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Apprenticeship Training Partner
- Publication date: 24/01/2012
- Duration of contract: Check Contract
- Value of contract: Check Contract
Country: United Kingdom
1. Title: APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PARTNER
2. Awarding Authority: Tower Hamlets College. Web: www.tower.ac.uk.
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Opportunity Method: Contract Opportunity
Opportunity Type: Other supply chain (public sector)
Nature of Opportunity: Services
The awarding authority is one of the largest providers of Employer Responsive training in East London. We are looking to add to our consoritum of Apprenticeship providers via a competitive tendering round. If your organisation is quality focused, consistently achieves success rates above 75% and has access to employers, then please apply. We require providers to deliver the full apprenticeship journey, from employer engagement, to recruitment, delivery and achievement.
About the buyer's selection process:
Suppliers should have a proven track record of delivering apprenticeship programmes including success and retention rates in excess of 75%. Companies should have their own awarding body centre and suitably qualified staff in place. If shortlisted companies will be asked to provide the following: last 3 years of accounts, 2 recent business references, Health and Safety Policy, Equal Opportunities Policy, Employer Liability Insurance Certificate and Premises Insurance Certificate, Awarding Body approval for delivery, a list of all staff connected with delivery (CVs and CRBs will be required for all staff delivering or in contact with learners), Course Handbook, Learner Profile – Age range/sector, Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, most recent EV/Quality Reports.
About the buyer:
In addition to providing learning to approximately 5000 adult students, Tower Hamlets College is home to 2000 students at our unique 6th form centre. Here are some key facts about this thriving and dynamic Further Education College:
• THC has over 300 courses, 50 of those are A Levels
• THC students have progressed to Cambridge University each year for the past 4 years, alongside a multitude of other high profile universities such as Cambridge, LSE, Queen Mary, UCL, Goldsmiths, Loughborough, SOAS and Ravensbourne.
• Over the last year, THC has delivered 1475 sector specific qualifications to employees across London
• In the last year, THC has enabled 295 low skilled workers achieve a skills for life qualification
• In the last year THC has helped 172 employees advance their career as a direct result of staff training
• THC has enabled First Buses, in East London to reduce customer complaints by 60%
• THC works with a range of both SME’s and large organisation including: Barts and The London NHS Trust, First Buses, KPMG and The Four Seasons Hotel, Canary Wharf.
Estimated tender close date 20/02/2012
Estimated contract award date 27/02/2012
Estimated contract start date 12/03/2012
5. CPV Code(s): 80000000, 80500000,
6. NUTS code(s): UKI UKI1 UKI12,
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Delivery point Greater London
Details of specialist staff required (if any) Qualified Assessors, Verifiers and Trainers.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated contract value (GBP) E: GBP 51k to 100k
10. CompeteFor response deadline: 6.2.2012 (16:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: Note: This is a CompeteFor opportunity. Opportunities may be with both public and private sector businesses. To apply, please click the following link to register on the CompeteForLondon2012 portal Web: https://www.competefor.com/business//login.jsp
12. Other information: Please refer to the CompeteFor website above to download the standard terms document (confidentiality agreements included).
TKR-2012124-CB-730405
13. Submitted date: 24.1.