Development training for women living or working in Scottish agriculture

Concepts

• education and training
• scottish government
• glasgow
• scottish agriculture
• scottish governmentis
• development training
• high quality training service
• personal development of women
• standard models of personal development training
• specific context of women

Location

Scotland:

Description

Scottish Government wishes to procure a high quality training service targeted to the personal development of women living or working in Scottish agriculture, specifically addressing, but not restricted to: - building their confidence and self-esteem - discovering the true value of their skills, strengths and experiences - creating lasting connections and support networks - empowering them to take up new roles and opportunities

Total Quantity or Scope

The client wishes to procure training that is flexible, dynamic and transformative for attendees. This is personal development training for a very specific demographic. The skills taught will be those consistent with standard models of personal development training, however they must be applied to the specific context of women living or working in Scottish agriculture and the particular issues that these women often face e.g.: succession issues; the complexities of family farming businesses; lack of representation in leadership roles; highly gendered division of labour etc. The Service Provider will therefore be required to demonstrate expertise in personal development training as well as knowledge or experience of agricultural and rural communities. Scottish Governmentis looking to the Service Provider to deliver ten courses across a two year period. Six of these courses will take place entirely virtually (via online delivery) and Four will take place in person, (Covid-19 restrictions permitting). This is to ensure that women in rural areas who experience poor connectivity problems, need not be excluded from participating in the training. It is required that the course content and facilitator input will remain largely the same for both delivery models. i.e. an online delivery model that is largely self-taught, would not be acceptable. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015.

Renewal Options

Scottish Government reserve the option to extend the contract for an additional period of 12 months.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services
• 80330000 - Safety education services
• 80400000 - Adult and other education services
• 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** SPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis. Requirement not suitable for lotting. Statement for 4B.5 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below: Employer's (compulsory) liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP. Public liability insurance = 1 000 000 GBP. Professional indemnity insurance = 1 000 000 GBP. 4C.1, please include examples of your experience of incorporating social benefits into previous contracts, including details of any specific steps taken in the design of services to involve SMEs, social enterprises and/or supported businesses. The contract award criteria will be price 30%/quality 70%. Question scoring methodology for award criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender: 0 = Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement 1 = Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 = Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 = Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 = Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the exclusion and selection criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD questions 2C.1.1(Reliance on the capacity of others) and 2D.1.2 (Subcontractors) on PCS-T. These parties must complete the first 3 sections of the SPD form, as well as any part of the Section 4 selection criteria that the main bidder will rely upon the parties to fulfil. If parties have not yet been identified, this information may be required at a later date. Scottish Government reserves the right to request this information from relevant parties upon whom the main bidder will not rely to fulfil selection criteria. 4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to sub-contract and if so, for what proportion of the contract. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18290. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:649370)