WP3229 - ERDF Training and Capacity Building

Tender description

Walsall Council wishes to procure a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Training Programme and Capacity Building Service for the Black Country ERDF Technical Assistance Team which is funded by European Regional Development Fund and the four Black Country Local Authorities. Contract delivery will commence 1 July 2016 and will end 31st December 2018. The ITT is for the provision of instructor/s to deliver 21 ERDF specific training courses selected from the list detailed below: • ERDF Bid Writing / Organisation Readiness • ERDF Project Management • EU Procurement • ERDF Publicity and Marketing • ERDF Financial Management and Reporting • ERDF Monitoring & Audit & Document Retention • State Aid It is envisaged that there will be approximately 30-40 attendees per session which will include prospective ERDF recipients including Voluntary Sector Organisations, Private Sector Businesses, Local Authority Staff, and Higher/Further Education bodies, who will have mixed knowledge of European Regional Development Funding, application processes and compliance requirements. The instructor/s will be expected to achieve the following outputs: • Training programme schedule and design • Training materials design and production • Delivery of training programme • Dissemination of training evaluation forms. As well as providing the above training there will be a requirement for some Internal Capacity Building and Consultancy Services for the Technical Assistance team. This would be providing additional capacity when needed on a variety of ERDF specific matters which are detailed below: • ERDF Audit • ERDF Eligibility • State Aid • ERDF Procurement • ERDF Financial Management and Claims The Internal Capacity and Consultancy Services will be required in either full day blocks (based at the office of the Technical Assistance Team in Walsall) or on an ad-hoc basis (remote working).