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title: "Fast Futures - Digital Skills and Employment Training Programme for Young People"
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# Fast Futures - Digital Skills and Employment Training Programme for Young People

Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3188f6f6-2092-47eb-b5f5-f22fa2315d93

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## Summary

Health Education England is conducting a procurement process for the "Fast Futures - Digital Skills and Employment Training Programme for Young People", aimed at enhancing employment skills for youth amid economic challenges. This tender falls under the education and training services category and is located in England. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the tender period having ended on 17th March 2021 and the contract now live from 22nd March 2021 until 31st May 2021. The total value of the awarded contract is £50,000.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in educational services or training programmes, particularly those that can provide digital skills development tailored for young adults. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as the procurement has been designed to be inclusive and supportive of diverse suppliers. Engaging in this contract can help businesses expand their service offerings while contributing to the growth and skill development of the workforce.

## Notice

As the country faces a sharp economic contraction, one of the groups that will suffer the most is the cohort of young people leaving full time education this summer: for the first and important 6 months of their careers they are facing a very difficult employment landscape before, as may be hoped, employment options generally improve in early 2021. The intention of this project is to support these young people in gaining the skills that employers will need as they begin their anticipated recovery in early 2021. As such Avado, a digital vocational skills provider, will delivery training through six modules: * Unlocking Technology and Data * Organisational Agility * Go to Market Foundations * Leading and Empowering Teams * Finance Fundamentals * Personal Growth Additional information: This Award has been made in line with Health Education England's Standing Financial Instructions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3dc775da-9543-42f3-9d5d-0b41ec64c2f8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 22 Mar 2021 - 31 May 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4PL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AVADO LEARNING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 23 Mar 2021 at 11:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3dc775da-9543-42f3-9d5d-0b41ec64c2f8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3dc775da-9543-42f3-9d5d-0b41ec64c2f8
  23rd March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://hee.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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