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title: "Advice Skills Academy Preferred Suppliers List Application"
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# Advice Skills Academy Preferred Suppliers List Application

Buyer: THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-429fa22f-f3fb-4c84-b2ff-ba6612a369dc

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## Summary

The Advice Skills Academy (ASA) is currently engaged in the procurement process for establishing a Preferred Suppliers List, focusing on personnel-training services. The project, supported by the Women's Organisation, aims to identify training and development needs within local Citizens Advice services in the Liverpool City Region. The tender was published on 29th August 2017, with responses due by 18th September 2017. The total budget allocated for the goods and services procured under this tender is £30,200, with the contract period running from 2nd October 2017 to 30th September 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for companies involved in training and development, particularly those providing staff training, management training, or personal development training services. Businesses that focus on delivering tailored educational programmes, particularly to disadvantaged groups or within the social care sector, would be well-suited to apply. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, given the focus on promoting equality and addressing skills shortages in specialist advisory services.

## Notice

The Advice Skills Academy (ASA) is a European Social Fund (ESF) funded project, running October 2016 to September 2019 (subject to change control approval), which will develop a co-ordinated approach to identifying learning and development needs of staff within local Citizens Advice services in the Liverpool City Region (LCR). The project will: develop a calendar of training opportunities to meet the needs of staff, including internal Citizens Advice delivery, and externally procured delivery; identify other learning and development opportunities, including e-learning, coaching and mentoring; and support the development of learning organisations that are responsive to the needs of staff, volunteers, and their learning, development and progression goals. The project has been developed to: * Address higher level skills shortages in specialist advice services * Provide training and support for people within the workforce to improve skills, knowledge, progression and productivity * Provide a training and support route for disadvantaged groups seeking to access further job opportunities in the sector * Improve management, leadership and progression capacity * Promote equality by improving the progression prospects of women within the workforce ASA are looking to create a Preferred Suppliers List, in order to procure the delivery of goods or services for the project up to a total budget value of PS30,200. This Application form is to be used for applying to be entered onto the Preferred Suppliers List for ASA. For full details of the ASA procurement processes, please see the ASA Procurement Framework document. The Women's Organisation is the accountable body for this Programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d78eb4e-6755-4bbe-8c63-edaae4688fba |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Sep 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2017 - 30 Sep 2019 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L1 0AB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 18 |
| Supplier names | ADVICE; DAVID WATERFALL; DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE; EDUK8 PARTNERSHIP; HALTON & ST HELENS VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ACTION; HEALTH ENERGY ADVICE TEAM; INSTITUTE OF MONEY ADVISORS; LEARN GROW SUCCEED; LIVERPOOL CHARITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES; LIVERPOOL MENTAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM; LIVERPOOL SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP; NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION; PEOPLE ALCHEMY; REAL ENGLISH TRAINING; RINA CONSULTING; SMART COACHING & TRAINING; TOTAL EXCELLENCE CENTRE; WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services

## Release History

- 23 Mar 2018 at 16:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d78eb4e-6755-4bbe-8c63-edaae4688fba
- 29 Aug 2017 at 12:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a72515c2-3c6a-4496-a660-388b8deb8ee3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d78eb4e-6755-4bbe-8c63-edaae4688fba
  23rd March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a72515c2-3c6a-4496-a660-388b8deb8ee3
  29th August 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/76fc6696-db5f-44a1-be7e-6168f90adf95
  ASA Tender Brief and Reponse document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5042e2f3-eeae-445d-91f4-252ec47a985e
  ASA Procurement Framework Document
- http://www.thewomensorganisation.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us
  For further information

## Notice URLs

- http://www.thewomensorganisation.org.uk

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