RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · planning

Defra Network eTendering Portal

IT Training Services Learning and Development

EducationCPV 80510000
Value£1,500,000
Deadline
Published10 Nov 2021
RegionNationwide

£1,500,000 — stated in the notice.

Who to contact
luciana.matthews@enviroment-agency.gov.uk
+44 2072385921

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.5mtotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

This is a large award for Education & Training — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

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Defra Network eTendering Portal publishes Education & Training work continuously — 135 notices, roughly one every 6 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

We are currently in the process of a fast-paced digital transformation.

We expect our supply chain to support us in these changes, and to assist us in addressing any training or development gaps which are identified in the future.

The purpose of the contract is to ensure that employees are: Competent and proficient with digital tools, both commercial off the shelf and bespoke tools Able to access engaging learning products to enable them to maximise the use of existing and new technologies efficiently and effectively focused on continuously adopting new ways of working and they develop their skills on the digital technology they have available to them The supplier must be able to provide all courses on this list themselves or via an accredited partner.

The supplier must be a Microsoft Gold Partner.

2.1.1 Bespoke/customised courses and wider scope Microsoft Office training needs may change over time as training providers become more proficient with online learning methods.

Technological change is rapid and the EA would expect training providers to advise on new topics and new ways of l

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

We expect our supply chain to support

We expect our supply chain to support us in these changes, and to assist us in addressing any training or development gaps which are identified in the future.

02

The purpose of the contract is

The purpose of the contract is to ensure that employees are:.

03

Able to access engaging learning products

Able to access engaging learning products to enable them to maximise the use of existing and new technologies efficiently and effectively.

04

The supplier must be able to provide

The supplier must be able to provide all courses on this list themselves or via an accredited partner.

05

The supplier must be a Microsoft Gold

The supplier must be a Microsoft Gold Partner.

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What this notice demands of you

1 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Microsoft partner statussays mustPlatform & vendor partner status
The supplier must be a Microsoft Gold Partner.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f58e
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
028193-2021
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