Official UK procurement notice
LCRCA - Training Provider Framework
Authority: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought10 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 lotLot #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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037d12Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast13 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
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Leadership & Management Theory skills | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| 2 · Leadership Management - Performance | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| 3 · Leadership Management - Staff | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| 4 · Business skills languages | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| 5 · Business Skills Import Export | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| 6 · Basic Skills IT Skills | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| 7 · Basic Skills Visual basic | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| 8 · Soft Support Skills (Being an effective Team Member) | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| 9 · Soft Support Skills mental health | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| 10 · Title: Lot 12 - Soft Support Skills problem solving | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
| Whole notice | 27bids · 27 electronic · 27 from abroad | 26 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
12 commercial parties on the notice- Halton Chamber of CommerceFramework contractor
- Innovative Alliance LTDFramework contractor
- Innovative Alliance LtdFramework contractor
- Manchester Business Training & Consultancy LtdFramework contractor
- Quantum VantageFramework contractor
- RotundaFramework contractor
- SquareOne TrainingFramework contractor
- The Education And Skills partnership LtdFramework contractor
- Three Dimensional TrainingFramework contractor
- Training UnlimitedFramework contractor
Show 2 more suppliers
- UK Learning Network LimitedFramework contractor
- Uk Learning Network LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.