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DPS for Skills and Investment Grant Funding
Education and training services
Higher education services
Published value
£25,000,000
Submission deadline 30 Sept 2028, 17:00 BST
Lots published5
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Worcestershire County Council: "DPS for Skills and Investment Grant Funding". Published status: active. Published value: £25,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Sept 2028, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Worcestershire County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | 754d 10h left 30 Sept 2028, 17:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £25,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Worcestershire County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Worcestershire County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2.1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 7 active published awards; 7 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWorcestershire County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSDynamic market | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published2 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST | Last source update2 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST | Recurring procurementNo |
ClassificationEducation and training services, Higher education services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-040703 | ||
What is being bought
Worcestershire County Council is putting in place a DPS for Skills and Investment Grant Funding. The Council's Investment in Skills Team aims to help people into employment and to work towards improving skills in the county. The scope of the projects delivered by the Investment in Skills Team can vary in context, value and duration but, collectively, and over time they support the goals of the Team which is funded by various grant providers such as the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the Department for Education, etc . The Team commissions the knowledge and skills of externally qualified, licensed and experienced providers to work on a variety of training projects as and when required to meet requirements. There are 5 Categories: Category 1 Employability and Skills, Category 2 Education, Category 3 Digital, Category 4 Consultancy and Category 5 Health and Wellbeing.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £25,000,000
2 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST - Status changed to active
2 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST - Official notice release published
2 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST - Submission deadline changed to 30 Sept 2028, 17:00 BST
2 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST - Buyer information updated
2 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST
Lots and requirements (5)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Lot / Category 1 Employability and SkillsactivePublished valueNot publishedTraining for people to build up sector-specific skills and/or upskill to help people gain skills for life, help support skills demands in their local area, and ultimately help people to get into employment and have the opportunity for a progression within their current job.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Lot / Category 2 EducationactivePublished valueNot publishedTraining and support to help adults improve their numeracy skills in everyday life and boost their employment prospects.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 3 · #3Lot / Category 3 DigitialactivePublished valueNot publishedDeveloping digital tools to support various projects.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 4 · #4Lot / Category 4 ConsultancyactivePublished valueNot publishedAdvice and support for businesses in the county via curriculum development, workforce planning, and supported internship. The aim will be to support businesses with growth and competitive advantage by fulfilling their staffing/skills needs.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 5 · #5Lot / Category 5 Health and WellbeingactivePublished valueNot publishedTraining, advice and guidance to support health and wellbeing, and to improve confidence, resilience, motivation, social integration with the goal of empowering people to achieve their true employment potential.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
2 Oct 2023, 11:00 BST - Submission deadline
30 Sept 2028, 17:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Worcestershire County Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-4317Documents (0)
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