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title: "Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) 2024 Commission"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042601"
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# Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) 2024 Commission

Buyer: CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042601

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## Summary

The Construction Industry Training Board is looking for a provider for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) 2024 Commission. The procurement is in the awards stage, with Action Sustainability (Trading) Ltd receiving the contract worth £857,500 on May 16, 2024. The commission aims to increase diversity in the construction industry through EDI training, focusing on improving recruitment and retention. The service will be delivered in the United Kingdom, targeting the education and training services industry category.

The planned Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) 2024 Commission by CITB presents a growth opportunity for businesses in the education and training services sector. With a contract value of £1,715,000, the engaging provider will contribute to boosting inclusivity and talent retention in the construction industry. The tender includes planned activities such as developing EDI training resources, targeting SMEs, and demonstrating the benefits of inclusive recruitment to small businesses, creating avenues for business expansion and participation in fostering industry diversity.

## Notice

To ensure that industry has enough people to deliver the pipeline of work, we need to recruit more people, from more diverse backgrounds and improve retention across construction. There is an opportunity to increase numbers entering the industry by bringing in people from different demographics. However, evidence tells us that progress on this is slow. There is also evidence that retention is negatively impacted by the fact that industry is not reflective of society in its diversity which is a wider challenge as being inclusive helps to retain the existing talent within the industry. This commission is seeking a provider to make EDI training available through an online portal to tackle these issues by: Driving increased uptake across all areas of industry of available EDI training (including different subsectors and sizes of business) Review and improve existing EDI training resources to ensure they are suitable for SMEs and meet all the current legislation. Produce SMEs/Micro case s

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To ensure that industry has enough people to deliver the pipeline of work, we need to recruit more people, from more diverse backgrounds and improve retention across construction. There is an opportunity to increase numbers entering the industry by bringing in people from different demographics. However, evidence tells us that progress on this is slow. There is also evidence that retention is negatively impacted by the fact that industry is not reflective of society in its diversity which is a wider challenge as being inclusive helps to retain the existing talent within the industry. This commission is seeking a provider to make EDI training available through an online portal to tackle these issues by: Driving increased uptake across all areas of industry of available EDI training (including different subsectors and sizes of business) Review and improve existing EDI training resources to ensure they are suitable for SMEs and meet all the current legislation. Produce SMEs/Micro case studies to demonstrate the benefits of inclusive recruitment to small businesses.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015755-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 10 Jan 2024 |
| Award date | 15 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,715,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £857,500 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD |
| Additional buyers | CITB |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE2 8TY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground |
| Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACTION SUSTAINABILITY (TRADING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 17 May 2024 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015755-2024
- 15 Dec 2023 at 12:06 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036942-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.citb.co.uk
- https://www.citb.co.uk/levy-grants-and-funding/funded-projects/current-opportunities
- https://www.citb.co.uk/levy-grants-and-funding/funded-projects/current-opportunities/
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=862834921

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