Training Services for IT

Tender description

The BBC is seeking a number of suppliers to support the BBC in the provision of training and development of software development and delivery for its staff throughout the UK. Such suppliers must be capable of demonstrating a high level of knowledge and experience and be able to deliver value for money training in various formats such as: primarily face to face, E-learning and other blended learning approaches to be proposed by the supplier. The requirement is to be procured by means of a Framework Agreement with a Call Off Procedure and split into four Lots, with Lot 1 further split into three discrete Sub-Lots: * Lot 1 Software Development - this Lot covers the various programming languages and development frameworks used by staff in Design & Engineering (D&E) to deliver digital products. Also to include methodologies, programming practices, operating systems and databases relevant to BBC digital product development. This Lot is further split into three discrete Sub-Lots as follows: * Lot 1a Programming Languages, Libraries and Frameworks (up to five suppliers) * Lot 1b Cloud, Virtualisation, Distributed Systems and Containers (up to five suppliers) * Lot 1c Software Engineering (up to five suppliers) * Lot 2 Agile Software Delivery (up to four suppliers) - this Lot covers the training of agile and lean methodologies for digital product delivery relevant to BBC D&E * Lot 3 Business Analysis for Software Delivery (up to three suppliers) * Lot 4 Networking IP (up to four suppliers) - the BBC is increasingly providing services over IP both internally and externally and training in this area is required to support this development.