--- title: "Pre Tender Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-941848a0-975c-408b-8319-c3eda3d550de" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-941848a0-975c-408b-8319-c3eda3d550de" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-941848a0-975c-408b-8319-c3eda3d550de.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-941848a0-975c-408b-8319-c3eda3d550de.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2020-05-07" --- # Pre Tender Market Engagement Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-941848a0-975c-408b-8319-c3eda3d550de [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-941848a0-975c-408b-8319-c3eda3d550de) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-941848a0-975c-408b-8319-c3eda3d550de.json) ## Summary The Essex County Council is initiating a pre-tender market engagement process aimed at enhancing its Learning & Development (L&D) services. The title of the engagement is "Pre Tender Market Engagement," which falls under the education and training industry category. This planning stage is focused on gathering insights from service providers about the delivery of training services with an engagement end date set for 22nd May 2020. This engagement is intended to inform potential procurement options, with a tentative timeline for a formal tender expected in late June to early July 2020, situated in the East of England. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in training and educational services to engage with a local authority's evolving needs. Companies that adapt to new delivery techniques, such as blended learning and flexible service provision, would be particularly well-suited to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the engagement specifically notes the suitability for SMEs, which can leverage their agility and innovative approaches to meet the emerging requirements of Essex County Council. ## Notice As a learning organisation ECC is transitioning from delivering formal programs to enabling informal learning, fostering collaboration, developing communities, leveraging subject-matter experts, capturing and re-using knowledge that exists in the organisation, and making learning a part of every person's daily life. We are creating a learning environment where learning is linked to collaboration and knowledge sharing much more tightly. Organisational change has led to changes in the way ECC employees develop their skills and training, these are linked to individual development plans along with more structured training focused on five pillars of knowledge and behaviours; Managing Myself, Being the best I can be, Working at ECC, Working within the system, and Driving a culture of improvement. This structure will be maintained but the content will change over time. How ECC delivers this training is changing and therefore how ECC procures these services is also changing. ECC's Learning & Development and Procurement teams are currently working on possible options to deliver a service which is flexible, embraces emerging delivery techniques, collaboration across service providers and in general provide a blended approach. In order to develop and inform those options ECC is taking the opportunity to engage with the Training market prior to formalising any tender process. This engagement is looking at two particular areas where we would welcome service provider feedback/opinion. These are * Form of agreement, framework or dynamic purchasing system (DPS) * Delivery There are a number of questions we would like service providers to provide feedback on, the information received will inform as to how we will approach the market to meet our needs. A spreadsheet is available for you to complete and return to Andrew.beaver@essex.gov.uk by 12 noon Friday 22nd May 2020. Additional information: Please note that at this point in time a decision has not been as to when a tender notice will be issued, it is however envisaged that a tender exercise may take place late June / early July. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e69e290-52d4-45f0-9140-42c5d59f1663 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 May 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 22 May 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 7 May 2020 at 15:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e69e290-52d4-45f0-9140-42c5d59f1663 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e69e290-52d4-45f0-9140-42c5d59f1663 7th May 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b9118652-9db0-4eef-9c91-b435788469f8 L&D Early Engagement Document - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/35d8b165-08c8-4d06-9658-30eeb3e3e311 Service Provider Response ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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