Industrial training services in Sheffield – Framework Lead

The current contract for Industrial training services in Sheffield is projected to end on 1/4/2018 and may be available for re-tender.The current contract for Industrial training services in Sheffield included Manufacturing Engineering Training Services Framework Agreement for Sharing in Growth Programmes. (2 Lots)The University of Sheffield and Sharing in Growth UK Ltd are conducting a joint procurement and wish to invite tenders for the following:The provision of a framework agreement of suitably experienced expert providers (1 per lot) to provide specialist manufacturing engineering training services for the Sharing In Growth programmes in accordance with the specification in the invitation to tender document.The period of the framework will be from NOVEMBER 2013 TO 31 DECEMBER 2017 with the option to extend by one further year.The objective of the framework is to utilise a structured process to help beneficiary suppliers in both the aerospace and civil nuclear industries to become more cost competitiveness through New Product Introduction (Lot 1) and Product Verification (Lot 2). This will include the provision (for Lot 2 only) and use of relevant diagnostic tools to identify improvement opportunities and working with the beneficiary suppliers to train their staff to make the improvements. These opportunities are to improve both capability and cost competitiveness. For each Lot, the supplier is to provide all labour, training material and diagnostic tools over an extended period of up to 2 years to support the beneficiary suppliers in both the aerospace and civil nuclear industries in making these improvements.The framework agreement will not guarantee the supplier any subsequent orders, but will enable the Authority to use the approved supplier without the need for further competition. Each organization (Sharing and Growth UK Ltd and The University of Sheffield) will place separate call-off orders for their own requirements. They will each have their own ordering and invoicing systems and their own contract managers which will act as a single point of contact for each organization. In addition, where Beneficiaries have been approved by UoS, they will be able to place call-off orders directly (funded by the RGF).