AI)", "description": "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 22500, "amount": 18750, "currency": "GBP" }, "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2026-04-15T23:59:59+01:00" }, "awardCriteria": { "description": "The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 70%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 30% For full details please refer to the procurement documents." } }, { "id": "3", "title": "Web Development", "description": "Web Development Training", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 22500, "amount": 18750, "currency": "GBP" }, "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2026-04-15T23:59:59+01:00" }, "awardCriteria": { "description": "The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 70%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 30% For full details please refer to the procurement documents." } }, { "id": "4", "title": "Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)", "description": "Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Training", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 22500, "amount": 18750, "currency": "GBP" }, "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2026-04-15T23:59:59+01:00" }, "awardCriteria": { "description": "The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 70%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 30% For full details please refer to the procurement documents." } }, { "id": "5", "title": "GDPR and Data Compliance", "description": "GDPR and Data Compliance Training", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 22500, "amount": 18750, "currency": "GBP" }, "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2026-04-15T23:59:59+01:00" }, "awardCriteria": { "description": "The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 70%. 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The overall weighting for the price criteria is 30% For full details please refer to the procurement documents." } }, { "id": "7", "title": "Social Media for Marketing", "description": "Social Media for Marketing Training", "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 22500, "amount": 18750, "currency": "GBP" }, "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2026-04-15T23:59:59+01:00" }, "awardCriteria": { "description": "The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 70%. 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