CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Traditional Skills Training Courses, Denbighshire

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Little Learning Company is looking to sub-contract elements of delivery of its Denbighshire based Traditional Skills project, funded by UK Government, administered by Denbighshire County Council.

Applications from individuals or organisations delivering Traditional Skills provision are welcomed. We are particularly interested in increasing our capacity to offer sessions in: blacksmithing, traditional carpentry, green woodwork, carving, stone masonry, working with lime, basket making, drystone walling, scything, foraging, ceramics, felting and spinning.

Delivery will take place in our Traditional Skills workshop in Denbigh and across the county. Course beneficiaries will be 11+ and adults.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=150026.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The total value of the contract is £30,000. This can be broken down into smaller lots based on areas of expertise.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Appropriate insurance must be in place and delivers must hold an Enhanced DBS registered with the Update service.

A teaching and/or assessing qualification for deliverers would be an advantage.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

To apply for this contract, please provide the following information:

Details of your organisation e.g. third sector, sole trader, limited company etc.

Your experience of offering traditional skills courses to young people and adults.

A list of the courses you can offer. These can be stand alone sessions or courses running over a number of weeks.

The cost of each course with the delivery cost listed separately to the cost of resources.

Your capacity to deliver up to a value of £30,000.

Please note, we welcome applications from all traditional skills professionals, even if delivery capacity is limited. There is no requirement to be able to deliver the full contract.

This notice has been sent as a region specific notice. If you did not receive an alert about this you are not based in the specific region selected by the buying authority. Questions on why this was sent as a region specific notice should be sent to the buying authority.

(WA Ref:150026)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice