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title: "Delivery of Training in Agile and Project Management Skills - DPS for Skills Providers and Training Provision, Skills for Growth: Cheshire and Warrington: ESF Ref: 03S19 P03307"
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# Delivery of Training in Agile and Project Management Skills - DPS for Skills Providers and Training Provision, Skills for Growth: Cheshire and Warrington: ESF Ref: 03S19 P03307

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4b51aa5-70fe-4bcc-8102-05fe711c940c

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the University of Chester, which has initiated a tender titled "Delivery of Training in Agile and Project Management Skills" aimed at providing skills training solutions in the North West of England. This project falls under the education and training services category and is currently at the award stage, with the contract expected to run from 4 January 2021 to 3 January 2022. Businesses had until 2 December 2020 to submit their tenders, and the project was launched through a Dynamic Purchasing System. The awarded value of the contract is £3,800 with a minimum value of £1,000.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for training providers and companies specializing in educational services to expand their market presence, particularly those focusing on Agile methodologies and project management training. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to compete, especially those that offer innovative online and socially distanced training solutions. With the growing demand for upskilling in these areas, successful bidders could see enhanced business growth and strengthened partnerships within the local workforce development initiatives.

## Notice

The University of Chester has already appointed suitably qualified organisations onto a Dynamic Purchasing System (ref 2019-Dec-01 Contracts Finder Notice still Open when this award notice was published) to deliver a range of skills solutions and training options to Cheshire and Warrington employees until 30th November 2022. This tender welcomed a range of established provision and innovative & emerging online and socially distanced classroom programmes to deliver courses in Agile and Project Management Skills. The values in this award notice only relate to the tender process and not the actual values under the contracts as these will be dependent upon demand from participants. The Lots awarded were: Lot 1b - Accredited Agile Project Management - Foundation - Online Course with Tutor Lot 2b - Accredited Agile Project Management Practitioner - Online Course with Tutor Lot 3b - Accredited Agile Project Management Foundation and Practitioner - Online Course with Tutor The following Lots were not awarded due to there being no tender submissions: Lot 1a - Accredited Agile Project Management Foundation - Online Course Self-Paced Lot 1c - Accredited Agile Project Management - Foundation - Classroom Setting Lot 1d - Accredited Agile Project Management - Foundation - Combined (Virtual and Classroom Setting) Lot 2a - Accredited Agile Project Management Practitioner - Online Course Self-Paced Lot 2c - Accredited Agile Project Management Practitioner - Classroom Setting Lot 2d - Accredited Agile Project Management Practitioner - Combined (Virtual and Classroom Setting) Lot 3a - Accredited Agile Project Management Foundation and Practitioner - Online Course Self-Paced Lot 3c - Accredited Agile Project Management Foundation and Practitioner - Classroom Setting Lot 3d - Accredited Agile Project Management Foundation and Practitioner - Combined (Virtual and Classroom Setting) Lot 4a - Accredited Project Management Foundation - Online Course Self-Paced Lot 4b - Accredited Project Management Foundation - Online Course with Tutor Lot 4c - Accredited Project Management Foundation - Classroom Setting Lot 4d - Accredited Project Management Foundation - Combined (Virtual and Classroom Setting) Lot 5a - Accredited Project Management Practitioner - Online Course Self-Paced Lot 5b - Accredited Project Management Practitioner - Online Course with Tutor Lot 5c - Accredited Project Management Practitioner - Classroom Setting Lot 5d - Accredited Project Management Practitioner - Combined (Virtual and Classroom Setting) Lot 6a - Accredited Project Management- Foundation and Practitioner - Online Course Self-Paced Lot 6b - Accredited Project Management Foundation and Practitioner - Online Course with Tutor Lot 6c - Accredited Project Management Foundation and Practitioner- Classroom Setting Lot 6d - Accredited Project Management Foundation and Practitioner- Combined (Virtual and Classroom Setting) Additional information: This tender was run via the university's e-tendering portal, "In-Tend". Registration to this site is free for suppliers. There is also Help/Guidance on how to use the supplier site on the 'Help' section of the site: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester/aspx/HelpOverview

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f7f2d3f-a7e6-4b19-9adf-6b0f8d396d11 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Dec 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2021 - 3 Jan 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,800 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,800 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER |
| Locality | CHESTER |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH1 4BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Chester City & the Garden Quarter |
| Westminster constituency | Chester North and Neston |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOLUTIONEERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 10 Mar 2021 at 17:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f7f2d3f-a7e6-4b19-9adf-6b0f8d396d11

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f7f2d3f-a7e6-4b19-9adf-6b0f8d396d11
  10th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester
  In-Tend Link

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester/aspx/HelpOverview

## Provenance

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