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FC - TPPLPSBUS01 - Purchase of 6x Coachbuilt Buses

Description: There is a requirement to purchase 6 new coach-built buses for our Community Transport service. The current buses are now approaching the end of their efficient and reliable service life, leading to higher maintenance costs, more frequent breakdowns, and reduced fuel efficiency

Summary: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council procured six new coach-built buses for its Community Transport service. The purchase addresses the ageing fleet, whose buses were nearing the end of their reliable, efficient service life and incurring higher maintenance costs, more breakdowns and poorer fuel efficiency. This is a vehicle supply contract, not a bus operating service. Delivery is in the Stockton-on-Tees area. The requirement was grouped as one lot and covered six buses for the council’s community transport operation.

Contract for a Befriending Network

Description: Hartlepool Borough Council has previously commissioned a Befriending Network aimed at reducing social isolation of older people within Hartlepool. Following a service review, we are looking to expand this offer to socially excluded working aged people aged 18 + as well as older people. We would like the successful Provider to develop a Befriending Network that will work with people for a specified amount of time to increase confidence and resilience, reduce social isolation and increase social contact by matching people with volunteer Befrienders.

Summary: Hartlepool Borough Council is seeking a provider to develop a befriending network in Hartlepool. The service will match people with volunteer befrienders for a defined period, aiming to build confidence and resilience, reduce social isolation and increase social contact. The council previously commissioned a network for older people and now intends to extend the service to socially excluded people aged 18 and over, as well as older people. This is a health and social care service.

Football Delivery Partner - Redcar and Cleveland College

Description: Football Delivery Partner for the ISE Men's Football Academy at Redcar & Cleveland College As part of the continued development of ISE at Redcar & Cleveland College, ETC is seeking an ambitious and suitably experienced football delivery partner to work collaboratively with the college to establish and develop an outstanding Men's Football Academy.

Summary: The Education Training Collective (ETC) is seeking a football delivery partner to work with Redcar & Cleveland College to establish and develop its ISE Men’s Football Academy. The work is a combination of football coaching and education and training services, supporting the college’s continued development of the academy. Delivery is for Redcar & Cleveland College in Redcar and Cleveland, England. The partner will work collaboratively with the college; this is not simply a supply of equipment or a standalone training course. The requirement is aimed at organisations able to provide football delivery in an educational setting and help build an outstanding men’s academy.

The Education Training Collective Gas Supply Tender

Description: SMS would like to invite you to tender for the sites listed in the accompanying RFQ, issued on behalf of Education Training Collective (ETC) for the provision of gas supply services across its multi-site portfolio in the Tees Valley.

Summary: The Education Training Collective is seeking gas supply services for its multi-site portfolio across the Tees Valley. The requirement covers the sites listed in the request for quotation and is being managed by SMS Energy Services, acting as energy broker. This is a utility-sector gas supply service rather than a request for gas infrastructure works. Suppliers should be able to serve multiple sites in the Tees Valley and provide the associated supply and account services. The procurement is for the Education Training Collective, a further education organisation based in Thornaby. The classified service is gas distribution and related services (CPV 65200000).

Marketing Agency Support - 2026

Description: Etc. are looking for a supplier to help develop and mobilise CETEC's marketing and communications activity, creating a strong outward-facing presence that raises awareness, engages key stakeholders, supports recruitment ambitions, and establishes CETEC as a leading provider of clean energy education and training. The Clean Energy Training and Education Centre (CETEC) is a strategic initiative designed to position the organisation at the forefront of clean energy skills development, supporting regional economic growth and workforce development priorities. As CETEC moves from development into delivery, there is a requirement to establish a strong and credible external presence, build stakeholder awareness, and support learner and employer engagement. To accelerate mobilisation, the organisation seeks to appoint a marketing consultant to provide specialist support between November and March, ensuring CETEC launches with a (read more...)

Summary: The Education Training Collective is seeking marketing agency support for the Clean Energy Training and Education Centre (CETEC), its clean-energy education and training initiative. The supplier will help develop and mobilise marketing and communications, establish CETEC’s external profile, raise awareness, engage stakeholders, support learner and employer recruitment, and position the centre as a leading clean-energy training provider. The work covers marketing consultancy and management, rather than the delivery of training itself. It is intended to support CETEC’s move from development into delivery and contribute to regional economic and workforce development priorities. Delivery is in the North East of England.

Future Employment Support - EOI

Description: Fedcap is inviting organisations across England to register their interest in partnering with Fedcap to deliver the Department for Work and Pensions' Future Employment Support programme. We're looking for organisations with strong local relationships, specialist expertise and a commitment to helping people overcome barriers to employment. Whether you're an SME, VCSE, employer network, training provider, health organisation or community partner, we'd like to hear from you. As a not-for-profit organisation delivering employment, skills and health services across the UK, we believe the strongest employment services are built through genuine local partnerships. We invest in long-term relationships with organisations that bring local knowledge, trusted community connections and specialist support that complements our own delivery. We are keen to hear from organisations that can bring expertise and local insight to (read more...)

Summary: Fedcap Employment Limited is preparing a partnership model to deliver the Department for Work and Pensions’ Future Employment Support programme across England. The planned service will help people overcome barriers to employment through employability, skills and training support, employer engagement, recruitment and business support, and health, wellbeing, disability and inclusion services. It is intended to combine Fedcap’s delivery with local knowledge, trusted community connections and specialist support. The work covers employment support, education and training, and health services. Potential partners may include local community and voluntary organisations, social enterprises, training providers, health organisations, employer networks and other organisations supporting people with complex or multiple barriers to employment.

CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF 24 HOUR, ShORT STAY CARE AND ACCOMMODATION FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Description: The service is designed to enable the 'cared for individual' to remain in a safe, stimulating and caring environment for periods of respite care. The service will also provide peace of mind for Carers that their loved ones take their respite in a secure environment in which they are comfortable, happy and well cared for. The successful provider will be expected to provide minimum dedicated care hours each week regardless of bed occupancy. The service will provide 6 respite beds that will be commissioned on a block purchase basis, allowing for scheduled respite. In addition to the 6 block purchased beds there will be 1 additional emergency bed for emergency provision. This additional bed can only be accessed by means of a Social Worker/Care Manager or by the (read more...)

Summary: Hartlepool Borough Council is procuring 24-hour short-stay care and accommodation for adults with learning disabilities. The service is intended to provide safe, stimulating and caring respite for people who are cared for, while giving their carers reassurance that they are secure, comfortable and well supported. The requirement covers six respite beds commissioned on a block-purchase basis for scheduled respite, plus one additional emergency bed. All seven beds must be provided in a care home within Hartlepool and registered for respite support for people with learning disabilities. The provider must also deliver a minimum number of dedicated care hours each week, regardless of bed occupancy. This is a health and social care services opportunity.

The Provision of Firefighter Pension and Administration and Pensioner Payroll Services

Description: The Authority requires the provision of a comprehensive Firefighters' Pension Administration and Pensioner Payroll Service for all active, deferred, pensioner and dependant members of the Firefighters' Pension Schemes ("FPS Schemes"). The Provider shall deliver a fully integrated, end-to-end service encompassing pension administration, pensioner payroll, member record management and employer support. The service must be underpinned by a secure and robust pension administration platform, incorporating workflow and document management capabilities, alongside comprehensive member, pensioner and employer support services. The Provider will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation throughout the contract term, proactively identifying and implementing opportunities to enhance service quality, efficiency, accessibility and member experience, while ensuring compliance with all relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.

Summary: Cleveland Fire Authority is procuring a comprehensive firefighter pension administration and pensioner payroll service for members of its Firefighters’ Pension Schemes. The requirement covers active, deferred, pensioner and dependant members, with an integrated, end-to-end service including pension administration, pensioner payroll, member record management and employer support. The provider must supply a secure and robust pension administration platform with workflow and document management capabilities, alongside support for members, pensioners and employers. The service is expected to improve quality, efficiency, accessibility and the member experience through continuous improvement and innovation, while meeting relevant legislative and regulatory requirements. This is a public-sector pension and payroll services opportunity, classified under insurance and pension services, delivered across England. Cleveland Fire Authority is the buying organisation.

CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY OF AN ADVICE SERVICE UNDER THE CRISIS RESILIENCE FUND

Description: This contract is to commission a proactive advice and support service to Hartlepool residents enabling service users to improve financial resilience.

Summary: Hartlepool Borough Council is commissioning a proactive advice and support service for residents of Hartlepool through the Crisis Resilience Fund. The service is intended to help people improve their financial resilience, with support focused on practical advice, guidance and counselling, welfare support, community activity and related training or education. This is a public service contract delivered in the Hartlepool area for local residents. Organisations with experience of designing and delivering accessible, resident-focused advice services are likely to understand the requirement. The scope may suit advice charities, community organisations, welfare support providers, training organisations, counselling services and other social-purpose or commercial providers able to combine one-to-one support with wider community engagement.

Cloud-Based Device and Classroom Management Service - 2026

Description: The Education Training Collective (ETC) is a group of Further Education Colleges and Independent Training Providers within the North-East of England. We are seeking a supplier to provide a cloud-based Device and Classroom Management Service The aim is to implement a single, intuitive and reliable platform that supports the effective management of devices used in classroom study across the organisation.

Summary: The Education Training Collective is procuring a cloud-based device and classroom management service for its group of Further Education colleges and independent training providers in the North-East of England. The requirement is for one intuitive, reliable platform to support the effective management of devices used in classroom study across the organisation. The procurement is for educational software, classified under CPV 48190000, with delivery across the North-East of England. The buyer is The Education Training Collective, a public-sector education group based at Stockton Riverside College in Thornaby. This opportunity is relevant to suppliers that provide cloud-hosted platforms for managing classroom devices and supporting teaching and learning environments across multiple education and training sites.