Provision of Anti Racist training to University of South Wales

Having sought to develop our race equality agenda for several years, the University of South Wales (USW) is now moving into a significantly new period of change with the publication of its USW 2030 strategy mission: Changing lives and our world for a better tomorrow: USW will be a leading UK university, maximising positive impact for our students, partners, and communities.Part of this change saw the University, on September 30th 2020, confirm its commitment to progress with the Advance HE Race Equality Charter. The decision was taken following significant feedback and consultation between members of the; University’s Executive Team, Equality & Diversity Steering Group (EDSG), and Race Religion Belief & Ethnicity sub-Group (RRBESG). Framed within the Advance HE Race Equality Charter‘s five fundamental guiding principles, and in line with the Welsh Government’s anti-racist action plan to tackle racialised inequity in its many intersecting facets.Since committing to moving towards an anti-racist University we have started decolonisation of our curriculum, created our first Race Equality Action Plan, developed a Race Equality Team composed of; Race Equality Champions, F/T Race Equality Project Manager and Senior Research Assistant (vacant), supported by the EDI Manager and EDI Advisor.Our Race Equality action plan is shaped by the following principles:• Anti-racist and thus anti-deficit, with a focus on systemic and holistic change• Race equity accountability and monitoring markers embedded at every level• Steered by meaningful dialogue, collaboration and co-production with the workforce and students• Intersectional by default and evidence-based by designA critical part of laying the foundation for this change is to create a consistent level of understanding, knowledge and awareness of what it means and takes to be a truly anti-racist University. Therefore, we are seeking to commission individual/s or organisation to deliver anti-racist awareness raising workshops to all our USW staff members.USW has approximately 2000 members of staff delivering both academic and professional services across our different sites: Newport, Cardiff, Treforest, Glyntaff, Sport Park (Pontypridd).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=125557.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

The timetable is critical for the successful delivery of the training.Your tender submission will be evaluated in line with the criteria and weightings.All queries are to take place within the portal via the Q & A function attached to this notice. The deadline forqueries is Midday, Thursday 27th October 2022.Your tender submission must be uploaded to the Sell2Wales portal Postbox.Your submission must be received by the closing time and date of midday, Wednesday 2nd November 2022.You should allow adequate time for the loading of your documents so as to ensure receipt as the Postbox willelectronically close at the deadline time and no further submissions will be accepted.Please see the guidance document for details of how to use the Postbox function.(WA Ref:125557)Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:Please see ITT for specifics