Published date: 30 January 2025
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Closing: 12 February 2025, 4pm
Contract summary
Industry
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£0 to £55,000
Procurement reference
RSM_TNA
Published date
30 January 2025
Closing date
12 February 2025
Closing time
4pm
Contract start date
19 February 2025
Contract end date
19 May 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
What is an open procedure (below threshold)?
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington leads the growth of the Cheshire and Warrington economy through a powerful partnership between the private, public, and voluntary sectors. Our ambition is to be the UK's healthiest, most sustainable, inclusive and growing economy.
Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington (ECW) is seeking a provider or consortium to deliver Training Needs Analysis and Plans (TNAPs) for employers in energy-intensive industries across Cheshire West and Chester and the surrounding area. This work forms part of the North West Regional Skills Pilot, which supports businesses transitioning to clean energy solutions such as hydrogen, carbon capture, and renewable energy. Please note that a SIC code definition of Energy Intensive Industries can be found at Annex A. This definition will be a starting point for defining the beneficiary companies. We expect to work with the successful bidder to further refine and triangulate this definition.
The North West industrial cluster, particularly around Ellesmere Port, has a high concentration of energy-intensive industries critical to the region's economy. These businesses must adapt to meet net-zero targets, which will require significant changes to their operations and workforce skills. The appointed provider will work with up to 20 employers (including at least five with over 100 employees). The TNAP for each organisation will:
• For existing job roles, identify and quantify the job roles that should receive support/professional development/retraining to facilitate the company's clean energy transition.
• Where the need for such support is current, identify the provider(s) that can fulfil these training requirements and broker a relationship between the employer and the relevant provider(s)
• For new job roles, identify those that might best be filled.
• Propose a realistic timeline for the upskilling/retraining of all existing staff in scope.
• Identify training needs gaps that could be met through Phase 2 of the DESNZ Regional Skills Pilot.
A key focus will be connecting employers to publicly funded training options where possible, such as Further Education (FE) courses or Sector-Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs). Where gaps in provision exist, the provider will propose solutions working alongside ECW, stakeholders, and other associated consultants, to identify new interventions that could be delivered through Phase 2 of the Office for Clean Energy Jobs (OCEJ) Regional Skills Pilot, subject to funding approval.
All participating employers are expected to agree to engage in the programme of work by the first week of March 2025, with early stakeholder mapping undertaken by ECW during early February ahead of appointment of this tender. Training Needs Analyses will be completed by March 2025, with finalised Training Plans by April 2025 and connections to training providers in place by May 2025.
Response to queries via email - 7th February
Tender submission deadline - 12th February, 16:00
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
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