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Somerset County Council

Provision of Training - Skill Up Springboard

EducationCPV 80530000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published28 Oct 2021
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Aspire Training Team Limited + 3 more

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Mr Iain Copeland
ICopeland@somerset.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

Following a successful application to the European Social Fund, Somerset County Council has secured £2,078,053 of European Social Fund (ESF) investment to deliver the Somerset Skills for Growth Project.

The Council is now seeking to procure and appoint suitably qualified suppliers to deliver the outputs and results specified within the Somerset Skills for Growth Grant Funding Agreement.

'Skill Up Springboard' will offer units at any accredited level, excluding basic skills.

Accredited units applicable to this tender can be found on the following site https://register.ofqual.gov.uk/ The Authority is conducting this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender opportunity falls within Schedule 3 of the Regulations (Social and Other Specific Services) and below the Light Touch Regime threshold.

Whilst this means that this Tender is exempt from EU procurement rules, it will be run in accordance with the EU Treaty principles of transparency, non-discrimination, equal treatment, mutual recognition, and proportionality.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Following a successful application to the European

Following a successful application to the European Social Fund, Somerset County Council has secured £2,078,053 of European Social Fund (ESF) investment to deliver the Somerset Skills for Growth Project.

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What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Ofqual recognitionRegulator registrations
Accredited units applicable to this tender can be found on the following site https://register.ofqual.gov.uk/

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
award · Awarded
Source
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Buyer ref
027069-2021
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