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title: "Advice Skills Academy Consultant Tender"
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# Advice Skills Academy Consultant Tender

Buyer: THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6d7a6e14-b6c2-46cd-83ea-71a39a2b4b76

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## Summary

The Advice Skills Academy Consultant Tender, initiated by The Women's Organisation, is a procurement process focused on providing strategic direction and expert advice for the Advice Skills Academy Programme across the Liverpool City Region. The total contract value is £30,000, and it falls under the industry category of business and management consultancy services, specifically targeting management-related and equal opportunities consultancy services. This open tender process concluded on 24 March 2017, with the contract period running from 3 April 2017 to 30 September 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses looking to expand in the consultancy sector, particularly those offering services in workforce development, management training, or equality consultancy. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary or community social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the project aims to enhance the skills and progression prospects of workers in the advice services sector, making it especially suitable for those with expertise in delivering training and support to disadvantaged groups.

## Notice

We are seeking to procure a suitable provider of strategic direction and specialist advice and support on all aspects of the Advice Skills Academy Programme across the Liverpool City Region up to the total value of PS30,000. The Advice Skills Academy is a 3 year ESF funded project running from October 2016 to September 2019 (subject to change control approval); to be delivered across the Liverpool City Region by a consortium of local Citizens Advice Services, managed by the Women's Organisation. The project will develop and deliver an integrated curriculum of accredited and non-accredited training to expand and develop the workforce for specialist advice services within the voluntary and private sectors. It will deliver interventions that: Address higher level skills shortages in specialist advice services. Provide training and support for people within the workforce to improve skills, progression, knowledge and productivity. Provide training and a support routeway 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. Create a positive, innovative and sustainable culture of learning and development in local Citizens Advice Services across the Liverpool City Region.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d2e4876-e09f-4d57-95a7-0a83007f0acd |
| 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Apr 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Mar 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 2 Apr 2017 - 30 Sep 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,000 |
| 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 | 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | HELEN SIMPSON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79420000 - Management-related services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 Apr 2017 at 12:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d2e4876-e09f-4d57-95a7-0a83007f0acd
- 9 Mar 2017 at 14:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d41dc9ef-5227-496c-b5fc-ad102bc87966

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d2e4876-e09f-4d57-95a7-0a83007f0acd
  27th April 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d41dc9ef-5227-496c-b5fc-ad102bc87966
  9th March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2bb21325-78bd-4b71-a670-8bd5c715adfe
  ASA Consultant Brief and Response Document

## Notice URLs

- http://www.thewomensorganisation.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us

## Provenance

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