Education and training services

Tender description

The award of a contract for HR Learning and Development Services for Hertfordshire County Council. To include the provision of core skills and a strategic and organizational leadership programme. The services to be provided were divided into 2, which were separate lots under the original procurement (please see IV1.1) for further information), namely: The provision of Core Skills — (develop me, developing management skills, developing a leadership approach) and an online resource library to support this provision. The provision of a strategic and organisational leadership programme. The requirement of the first set of services is to provide a core portfolio of development programmes, using a variety of learning methodology, and a flexible offering of bespoke and tailor-made solutions to meet the needs of the Council’s services and provide an online resource library to support this service. The requirement of the second set of services is to develop and facilitate a strategic and organisational leadership programme. The contract will be awarded for a core period of 3 years, with the option to extend the contract for a further 3 years at the Council's sole discretion. In addition to the services required to be provided to the Council, the following other bodies may make a request to the Council to receive the services, and this is seen as an area of potential growth in the future. Should this be the case the Council may order additional services on behalf of other bodies. Such services shall be provided by the contractor in accordance with the provisions of the specification. The other bodies listed in this Notice are provided for information only and for the avoidance of doubt may or may not order services at the start, or any time during the contract period, but reserve the right to do so, subject to their current contractual commitments relating to this Service. Hertfordshire County Council will be the lead authority and will manage the Contract on behalf of any other body accessing this contract. The following entities are “Other Bodies” for the purposes of this contract: — Three Rivers District Council, — Watford District Council, — Hertsmere District Council, — Broxbourne Borough Council, — Welwyn Hatfield District Council, — East Hertfordshire District Council, — Stevenage District Council, — North Hertfordshire District Council, — St Albans District Council, — Dacorum District Council, — Hertfordshire Catering Limited, — Herts for Living Limited, — Herts at Home Limited, — Herts Full Stop Limited, — Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, — any other future trading arm, wholly owned company, mutual, joint venture, trust and shared service of Hertfordshire County Council.