DPS for Skills and Investment Grant Funding
Worcestershire County Council · UK-wide
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What the buyer wants
Worcestershire County Council seeks qualified providers for a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to deliver various training and consultancy projects aimed at improving skills and employment prospects in the county across five categories: Employability & Skills, Education, Digital, Consultancy, and Health and Wellbeing.
Worcestershire County Council is putting in place a DPS for Skills and Investment Grant Funding. The Council's Investment in Skills Team aims to help people into employment and to work towards improving skills in the county.
The scope of the projects delivered by the Investment in Skills Team can vary in context, value and duration but, collectively, and over time they support the goals of the Team which is funded by various grant providers such as the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the Department for Education, etc . The Team does not have the capacity to meet all the needs of all its Service Users, it therefore commissions the knowledge and skills of externally qualified, licensed and experienced providers to work on a variety of training projects as and when required to meet requirements.
There are 5 Categories which Suppliers may wish to apply for, they are:
Category 1 Employability & Skills
Training for people to build up sector-specific skills and/or upskill to help people gain skills for life, help support skills demands in their local area, and ultimately help people to get into employment and have the opportunity for a progression within their current job.
Category 2 Education
Training and support to help adults improve their numeracy skills in everyday life and boost their employment prospects.
It also aims to contribute to businesses to develop their employees' numeracy skills which can boost productivity, increase profits, and improve employee retention.
Category 3 Digital
Developing digital tools to support various projects.
Category 4 Consultancy
Advice and support for businesses in the county via curriculum development, workforce planning, and supported internship. The aim will be to support businesses with growth and competitive advantage by fulfilling their staffing/skills needs.
Category 5 Health and Wellbeing
Training, advice and guidance to support health and wellbeing, and to improve confidence, resilience, motivation, social integration with the goal of empowering people to achieve their true employment potential.
If you wish to view the documents for this opportunity please click `Express Interest`. Following this, if you wish to apply for this opportunity please click `Opt in` which will then enable you to view and complete the Standard Questionnaire and upload the relevant documents.
After uploading all required documents and completing the questionnaire(s) please remember to press the `Submit your Return` button at the bottom of the page. Suppliers will receive a system generated email to confirm successful submission of their return. Any questions or clarification should be conducted via `Correspondence` through this portal.
Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
How Tenderoo reads it
This is a dynamic purchasing system (a dynamic market under the Procurement Act): suppliers can apply to join at any point while it runs, and work is awarded in rounds to the members. A missed deadline is not the end of it.
The notice reads as suitable for a small or medium-sized firm: the scope, value and requirements are within reach of a business of that size.
Services required
- Higher education services
- Education and training services
- Adult and other education services
What you will need to show
- Complete Standard Questionnaire — Suppliers must complete the Standard Questionnaire available after opting in to the opportunity.
- Upload relevant documents — Suppliers must upload all relevant documents as part of their application.
- Submit application via portal — Suppliers must submit their return by pressing the 'Submit your Return' button after completing the questionnaire and uploading documents.
Documents to submit
- Standard Questionnaire
- Relevant supporting documents
Key facts
- Buyer: Worcestershire County Council
- Deadline: 30 September 2028
- Contract period: 1 October 2028 to 2 October 2028
- Location: UK-wide
- Published on: Contracts Finder
- First seen by Tenderoo: 30 August 2026
- CPV: 80300000, 80000000, 80400000
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