--- title: "UKSPF E37 - Tailored support for the employed to access courses" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-dd49f86e-e743-46e6-9592-676129dab0d8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dd49f86e-e743-46e6-9592-676129dab0d8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dd49f86e-e743-46e6-9592-676129dab0d8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dd49f86e-e743-46e6-9592-676129dab0d8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-10-27" --- # UKSPF E37 - Tailored support for the employed to access courses Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dd49f86e-e743-46e6-9592-676129dab0d8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dd49f86e-e743-46e6-9592-676129dab0d8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dd49f86e-e743-46e6-9592-676129dab0d8.json) ## Summary The Durham County Council has initiated a tender process for the provision of tailored support for employed individuals to access courses under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The contract value is £3,300,000. The tender deadline is 28th November 2023, with the contract period starting on 1st February 2024 and ending on 28th February 2025. This opportunity falls under the education and training services category and is open to SMEs and VCSEs. The council aims to address skills gaps and shortages by upskilling employees, supporting career progression, and adapting to business changes through workforce training programmes. This tender presents business growth opportunities for providers offering accredited and non-accredited learning delivery relevant to specific geographic lots in England. Businesses specialised in education and training services, particularly in workforce skills support and agile training solutions, are well-suited to compete for this contract. This initiative targets the retention of key staff, meeting market demands, and supporting growth sectors through the development of technical and job-specific skills to drive education, employment, and apprenticeships. ## Notice UKSPF Skills E37 Tailored support for the employed to access courses. The council wishes to procure provision which will provide support for the under-employed and those at risk of redundancy under the skills strand of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The provision must support the growth and productivity agenda by providing access to agile training/upskilling solutions required by growth sectors and those facing ongoing recruitment difficulties. This will be achieved through the provision of flexible workforce skills support programmes to address intermediate (equivalent to Level 2), technical (at any Level) and higher-level (equivalent to Level 3 or above) skills gaps and shortages by creating opportunities for employees to upskill and/or retrain. This will support their career progression and/or help them to adapt to changes resulting from business restructures or redundancy. The council is looking to procure a range of providers against geographic lots to provide full geographic coverage. Bidders must offer a range of accredited and non-accredited learning delivery, relevant to the companies/growth sectors in the Lot under which they are bidding. Bidders must be able to respond to the needs of companies looking to upskill the workforce as well as in the case of a restructure or redundancy situation. Proposals should include short course solutions which increase the number of people with technical and job specific skills, to progress them into education, employment and apprenticeships to support business growth, the retention of key staff and to meet the needs of rapidly changing market opportunities. Additional information: Tender documents can be accessed, free of charge, at www.nepo.org using reference DN694296 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6812e177-2d56-408c-8ae1-bbe91e18a577 | | Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 28 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | DURHAM | | Post town | Durham | | Postcode | DH1 5UJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham | | Local authority | County Durham | | Electoral ward | Neville's Cross | | Westminster constituency | City of Durham | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 27 Oct 2023 at 17:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6812e177-2d56-408c-8ae1-bbe91e18a577 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6812e177-2d56-408c-8ae1-bbe91e18a577 27th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.durham.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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