--- title: "Post-16 Education and Skills Horizon Scanning" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0b9d4f31-213b-47ce-94e7-9c9c1b716ea0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0b9d4f31-213b-47ce-94e7-9c9c1b716ea0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0b9d4f31-213b-47ce-94e7-9c9c1b716ea0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0b9d4f31-213b-47ce-94e7-9c9c1b716ea0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2021-06-09" --- # Post-16 Education and Skills Horizon Scanning Buyer: WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0b9d4f31-213b-47ce-94e7-9c9c1b716ea0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0b9d4f31-213b-47ce-94e7-9c9c1b716ea0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0b9d4f31-213b-47ce-94e7-9c9c1b716ea0.json) ## Summary The West of England Combined Authority is initiating a tender process titled "Post-16 Education and Skills Horizon Scanning." This project falls under the services category, specifically focusing on research and development consultancy services. The procurement is set to take place in the South West region of England, with the tender period ending on 7th July 2021, and the contract commencing on 8th July 2021, lasting until 31st October 2021. The purpose of this tender is to produce an analysis that will inform skill requirements and infrastructure in the post-16 education sector, reflecting changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses that specialise in research and development, particularly those engaged in social research services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to apply, as the tender specifications are aimed at leveraging innovative insights into vocational skills and training delivery. Businesses well-versed in forecasting labour market trends and responsive to educational needs in alignment with economic growth would be well-placed to compete and contribute to this significant initiative. ## Notice WECA is procuring a third party organisation to produce comprehensive analysis to inform and shape skills provision across WECA, and inform the requirements of the post-16 education and skills infrastructure reflecting the changes and innovations to ways of both working and learning. * Part 1: Development of new forecasts (Policy off), similar to those produced by working futures to reflect broad trends and changes to the labour market and new ways of working following the Covid-19 Pandemic. Setting out the innovations and drivers of change within and across sectors. * Part 2: Using the outputs from the part 1 work, and focusing on the sectors that are important to the region in terms of growth prospects and/or volume employed, how do the forecasted changes and innovations impact the occupations and skills required by sectors and influence the way skills and training need to be delivered, both now and in the future. * Part 3: An assessment to determine whether our current post-16 estate including previously publicly funded capital schemes, and infrastructure meets the needs of how the skills required both now and in the future will be delivered. Additional information: Suppliers must ensure that they have the most up to date Invitation to Tender document by registering on the e-tendering system at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and expressing an interest. This will enable suppliers to view the latest documents and see any comments and discussions on those documents. PROJECT REFERENCE NUMBER DN:548993 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00626b6a-c941-4e33-b003-2263923e039e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not applicable | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 7 Jul 2021 - 31 Oct 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 6ER | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Lawrence Hill | | Westminster constituency | Bristol East | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 79315000 - Social research services ## Release History - 9 Jun 2021 at 07:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00626b6a-c941-4e33-b003-2263923e039e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00626b6a-c941-4e33-b003-2263923e039e 9th June 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.westofengland-ca.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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