Construction Industry Training Board: England Construction Opportunities (ECO)

UK-Peterborough: Education and training services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Construction Industry Training Board
       Sand Martin House, Fletton Quays, Bittern Way, Peterborough, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7920084984, Email: elaine.morrissey@citb.co.uk
       Contact: Elaine Morrissey
       Main Address: www.citb.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Other type:: ALB
I.5) Main activity:    
   Education

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: England Construction Opportunities (ECO)    
          Reference number: 681013912
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      80000000 - Education and training services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      CITB has a commercial need to better support individuals when entering into construction jobs to ensure sustained employment in the industry. Previous commissions have shown that new entrants require more assistance in the workplace than just construction training.
This tender is looking to commission this additional support for the first year of the new entrants' journey.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,820,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      CITB requires1-3 suppliers to develop a model to support new entrants, recently employed in Construction in England to achieve a sustained employment period of up to 12 months. Better support for individuals when starting employment will increase the retention for new entrants to the industry. These new entrants will enter employment through existing partnerships with a range of 'routes to work' providers. This commission will be solely based on the individual support of new entrants into the industry or career changers. The supplier will support the new entrant with an Employment Support Plan to include planned activities to develop and nurture the individual through the first 12 months in a new position in construction. A market engagement webinar will be held to inform the commission, a survey and an opportunity to request individual meetings will be available.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Webinar details:
Date: 13/04/2022
Time: 10:00am
Direct Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MzA4NWFiOGQtZDU2NS00ODc1LWIwZTQtMDg3YjQ3NmNiZWY3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e32fcdb1-bebe-44eb-be1c-ef4700387163%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c66df12a-cd66-465d-af9e-d3a806ab4f5d%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d&btype=a&role=a    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         16/05/2022
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - NO

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
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https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=681022459
GO-202245-PRO-19915061 TKR-202245-PRO-19915060        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 05/04/2022