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Published 28 Oct 2022, 10:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LCRCA - Training Provider Framework

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Local council)

Framework agreement10 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 4 Apr 2022
Lots 10see the lot list below

What is being bought10 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Skills & Apprenticeship Hub Team are part of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and Strategic Investment Fund (SIF).

A ‘Priority Training Support’ programme is being developed to support locally based employers. The priority areas have been developed from a survey undertook with LCR employers in June 2021. These priority training areas have been separated into 19 Lots.

LCRCA is looking for organisations to deliver a series of short yet focused and challenging training programmes that adhere to a predetermined framework of elements that are detailed within the specifications for each of the lots.

The framework will run for 4 years, funded by the above-mentioned schemes up until December 2022. When we will look to seek other funding streams in order to call of the framework in the future.

We have 18 lots listed below, each lot will be single party, suppliers may bid for a maximum of 3 lots in total:

Lot 1 Leadership & Management - Theory & Skills

Lot 2 Leadership & Management - Performance

Lot 3 Leadership & Management - Staffing

Lot 4 Business Skills - Business Fundamentals

Lot 5 Business Skills - Marketing

Lot 6 Business Skills - Languages

Lot 7 Business Skills - Import/Export Regulations & Tax

Lot 8 Basic skill - IT Skills

Lot 9 Basic skills - Visual Basics

Lot 10 Soft Support Skills Team Member

Lot 11 Soft Support Skills - Mental Health – Stress and Resilience

Lot 12 Soft Support Skills - Problem Solving

Lot 13 Hospitality - Tour Guide

Lot 14 Hospitality - Marketing

Lot 15 Hospitality - Management

Lot 16 Hospitality - Events

Lot 17 Hospitality - Customer Service Skills

Lot 18 Hospitality - Digital Sales

Lot 19 Advanced IT Skills

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
27 bids received · 10 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (10)Procurement structure

10 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Leadership & Management Theory skillsAwarded

LCRCA wishes to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a series of focused training programmes

centred around leadership and management. These training programmes will be fully funded by LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified leadership & management training as a skills’ need for

LCR-based employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to procure a training

provider to satisfy this demand in relation to Leadership & Management (Theory and Skills) across the City

Region.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #2Leadership Management - PerformanceAwarded

Leadership & Management (Performance)

LCRCA wishes to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a series of focused training programmes

centred around leadership and management (Performance). These training programmes will be fully funded by

LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified leadership & management training as a skills’ need

for LCR-based employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to procure a

training provider to satisfy this demand across the City Region in relation to Leadership and Management

(performance).

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #3Leadership Management - StaffAwarded

Leadership & Management (Staffing)

LCRCA wishes to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a focused training programme centred

around Leadership and Management (Staffing). These training programmes will be fully funded by LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified leadership & management training as a skills’ need for

LCR-based employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to procure a training

provider to satisfy this demand across the City Region in relation to Leadership & Management (Staffing).

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #4Business skills languagesAwarded

Business Skills (Spanish/French/Italian/German for business)

LCRCA wishes to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a series of focused training programmes

centred around basic business skills. These training programmes will be fully funded by LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified Spanish/French/Italian/German for business training as

a skills’ need for LCR-based employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to

procure a training provider to satisfy this demand across the City Region.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #5Business Skills Import ExportAwarded

Business Skills

LCRCA wishes to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a series of focused training programmes

centred around basic business skills. These training programmes will be fully funded by LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified Import/Export & Tax training as a skills’ need for LCR-based

employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to procure a training provider to

satisfy this demand across the City Region.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #6Basic Skills IT SkillsAwarded

Business Skills – Basic/Intermediate IT Skills

LCRCA wishes to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a series of focused training programmes

centred around business skills. These training programmes will be fully funded by LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified Basic/Intermediate IT skills training as a skills’ need for

LCR-based employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to procure a training

provider to satisfy this demand across the City Region.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #7Basic Skills Visual basicAwarded

Business Skills – (Visual Basics for Application Training)

LCRCA wishes to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a series of focused training programmes

centred around basic business skills. These training programmes will be fully funded by LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified Visual Basics for Application skills training as a skills’ need

for LCR-based employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to procure a

training provider to satisfy this demand across the City Region.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #8Soft Support Skills (Being an effective Team Member)Awarded

Soft Support Skills (Being an effective Team Member)

LCRCA wishes to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a series of focused training programmes

centred around soft support skills. These training programmes will be fully funded by LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified Team working training as a skills’ need for LCR-based

employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to procure a training provider to

satisfy this demand across the City Region.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #9Soft Support Skills mental healthAwarded

Soft Support Skills

LCRCA wishes to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a series of focused training programmes

centred around soft support skills. These training programmes will be fully funded by LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified Mental Health training as a skills’ need for LCR-based

employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to procure a training provider to

satisfy this demand across the City Region.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #10Title: Lot 12 - Soft Support Skills problem solvingAwarded

Soft Support Skills

LCRCA wishes to appoint a suitably experienced supplier to deliver a series of focused training programmes

centred around soft support skills. These training programmes will be fully funded by LCRCA.

Research undertaken by the LCRCA has identified Critical Thinking & Problem solving training as a skills’

need for LCR-based employers. As a result of this, LCRCA Skills & Apprenticeship Hub is looking to procure a

training provider to satisfy this demand across the City Region.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSplit
1 · Leadership & Management Theory skills7030
8 · Soft Support Skills (Being an effective Team Member)7030
9 · Soft Support Skills mental health7030
10 · Title: Lot 12 - Soft Support Skills problem solving7073
2 · Leadership Management - Performance7030
3 · Leadership Management - Staff7030
4 · Business skills languages7030
5 · Business Skills Import Export7030
6 · Basic Skills IT Skills7030
7 · Basic Skills Visual basic7030
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30–73 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 30 points.
  • “LCRCA - Training Provider Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Oct 2022, 10:18 BST
Last source update
28 Oct 2022, 10:18 BST
Authority reference
DN568143
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030462
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037d12 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 10admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2726 from SMEs
Contracts signed 13latest 4 Apr 2022

13 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 13 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 12 - Soft Support Skills problem solving

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 15 - Hospitality management

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 17 - Hospitality Customer Service Skills

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 19 Advanced IT Skills

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 6 Business skills languages

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 7- Business Skills Import Export

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 8 Basic Skills IT Skills

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 9 Basic Skills Visual basic

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 10 – Soft Support Skills (Being an effective Team Member)

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 11 - Soft Support Skills mental health

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 1 - Leadership & Management Theory skills

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 2 - Leadership Management - Performance

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 3 - Leadership Management - Staff

    Signed
    4 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Leadership & Management Theory skills27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——
2 · Leadership Management - Performance27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——
3 · Leadership Management - Staff27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——
4 · Business skills languages27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——
5 · Business Skills Import Export27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——
6 · Basic Skills IT Skills27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——
7 · Basic Skills Visual basic27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——
8 · Soft Support Skills (Being an effective Team Member)27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——
9 · Soft Support Skills mental health27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——
10 · Title: Lot 12 - Soft Support Skills problem solving27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——
Whole notice27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad26——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact name, email

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

12 commercial parties on the notice
Show 2 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.