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

Bespoke Employability Training & Related Pathways Quarter 1 2024-25

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Council aim to be able to provide a broad range of individual courses, qualifications and training for employees and residents as required, in addition to planned, bespoke courses/training packages/pathways for groups of individuals.

The Council has developed a robust, single employment support model through the coordinated delivery of Welsh Government’s Communities for Work Plus (CfW+) and the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) People and Skills Pillar. As part of this model the Caerphilly Employability Team support our residents (both employed and unemployed) to gain appropriate and relevant qualifications as well as access to courses to enable them to upskill and obtain employment in their chosen route.

The Council aims to be able to provide a broad range of individual courses, qualifications and training for residents as required, in addition to planned, bespoke courses/training packages/pathways for groups of individuals. Courses that can include technical and vocational qualifications, licences, and courses with a specific focus on growth areas aligning to local labour market needs. Qualifications and courses that can range from entry level upwards, from accredited to non-accredited.

The Council is currently putting in place a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to cover a wide variety of Training needs which will be published shortly for applicants to join. This DPS will include the requirements listed above, however the Employability team currently have an immediate requirement for some bespoke training courses and pathways over first quarter of the new financial year 2024-2025.

Call off contracts will be placed via this Agreement for individual and group training pathways for CCBC residents and employees covering the following pathways:

- Construction.

- Security Sector.

- Call Centre.

- Digital Skills.

- Green Skills.

During the April to June period (2024/25) the Council will require a combination of individual and group sessions to be carried out online or face to face (F2F) within a central Caerphilly location to allow access to the courses across the borough.

Providers will be required to confirm the cost per individual or group, either for individual courses or as a whole pathway as outlined in the Pricing Schedule document in the procurement documents pack.

The specific number of candidates and requirements is not yet known and will only become apparent as individuals are identified and request for the relevant session / courses are made during the period. There is no guarantee of individual contracts under this agreement as the prices received in submissions will be ranked in order of cost and ‘called-off’ as and when required during the period subject to requirements, availability, type and location.

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=140367.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Please refer to the description above.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Bids must be received via the Council's etendering system detailed below.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CCBC/PS2562/24/AP (RQST14178)

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

Tenderers must express an interest in this tender by completing the following :

1.Log in to the Proactis Supplier Portal at https://suppIierIive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login 2.Click the

‘Sign Up’ option on the Portal homepage (If already registered go to point 11).

3.Enter your correct Organisation Name, Details and Primary Contact Details.

4.Please make a note of the Organisation ID and User Name, then click ‘Register'

5.You will then receive an email from the system asking you to follow a link to activate your account.

6.Please enter the information requested, clicking on the blue arrow to move on to the next stage and follow the instructions ensuring that

you enter all applicable details.

7.In the Classification section please ensure that you select the Product Classification Codes (CPV Codes) that appear in the tender notice, it is essential that only CPV Codes specific to your organisation are added to your profile.

8.Buyer Selection. At this stage you are required to indicate which Buyer Organisations you would like to register with. Please remember to register with Caerphilly to ensures that you will be alerted to all relevant opportunities.

9.Terms & Conditions. Read the terms & conditions of the use of this Supplier Portal and tick the box to denote you have read and

understood the terms and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree you cannot complete the registration process.

Once you have agreed click on the blue arrow to move on to the next stage.

10.Insert a password for the admin user and repeat it. The password MUST be between 6 and 50 characters in length. It must contain at

least 2 number(s). Once completed select ‘Complete Registration‘ and you will enter the Supplier Home page.

11.From the Home Page, go to the ‘Opportunities‘ icon, all current opportunities will be listed. Click on the blue arrow under the field

‘Show Me‘ of the relevant opportunity then click to register your interest on the applicable button.

12.Refresh your screen by clicking on the opportunities icon located on the left-hand side, to view the opportunity click the blue arrow.

13.Note the closing date for completion of the relevant project. To find all available documentation please dropdown the *Request Documents’ option and click to download all documents.

14.You can now either complete your response or ‘Decline‘ this opportunity.

All queries are to be made via the messaging system on the Proactis portal. Please note we will not accept any questions/queries via

telephone/email.

Supplier guides are available via the portal and this contract notice detailing how to use the eTender system including for how to register on the e-tender portal.

If you require assistance, please contact Jemma Ford 01443 863163 — fordj1@caerphiIIy.gov.uk or the procurement team on 01443 863161.

Procurement Clinics are also available should you require further assistance when completing and submitting your tender or for

general tendering advice aside from this process.

(WA Ref:140367)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: Via Welsh Government’s Communities for Work Plus (CfW+) and the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) People and Skills Pillar.

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice