--- title: "Learning and Development Training Framework 2025" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d714" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04d714" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d714.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d714.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL" published: "2025-07-08" --- # Learning and Development Training Framework 2025 Buyer: WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d714 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04d714) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d714.json) ## Summary The Learning and Development Training Framework 2025 is an active procurement process initiated by Westmorland and Furness Council, aiming to cultivate a confident, empowered, and inclusive workforce. This open procedure covers the education and training services industry category and is set in Kendal, United Kingdom (region UKD1). The framework's main priorities include attracting a committed workforce, fostering a culture of wellbeing, and developing skills. The tender is divided into several lots, each focusing on distinct service areas such as leadership development, health and wellbeing, and environmental sustainability. Key deadlines include a submission deadline on 27th February 2025 at 12 noon. The procurement is governed by the legal basis of the EU directive 32014L0024 and involves multiple stakeholders and potential accessible parties. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in education and training services. Companies with expertise in areas such as leadership development, socio-economic regeneration, health and safety, and environmental sustainability are well-suited to compete for these contracts. The procurement process is designed to be inclusive and supports diversity, encouraging participation from a broad spectrum of business communities. Additionally, the framework agreement could benefit businesses by providing long-term contracts with possibilities for renewal, fostering stability, and facilitating growth in collaboration with the public sector's strategic objectives. The open procedure allows maximum participation and the chance to establish partnerships with schools, councils, and health bodies across the region. ## Notice The Council People Plan's vision is to have 'A confident, empowered and inclusive workforce' that is motivated caring and considerate. To support this vision, there are three main priorities: to attract and retain a talented and committed workforce, create a culture of engagement and wellbeing and developing our people and achieving great outcomes. Developing skills and competencies will enable our workforce to fulfil it's potential, be innovative and creative and help shape and prepare our organisation for our ever-changing needs and achieve great outcomes for our organisation and the communities we serve. ### Lot Information Leadership and Organisational Development Lot 1 - Provision of leadership and management development, behaviour and culture change. Coaching and mentoring. Member Development. EDI. Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months Professional, Technical and Support Services Lot 2- Provision of learning and development for wide range of non-operational, enabling services that support our strategic aims such as developing digital capabilities, customer care, communication and technology, legal, financial and people and programme/project management and emergency planning and resilience. Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months Health, Safety and Wellbeing Lot 3 - Supporting Health, Safety and Wellbeing ensuring the Council fully meets the legislative requirements for employees and elected members. Supports the Council's objective to promote better health at work including work life balance, promotion of healthy lifestyle, positive mental wellbeing and the prevention of work-related stress. Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months Social Care and Community Lot 4 - Health, social care and / or services that support our communities to be safe and strong. Includes adult social care, children's services, public health, trading standards, environmental health, licensing and housing. Community power, poverty and safety. Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months Environmental Sustainability and Socio-Economic Development Lot 5 -Areas related to the environment and/or sustainability. Including climate change and the challenges it presents, becoming carbon net zero, environmentally friendly travel e.g. walking and cycling, preparing our communities for severe weather events. Enhancing natural habitats, encouraging sustainable land-use and land management and biodiversity. Planning, building control, economic development and regeneration of our local areas. Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months Operational Services The Council People Plan's vision is to have 'A confident, empowered and inclusive workforce' that is motivated caring and considerate. To support this vision, there are three main priorities: to attract and retain a talented and committed workforce, create a culture of engagement and wellbeing and developing our people and achieving great outcomes. Developing skills and competencies will enable our workforce to fulfil it's potential, be innovative and creative and help shape and prepare our organisation for our ever-changing needs and achieve great outcomes for our organisation and the communities we serve. Renewal: Option to Extend for 12 Months ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038198-2025 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 8 Jul 2025 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Cancelled | | Lots status | Active, Cancelled | | Awards status | Unsuccessful | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL | | Locality | KENDAL | | Post town | Lancaster | | Postcode | LA9 4DQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria | | ITL 3 | TLD14 Westmorland and Furness | | Local authority | Westmorland and Furness | | Electoral ward | Kendal Strickland and Fell | | Westminster constituency | Westmorland and Lonsdale | | Delivery location | TLD1 Cumbria | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services ## Release History - 8 Jul 2025 at 10:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038198-2025 - 29 Jan 2025 at 15:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002991-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com - https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/ - https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/schools-and-education/find-school-near-you?page=1 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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