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title: "PQ0502 - Academic Evaluation: Two Cultural Competency Pathways - AWARD"
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# PQ0502 - Academic Evaluation: Two Cultural Competency Pathways - AWARD

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-39e1b331-fef2-4683-8f75-3257da595444

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## Summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking supplier(s) for the provision of two academic evaluations for the Birmingham Cultural Intelligence Pathway and the Birmingham Cultural Humility and Safety Training Pathway. The contract duration is 14 months starting from 1st May 2024, with the deadline for the tender period set for 2nd April 2024. Suppliers can bid for one or both lots, and the Council will award one supplier per lot.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses offering training services focusing on cultural inclusion, fairness, and diversity. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete. The evaluation will assess the impact on staff's knowledge, skills, and behaviours, providing valuable insights for training organisations, service users, and volunteers involved in the project.

## Notice

Birmingham City Council (The Council) requires supplier(s) for the provision of two academic evaluations as per the below 2 lots: 1. The Birmingham Cultural Intelligence Pathway 2. The Birmingham Cultural Humility and Safety Training Pathway This work has been split into two key strands - Cultural Intelligence and Cultural Humility and Safety. i. Cultural Intelligence focuses on the strategic and leadership approaches to cultural inclusion, fairness and respect at a population or strategic level. ii. Cultural Humility and Safety focuses on person-to-person interaction and cultural fairness, inclusion, and respect between two people, whether as client and service provider, peers or employer and line manager. Cultural Humility and Safety training is for everyone. Communities, front line staff, managers and leaders can all benefit as it aims to develop the skills and awareness to facilitate personal interactions that acknowledge and respect cultural differences. The successful provider(s) will be expected to: o Determine how well the Cultural Intelligence Pathway and Cultural Humility and Safety Training Pathway is achieving its objectives and identify any areas for improvement. o Capture the different ways the Cultural Intelligence Pathway and/or Cultural Humility and Safety Pathway is being implemented in organisations and identify good practice e.g. in terms of training packages used, managerial and organisational support in place. o Understand the impact on trainees' knowledge, skills and confidence, and the impact of this on behaviour, and wider cultural competency. o Understand who is engaging and who is not engaging and the reasons for this. o Understand the value Cultural Intelligence Pathway and/or Cultural Humility and Safety Training Pathway in comparison to normal Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) provision. The awarded supplier(s) will work with the Council's public health to define metrics for measuring impact on skills, knowledge, qualities, and behaviours in staff using the framework (attending training) and those who are not. The evaluation audience will mainly include project staff, training organisations, service users and volunteers. The contract(s) will be for a duration of 14 months commencing 1st May 2024 until 30th June 2025. Suppliers can bid for one or both lots and be awarded more than one Lot depending on the evaluation outcome. The Council will be awarding one supplier per lot. 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. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity, please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to...

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef5fd946-ed62-4e98-8a5d-b199e5d98fcf |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 14 Jul 2024 - 14 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £59,200 |
| 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 | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WEST MIDLANDS |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 7WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Newtown |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | EQUALITAL; SOCIAL MACHINES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80531200 - Technical training services
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 80550000 - Safety training services
- 80561000 - Health training services

## Release History

- 9 Jul 2024 at 23:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef5fd946-ed62-4e98-8a5d-b199e5d98fcf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef5fd946-ed62-4e98-8a5d-b199e5d98fcf
  9th July 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/

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