Education and training services

Tender description

The Heart of the South West (HotSW) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been successful in securing funding from the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) to deliver a pilot Enterprise Co-ordinator and Advisor service for schools across the area (Plymouth, Devon, Torbay and Somerset). The basis for these projects nationally was 1 of the recommendations in the Enterprise for All report (July 2014) for an Enterprise Advisor programme that can be found here https://www.gov.uk/EnterpriseforAll.pdf Devon County Council on behalf of HotSW LEP is now seeking a provider to appoint Enterprise co-ordinators and to deliver a service to a selected number of schools, working with the business community to identify volunteer advisors and develop closer working links between schools and businesses. This service is jointly funded by the CEC, Devon County Council, Somerset County Council, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Development Agency. Initial contract term is for 19 months — 1.2.2016 to 31.8.2017 with an option for the Authority to extend for further periods of 12 months on expiry of the Contract Period for a maximum total extension of 36 months subject to available funding.