P0591 - Application for Applying to Join the Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Practice Hub Learning and Development Services

Birmingham Children's Trust (the Trust) is owned by, but independent from, Birmingham City Council, delivering all Family Support and Social Care Services for the Council. We exist to make sure that the most disadvantaged children in Birmingham live safe and happy lives and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. To do that we help our staff to reach their full potential, whatever their role in the Trust.

We organise our training programmes through the Birmingham Children's Trust Academy (BCTA), who offer a range of learning and development opportunities designed to challenge and improve the Trust's workforce.

BCTA keep their training top-quality and highly relevant by basing it on a long-standing framework called our learning and practice development approach. All programmes meet the highest professional standards and are continually improved through feedback, new legislation and research.

Birmingham Children's Trust and Birmingham Safeguarding Children's Partnership (BSCP) is seeking applications to apply to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to deliver Learning and Development Services for the Trust and Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership (BSCP) providing locally delivered, flexible skills training and Sector specific training on the following lot basis:

Lot 1: Birmingham Children's Trust Academy - Specialist Services Lot 2: Birmingham Safeguarding Children's Partnership - Multi Agency Training

Tenderers may apply for admission for one or more of the lots providing the minimum selection criteria is met for each lot and shall be invited to submit a tender for each specific contract at the time of tendering.

The DPS will last for 3 years (unless terminated under agreement provisions). The DPS will be open to new suppliers to enter throughout the duration.

BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of In-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please either email us at: [email protected] or call 0121 464 8000.

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Councils tender Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the selection questionnaire.

The initial request to join the DPS providers are required to complete and return of the selection questionnaire no later than 12:00 on 20th March 2020 using the Supplier Portal. Upon expiry of this date providers are able to still gain access the selection questionnaire and submit it within the time frame specified...

Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No