Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca0-d9f1-7101-ad26-5a2ab96988b5/level-2-digital-skills-training-provision closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Level 2 Digital Skills Training Provision [City of London Corporation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/city-of-london-corporation) Estimated value £100,000 Published 19 Apr 2022 Deadline Closed 28 Apr 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The City Corporation is seeking to appoint a training provider for the delivery of the following two programmes: - 6- weeks programme, with an embedded work placement to improve digital skills, aimed at getting people aged 16-plus work-ready and support them to find suitable employment. - 16 weeks programme, with an embedded work placement aimed at getting people aged 16+ work-ready, secure employment or progress onto an Apprenticeship. The two programmes will cover as a minimum: - digital skills, - employability, - work related activities, - Functional Skills, and - a high-quality work experience placement There is a requirement that a minimum of 80% of learners will come from groups currently underrepresented within the digital sector. This includes: - Members of Black and Minority Ethnic Groups - particularly young black men, black men aged 50+, Bangladeshi and Pakistani women - older people (aged50+), - people employed below the London Living Wage, - Women - Young people aged 18-24 - Members of the deaf community - People living with disabilities The value of this contract is £100,000 and providers are asked to provide information about their expected delivery pipeline. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) invites Training Organisations able to deliver demonstrably high-quality, highly successful, digital skills training at Level 2. The winning provider must have: - experience of delivering GLA, ESFA and DWP employment provision and Traineeships - the ability to deliver in-person and online - an existing database of potential participants - fixed premises in at least one Central London borough - willingness to deliver from City of London premises in the City of London and neighbouring boroughs - clear working relationships and agreements in place with digital and tech sector employers - experience delivering AEB funded digital training programmes - a track of record of supporting underrepresented groups (women, BAME and people with disabilities) into digital employment - demonstrable links with specific housing estates, local authorities, community groups, employers and Jobcentre Plus This requirement will be on a subcontracting basis. A subcontractor as defined by the by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is an organisation that is engaged in a contractual and legally binding arrangement with one or more main providers, to deliver education and training provision that the ESFA funds. The City Corporation is the Main Provider (UKPRN: 10008915) The City Corporation invites quotations from training providers that satisfy the criteria in the ESFA Funding rules: [gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-education-budget-funding-rules-2021-to-2022) 19 The selected Training Organisation must not agree to use any further delivery subcontracting for training and/or on-programme assessment to a second level. Additional information: To bid for this opportunity, suppliers must be registered on the Capital E Sourcing tendering portal. The project code and ITT codes for this tender are prj\_COL\_20380 / itt\_COL\_15766. 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