Provision of Organisational Development, Training and Wellbeing Framework
Cumberland Council
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Key details
Procurement
- 80000000 Education and training services
What happened
Cumberland Council awarded this contract to 2 Balance Consulting | 3B Training Limited | A B Fire Safety Training Services Ltd | Achieve Training Ltd | Adalta Development Ltd | Anna Freud | ASK Europe Plc | Aware Plus Ltd | barnardo's | Bond Solon | BRIGHTER THINKING | Central Consultancy and Training | Centre for Leadership Performance | Chinara Enterprises Ltd | Common Purpose | Compass | Compass360 | Consult Yo Ltd | Crisis Prevention Institute | Daisy First Aid Cumbria, South West Scotland & West Northumb | Delve Organisational Development | DevelopChange Ltd | DisabledLiving | DMA Safety Management Ltd | Eliesha Training Ltd | Emily Sweetman Limited | Equinox Training Limited | Ergoway Ltd | Every Life Matters | First Ascent | First Response First Aid Ltd | First Response Training & Consultancy Services Ltd | FTW Training | Gen II Engineering & Technology Training Ltd | Ginger Dog | Glendale Medical Limited | Green Cross Training Ltd | Harrison Network Ltd | Improv4Business | Index Partners Limited | ioda Limited | Kendal College | Kielder Newport West Limited | Lancaster University Management School | LaSila Education & Training | Laura Cadman Limited | Lifetime Education and Training | Maxam Training Ltd | Media Friendly Ltd | Momentum Incorporated | NCB RIP Ltd trading as Research in Practice | North West Employers | North Yorkshire Council | Opus Pharmacy Services | Raise the Bar Ltd | Reax Ltd | SHN Training Services Ltd | SLP First Aid | Social Marketing Gateway | Society Matters CIC | Stow Forensic Services Limited | SUIT-THE-CASE DEVELOPMENT LTD. | System People (Carlisle) Ltd | T&ER Developments Ltd | The Centre for Emotional Health | The Corporation of NCG | The Knowledge Academy | The TCM Group | UK Learning Network Limited | VSC Plus | With-you Consultancy Ltd | Woodward Safety Health and Environment Ltd | Choice Care Training worth £3,000,000 on 28 Mar 2025. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2028.
Description
Cumberland Council employs approx. 4,500 staff. The focus of this Procurement is the Council's 4,500 workforce training requirements. There also may be a requirement for some external partners of the council to access training. Integral to this approach to procuring learning and development is the Council's intent to ensure that all staff can access high quality learning and development opportunities, but also to ensure there is job role specific training around the safe, legal and compliance requirements within Cumberland Council, and supporting recruitment and retention strategies. There will be a specific element around social value. Delivery may be at a local level to ensure accessibility, however there is an expectation that all staff will receive a consistent opportunity and quality of provision irrespective of where they are geographically located. Providers will need to operate in a flexible way to ensure access to training provision for staff based across the County.
The Services have been divided into the following work packages (Lots): Lot 1 - Health, Safety and Wellbeing Lot 2 - Place, Sustainable Growth and Transport Lot 3 - Adults Social Care and Housing Services Lot 4 - Care Services Lot 5 - Children's and Families Services Lot 6 - Professional Services
Please see the Tender Documents for further information available via The Chest. https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ . For support using the Chest, please contact Proactis, using the Supplier Support area. For clarifications, please ensure all correspondence is via The Chest using the messages area. The contract term is a maximum of 4 years, this is based on an initial 3 year term plus 1 optional extension of up to 12 months.
Additional information
1 extension option(s) available, 0 taken; up to 12 months in total
Awarded suppliers (73)
- 2 Balance Consulting
- 3B Training Limited
- A B Fire Safety Training Services Ltd
- Achieve Training Ltd
- Adalta Development Ltd
- Anna Freud
- ASK Europe Plc
- Aware Plus Ltd
- barnardo's
- Bond Solon
- BRIGHTER THINKING
- Central Consultancy and Training
- Centre for Leadership Performance
- Chinara Enterprises Ltd
- Common Purpose
- Compass
- Compass360
- Consult Yo Ltd
- Crisis Prevention Institute
- Daisy First Aid Cumbria, South West Scotland & West Northumb
- Delve Organisational Development
- DevelopChange Ltd
- DisabledLiving
- DMA Safety Management Ltd
- Eliesha Training Ltd
- Emily Sweetman Limited
- Equinox Training Limited
- Ergoway Ltd
- Every Life Matters
- First Ascent
- First Response First Aid Ltd
- First Response Training & Consultancy Services Ltd
- FTW Training
- Gen II Engineering & Technology Training Ltd
- Ginger Dog
- Glendale Medical Limited
- Green Cross Training Ltd
- Harrison Network Ltd
- Improv4Business
- Index Partners Limited
- ioda Limited
- Kendal College
- Kielder Newport West Limited
- Lancaster University Management School
- LaSila Education & Training
- Laura Cadman Limited
- Lifetime Education and Training
- Maxam Training Ltd
- Media Friendly Ltd
- Momentum Incorporated
- NCB RIP Ltd trading as Research in Practice
- North West Employers
- North Yorkshire Council
- Opus Pharmacy Services
- Raise the Bar Ltd
- Reax Ltd
- SHN Training Services Ltd
- SLP First Aid
- Social Marketing Gateway
- Society Matters CIC
- Stow Forensic Services Limited
- SUIT-THE-CASE DEVELOPMENT LTD.
- System People (Carlisle) Ltd
- T&ER Developments Ltd
- The Centre for Emotional Health
- The Corporation of NCG
- The Knowledge Academy
- The TCM Group
- UK Learning Network Limited
- VSC Plus
- With-you Consultancy Ltd
- Woodward Safety Health and Environment Ltd
- Choice Care Training
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