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Cornwall College e-Tendering

PROVISION OF BUSINESS COACHING/MENTORING SERVICES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME's)

Business ServicesCPV 79400000 79998000
Value£850k
Deadline15 Dec 2023
Published24 Oct 2023
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 24 Oct 2023ClosedCloses 15 Dec 2023
Contract value in context
£850ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Services include the delivery of the following business coaching/mentoring services to either a graduate or supported employee or business owner identified by the College in one of the business sectors areas o Mentoring Services. o Workshop Delivery Services. o Expert Speaker Service.

Typically, the Services shall be delivered to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) located in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly however the College may require Suppliers to provide Services throughout the UK.

The scale and scope of the individual Services shall be set out by the College within each Tender opportunity at Stage 2 - Further Competition.

3.1 Mentoring Services Further to the College identifying a graduate, supported employee or business owner the Supplier shall develop and provide suitably experienced facilitator(s) to deliver the mentoring services which shall include but not be limited to: o the provision of bespoke external specialist coaching/mentoring services and business development support for a graduate; supported employee or business 1 Funding Body means the body that provides the College with funding for the provision of Training Services. owner focused on a particular SME or SME business sector. o the provision of either a one-to-one or a one-to-many Service typically at the SME's premises or at venue decided by the College. o working with the College Manager to provide the appropriate level of professional support within a named SME. o delivering the outputs/deliverables as set out in the College's Stage 2 - Further Competition.

3.2.

Workshop Delivery Services The Supplier shall develop and provide suitably experienced facilitator(s) to deliver the workshop delivery services which shall include but not be limited to: o the provision a single or series of workshops focused on a particular SME or SME business sector. o the provision of bespoke (as opposed to generic) workshops tailored to: a graduate; supported employee or business owner located within a particular SME as identified by the College. a particular SME business sector area as identified by the College. o the provision shall be delivered on a one-to-one or a one-to-many basis either as: a classroom learner led style workshop. coaching; mentoring; action learning style workshop. o the delivery of workshop services which shall be: at either the College or at a venue organised by the College. in both full and half day sessions. at a time, suitable the College's client. o the provision of any equipment, materials, literature or handouts required to deliver the workshop service. o working with the College Manager to provide the appropriate level of professional support within a named SME. o delivering the outputs/deliverables as set out in the College's Stage 2 - Further Competition.

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Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Typically, the Services shall be delivered

Typically, the Services shall be delivered to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) located in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly however the College may require Suppliers to provide Services throughout the UK.

02

The scale and scope of the individual

The scale and scope of the individual Services shall be set out by the College within each Tender opportunity at Stage 2.

03

Further to the College identifying a graduate

Further to the College identifying a graduate, supported employee or business owner the Supplier shall develop and provide suitably experienced facilitator(s) to deliver the mentoring services which shall include but not be limited to:.

04

Business development support for a graduate; supported

business development support for a graduate; supported employee or business.

05

O working with the College Manager

o working with the College Manager to provide the appropriate level of professional support within a named SME.

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Stage
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