Training services

Tender description

Training and conference venues are required which can accommodate anything from small training events to larger ones, which can offer light catering to delegates such as teas, coffees and biscuits and which can provide a high standard of assistance on the day of events. All training and meeting rooms should ideally be within 20 miles from Edinburgh city centre. Those outwith the city centre should afford adequate parking facilities for delegates. The successful provider will have to meet the following criteria: — Provide quality and flexible training and meeting spaces capable of holding a variety of layouts (e.g. horseshoe, cabaret, theatre etc.). — Provide rooms able to offer a space of 2 square metres per delegate for a maximum of 13 people. — Provide internet and Wi-Fi connections on-site. — Provide audio and visual equipment complete with PowerPoint presentation facilities, flipcharts, laptop or PC for the facilitator. — Being able to receive and store safely boxes of materials before events and make them available on the day of the event for delegates and facilitators. — Being able to provide a variety of rates (e.g. by delegate or flat day rate). — PCs/laptops may be required up to a maximum of 30. The framework duration will be 12 months with an optional further extension(s) up to 36 months. This notice is not an invitation to tender. There will be no commitment for further involvement by the interested stakeholders or the Council after this consultation period. The Council gives no guarantee that there will be a future tender. However, if there is, then interested stakeholders will be required to note interest against the advert that will be issued against that tender at a later date.