ID 5279958 Provision of Learning and Development Services Collaborative Framework

A Contract Award Notice
by DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£150K-£748K
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
12 Feb 2025
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Related Terms

Location

Northern Ireland:

Geochart for 65 buyers and 9 suppliers

65 buyers

6 suppliers

Description

This procurement will establish a Framework for the provision of Learning and Development Services which may be used by a number of Northern Ireland Public Sector Organisations. The Framework will be split into 5 lots specific to the various Learning and Development Services required as follows: 1 Building People Skills and Capability 2 Developing Operational Capability 3 Leadership 4 Health, Safety and Wellbeing 5 Digital Learning

Lot Division

1 Building People Skills and Capability
Award Criteria
AC1 Incorporate the latest people and capability skills, thinking and concepts into the design and content of learning interventions 9.12
AC2 Incorporate the latest learning and development tools, techniques and learning approaches into the design and content of learning interventions 9.12
AC3 Work with clients and subject experts to identify learning and development needs 1.92
AC4 Utilise pre-existing off the shelf interventions and customise as required 1.92
AC5 Review and refine the course content to ensure quality of outcomes 1.92
AC6 Ensure that interventions are delivered using the most efficient and effective means,whilst maintaining quality outcomes 8.88
AC7 Work with clients and subject experts to deliver the potential options of interventions listed in section 4.1.3 and 4.2.10 of the specification 8.88
AC8 Deliver interventions to ensure agreed learning outcomes are achieved, tailoring delivery and accommodating different levels of knowledge and experience of staff at different grades. 4.44
AC9 Social Value 10.2
AC10 Manage significant increases in demand for services; and provide contingency if personnel are unable to deliver the required services; and ensure delivery of services in the event of unplanned events 3.6
AC11 Total Cost 40
2 Developing Operational Capability
Award Criteria
AC1 Incorporate the latest operational capability skills, thinking and research into the design and content of interventions 9.12
AC2 Incorporate the latest learning and development tools, techniques and learning approaches into the design and content of learning interventions 9.12
AC3 Work with clients and subject experts to identify learning and development needs 1.92
AC4 Utilise pre-existing off the shelf interventions and customise as required 1.92
AC5 Review and refine the course content to ensure quality of outcomes 1.92
AC6 Ensure that interventions are delivered using the most efficient and effective means, whilst maintaining quality outcomes 5.994
AC7 Work with clients and subject experts to deliver the potential options of interventions listed in section 4.1.3 and 4.2.10 of the specification 5.994
AC8 Deliver interventions to ensure agreed learning outcomes are achieved, tailoring delivery and accommodating different levels of knowledge and experience of staff at different grades. 4.218
AC9 Provide access to the delivery of accredited training courses leading to trainee accreditation in PRINCE2, Managing Successful Programmes MSP and Management of Risk MoR 5.994
AC10 Social Value 10.2
AC11 Manage significant increases in demand for services; and provide contingency if personnel are unable to deliver the required services; and ensure delivery of services in the event of unplanned events 3.6
AC12 Total Cost 40
3 Leadership
Award Criteria
AC1 Incorporate the latest leadership thinking, into the design and content of learning interventions, including the use of primary and secondary research into leadership 8.16
AC2 Incorporate the latest learning and development tools, techniques and learning approaches into the design and content of learning interventions 8.16
AC3 Work with clients and subject experts to identify learning and development needs 1.92
AC4 Utilise pre-existing off the shelf interventions and customise as required 1.92
AC5 Incorporate coaching to support leadership development capability 1.92
AC6 Incorporate leadership assessment and psychometric tools to support leadership development capability 1.92
AC7 Ensure that interventions are delivered using the most efficient and effective means, whilst maintaining quality outcomes 5.106
AC8 Work with clients and subject experts to deliver the potential options of interventions listed in section 4.1.3 and 4.2.10 of the specification 5.106
AC9 Deliver interventions to ensure agreed learning outcomes are achieved, tailoring delivery and accommodating different levels of knowledge and experience of staff at different grades 5.106
AC10 Effectively administer and manage the use of leadership assessment and psychometric tools 3.552
AC11 Effectively administer and manage the use of leadership coaching 3.330
AC12 Social Value 10.2
AC13 Manage significant increases in demand for services; and provide contingency if personnel are unable to deliver the required services; and ensure delivery of services in the event of unplanned events 3.6
AC14 Total Cost 40
4 Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Award Criteria
AC1 Incorporate the latest policy/legislative developments in Health and Safety that meet Statutory requirements and the latest thinking on Wellbeing into the design and content of interventions 5
AC2 Incorporate the latest learning and development tools, techniques and learning approaches into the design and content of learning interventions 5
AC3 Maintain, review and update learning intervention content client and own to take account of policy/legislative developments in Health and Safety to meet statutory requirements 5
AC4 Work with clients and subject experts to identify learning and development needs 3
AC5 Utilise pre-existing off the shelf interventions for client’s purposes and customise as required 2
AC6 Ensure that interventions are delivered using the most efficient and effective means, whilst maintaining quality outcomes 4.95
AC7 Work with clients and subject experts to deliver the potential options of interventions listed in section 4.1.3 and 4.2.10 of the specification 4.95
AC8 Deliver accredited training courses leading to trainee accreditation in First Aid, Emergency First Aid, Construction Site Safety Awareness and IOSH Managing Safely 5.1
AC9 Social Value 10
AC10 Manage significant increases in demand for services, provide contingency if personnel are unable to deliver the required services and ensure delivery of services in the event of unplanned events 5
AC11 Total Cost 50
5 Digital Learning
Award Criteria
AC1 Support the development of e-Learning packages for low, medium and high complexity e-Learning content 15.576
AC2 Support the production of video 10.266
AC3 Develop a digital learning intervention, other than e-Learning or video 5.31
AC4 Incorporate the latest tools and techniques 3.186
AC5 Utilise and customise pre-existing off-the-shelf interventions as required 1.062
AC6 Delivery of Potential Options of Interventions listed in section 4.1.3 and 4.2.10 of the Specification 7.008
AC7 Continuous professional development of Client staff 2.592
AC8 Social Value 10.2
AC9 Manage significant increases in demand for services, provide contingency if personnel are unable to deliver the required services and ensure delivery of services in the event of unplanned events 4.8
AC10 Total Cost 40

Award Detail

1 Aku Training (Belfast)
  • Lot 1- Building People Skills and Capability
  • Reference: 004647-2025-1-1
  • Value: £150,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
2 Ernst Young (London)
  • Lot 1- Building People Skills and Capability
  • Reference: 004647-2025-1-1
  • Value: £150,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
3 Next Level Impact (Belfast)
  • Lot 1- Building People Skills and Capability
  • Reference: 004647-2025-1-1
  • Value: £150,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
4 Aku Training (Belfast)
  • Lot 2- Developing Operational Capability
  • Reference: 004647-2025-2-2
  • Value: £664,000
5 Ernst Young (London)
  • Lot 3- Leadership
  • Reference: 004647-2025-3-3
  • Value: £465,260 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
6 Aku Training (Belfast)
  • Lot 3- Leadership
  • Reference: 004647-2025-3-3
  • Value: £465,260 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
7 Health Matters Health Safety (Newry)
  • Lot 4- Health, Safety and Wellbeing
  • Reference: 004647-2025-4-4
  • Value: £748,000
8 Aurion (Belfast)
  • Lot 5- Digital Learning
  • Reference: 004647-2025-5-5
  • Value: £386,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
9 Learning Pool (Londonderry)
  • Lot 5- Digital Learning
  • Reference: 004647-2025-5-5
  • Value: £386,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.

CPV Codes

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80420000 - E-learning services
  • 80511000 - Staff training services
  • 80530000 - Vocational training services
  • 80550000 - Safety training services
  • 80560000 - Health and first-aid training services
  • 80570000 - Personal development training services

Indicators

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Lot 1 was awarded to 3 ranked Suppliers and Lots 3 and 5 were awarded to 2 ranked Suppliers. Lots 2 and 4 were awarded to one supplier each only. The.. successful.. contractor’s. performance on the contract will be. regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation.. Contractors. not... delivering on. contract requirements is a serious. matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying. for. If a contractor... fails. to reach. satisfactory levels of. contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve.. If, after the specified time,.. they still.. fail to. reach. satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be. escalated to senior management in CPD for.. further action.. If.. this. occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory. levels within the specified period, it may be.. regarded as an.. act. of. grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a. Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the.. contract may be... terminated.. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can. result in the Contractor being excluded from.. all procurement... competitions being. undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise. on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern.. Ireland Procurement... Policy for a period of. three years from the date of issue.

Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-04b23c
  • FTS 004647-2025

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