QU023 - Provision of Catering and Hospitality Training Programme

Tender description

Birmingham City Council in partnership with DWP are looking for a training provider to deliver a bespoke Catering and Hospitality training programmme for unemployed Birmingham residents aged 17+ to develop and prepare indiviuals for working in a catering and hospitalty environment. This initiative is in response to the hospitality sector identifying the need to identify potential employees having some knowledge of the industry to ensure sustainabilty in this sector. The successful supplier will facilitate 135 participants in attending awarness training of the catering and hospitalty industry to include practical experience in professional kitchen abd the delivery of pre employment support. The programme must be designed to aid retention and candidates will be supported during this process and also include links to local employment vacancies. Birmingham City Council, on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (Birmingham and Solihull District), invites providers to make an application to be considered to provide and facilitate the Catering and Hospitailty training programme. The contract has a maximum budget of £94,500 to deliver training to 135 candidates. BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this framework and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download details. The web address is https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/Home 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 cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. Your completed quotation should be returned by noon on 30th March 2016 using the Supplier Portal.