Tender Opportunities
Here are top tips for applyling for European funding from the WCVA 3-SET.
- Look at the WEFO website for guidance on how to apply for European Funding.
- Understand how your project idea ‘fits’ with the relevant strategic frameworks, which describe the activites that will best deliver the European funding programme priorities.
- Check the project ideas section (PIFs) of the WEFO website and discuss your project proposals with other organisations, stakeholders, potential partners and match-funders who may have an interest in them.
- Speak to your local authority European Officer about project activity in your area, and the 3-SET European Co-ordinator about national and regional project activity, and guidance on how to apply for funding.
Please find below a list of tendering opportunities:
Fit for Work Assessments for JobMatch
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22439
Closing Date – 20.08.2010
Within The Heads of the Valley area there has been a strategic project, named ”JobMatch”, running for the last 3 years which engages with disadvantaged clients and moves them from inactivity into economic activity by providing opportunities for training, volunteering, work experience, employment and career development. The project was previously developed and piloted in Blaenau Gwent and was approved for rollout across the Head of the Valley area.
This contract is for the delivery of Fit for Work Assessments for JobMatch Employment Routes Participants. To include a reliable Pre-employment screening service to identify any illness or medical barriers that may affect prospective participants ability to perform in employment and highlight conditions that are covered under the Disability Discrimination Act.
The volumes are 405 participants for 2009-2010 and 305 participants for 2011-2012.
National Skills Academies and Stakeholder Engagement Exercise
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22423
Closing Date – 27.08.2010
Skillsmart Retail has received funding from the Welsh Assembly Government’s Sector Priority Fund Pilot (SPFP) to establish the feasibility for creating a network of skills shops in Wales. This network would become part of the National Skills Academy for Retail. The whole project aims to investigate existing skills shops, consult with retail employers and evaluate existing provision and gaps in services. This tender concentrates on two of the nine action points of the project as a whole.
Deliver Technium Challenge UK and International contract
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22416
Closing Date – 27.08.2010
Technium is a pan-Wales network of 11 innovation centres providing a supportive environment for young technology businesses with high-growth potential. Technium offers accommodation to these businesses for a period of 3-5 years to help them through the critical early years of development and growth. The Technium environment includes state-of-the-art office accommodation, direct access to business, technical and specialist support, and links to academic institutions for support with Research & Development (R&D).
Technium was set up to assist in the creation of new spin-out businesses from Welsh academia and to accelerate the development of young technology-based businesses in Wales. Technium was also developed as a mechanism to attract high value R&D inward investment projects from other areas of the UK and internationally. The contract will be for a period of 24 months, subject to a 12 month review.
Genesis Wales 2 – Neath Port Talbot Framework for the Provision of Training Services
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22411
Closing Date – 31.08.2010
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council are seeking suitably qualified and experienced training providers to deliver a range of courses to the participants in the Neath Port Talbot Genesis Wales 2 project. To provide a range of accredited courses mainly at Level 1 some progressing to Level 2 where necessary. Course frequency and location will vary based on the number of participants referred to NPT Genesis in an area and the participant’s needs.
Train the Trainer – Training by Systematic Instruction
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22436
Closing Date – 31.08.2010
The COASTAL Project is seeking to invite suitably qualified organisations to tender for the delivery of a Train the trainer – Training by Systematic Instruction course.
The COASTAL Project is a regional project involving the City and County of Swansea, who are acting as the lead sponsor, Carmarthen, Pembroke and Neath Port Talbot. The project aims at the promotion of vocational, employment, skills training and lifelong learning opportunities for individuals who are currently economically inactive as a result of illness, disability, (Mental Illness, Learning Disability, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment) substance misuse problems and/or the serious social disadvantage associated with the transition from long-term care into adulthood.
It has been widely recognised and acknowledged the benefits TSI can have in addressing barriers to teaching people with impaired communication. Therefore the Neath Port Talbot COASTAL Team is looking to develop a core competency and consistency in approach to how the service staff assists people to learn a job in a structured proven way.
Train the Trainer – Job Coaching
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22437
Closing Date – 31.08.2010
The COASTAL Project are seeking to invite suitably qualified organisations to tender for the delivery of a Train the trainer – Job Coaching course.
The COASTAL Project is a regional project involving the City and County of Swansea, who are acting as the lead sponsor, Carmarthen, Pembroke and Neath Port Talbot. The project aims at the promotion of vocational, employment, skills training and lifelong learning opportunities for individuals who are currently economically inactive as a result of illness, disability, (Mental Illness, Learning Disability, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment) substance misuse problems and/or the serious social disadvantage associated with the transition from long-term care into adulthood.
Train the Trainer – Job Coaching is currently required for 20 project staff in the Neath Port Talbot area that are responsible for assisting people with disabilities in to employment.
Reach the Heights Hub Contract for Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22438
Closing Date - 06.09.2010
Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced organisations wishing to be considered for appointment to the role of an outreach ‘Hub’ to deliver approved educational schools outreach programmes supplied by Techniquest to the Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend area. Details for the submission of tenders can be found in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.
The successful tenderer will be awarded the Reach the Heights contract to deliver Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths programmes to young people in the ‘Hub’ area until January 2013. As Reach the Heights is an ESF funded scheme Tenderers should note that the preferred Tenderer will need to accept compliance with terms of the relevant ESF grant funding to ensure that Techniquest can comply with its obligations there under.
Public Artwork Commission
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22363
Closing Date – 07.09.2010
Caerphilly CBC wish to appoint an artist(s) to deliver the following two projects for Bargoed and Newbridge to ensure art forms are fully integrated into the public realm. Therefore, the above contract will be offered in two lots and artists are invited to tender for one or both of these Lots.
Developing and piloting an advanced chef development programme (Applied Ability Awards) at Senior Chef level
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22494
Closing Date – 10.09.2010
What we are looking for -
An organisation to develop and pilot a learning programme to train chefs. The target market is chefs with at least five years experience in industry, qualified or working at level 3, and aspiring for promotion to senior positions.
Our aim -
We are seeking to develop a training programme that can be delivered flexibly to industry ‘on’ and ‘off the job’ with appropriate learning resources to support both the learner and the employer. The programme will be assessed at the workplace and end testing and examinations will also be a key component. The main target market is chefs in senior positions. These chefs may or may not hold recognised qualifications at or above level 3. However, they will all have spent at least five years working in an appropriate ‘level 3’ position or above.
WorldSkills Wales Competition Development and Delivery 2010-2011
Closing date: 10.09.2010
The Welsh Assembly Government wishes to fund partnerships to develop and deliver skills based competitions as part of the Welsh contribution to WorldSkills. The WorldSkills Competition is the biggest skills competition in the world and is held every two years in one of its member countries. Within Wales they have developed a strategy to support an infrastructure of skills competitions that are delivered across Wales. They are looking for partnerships that want to develop and run vocational skills competitions in Wales. For further information please visit the website
Provision of Training Services to the Workways Project in Neath Port Talbot
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22195
Closing Date – 20.09.2010
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council are seeking suitably qualified and experienced training providers to be included on a framework agreement that will deliver a range of courses to the participants in the Workways NPT project. This provision will form part of the ‘Job Focused Training’ support available through Workways.
Workways is a collaborative project between four Local Authorities in South West Wales, funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Assembly Government. The project is led by Neath Port Talbot Council in collaboration with Carmarthenshire Council, Pembrokeshire Council and The City & County of Swansea.
There are no restrictions on the types of training that are made available to participants as it is occupation led. For this reason, the courses undertaken will be wide ranging and cannot be predicted. Once the specific training requirements have been established, the Workways team are responsible for organising the appropriate training on behalf of the participant
Work Based Learning Tender 2011 to 2014
Closing Date: 27.09.2010
The Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) has a range of programmes aimed at supporting learners in Wales and currently supports in excess of 60,000 individuals on its work based learning (WBL) programmes.
The Department is launching a tender process to establish its new network of training providers for three years 2011 to 2014 with the option to extend for one year to 2015. This network will deliver work based learning provision on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government from August 2011. The programmes will be part-financed by the European Social Fund. For further information please visit the website
Engagement Gateway Convergence Area Tender Schedule to December 2010
Please see the following information for the WCVA Gateway Convergence Tender Schedule. Please note, this applies to those invited to tender only.
Gateway Convergence Tender Schedule to December 2010 (34)Valleys Heart and Soul: Small Scale Project Support
Capital Region Tourism are looking for proposals that are innovative, offer new and different ways of interpreting, experiencing and celebrating the story of the Valleys. Projects that use new and different media or target specific groups who may not otherwise engage or recognise the opportunities offered by the natural environment and heritage are also encouraged. For more information please visit the Sell 2 Wales website.
Property Development Fund – Grants towards speculative commercial property developments for office use in Swansea City Centre
Closing Date: Summer 2014
The Property Development Fund (PDF) forms part of an ERDF Grant supported programme of regeneration work which seeks to deliver high quality schemes to meet the high aspirations of the Swansea City Centre Strategic Framework (CCSF), which is the Council’s strategic policy for regeneration of Swansea City Centre. PDF grants are available to property developers and land owners towards the construction of speculative, sustainable office accommodation on privately owned land in Swansea City Centre. Funding is available to meet the financial gap between the construction costs and the completed market value of the property. The aim of the programme is to support applicants that require financial aid for their projects to proceed. For more information visit the Sell 2 Wales website.
Building Enhancement Programme – Grants for the improvement of visible commercial building frontages within the Council’s City Centre Framework Policy Area
Closing date: Summer 2014
The Building Enhancement Programme (BEP) forms part of an ERDF Grant supported programme of regeneration work which seeks to deliver high quality schemes to meet the high aspirations of the Swansea City Centre Strategic Framework (CCSF), which is the Council’s strategic policy for regeneration of Swansea City Centre. The BEP Management Team comprises CCS and the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) as Joint Venture Partners. The BEP offers discretionary grants of up to 50% towards the enhancement of visible commercial building frontages within the CCSF area only. For more information visit the Sell 2 Wales website.
Work Based Learning 2011 to 2015
Deadline date: to be advised
The Welsh Assembly Government Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) has a range of programmes aimed at supporting learners in Wales and currently supports in excess of 60,000 individuals on its work based learning (WBL) programmes.
The Department intends to launch a tender process to establish its new network of training providers for up to four years 2011 to 2015. This network will deliver work based learning training provision on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government from August 2011. It is expected that these programmes will be part-financed by the European Social Fund. For more information please visit the Sell 2 Wales website.
Renewable Energy at Community Scale
The Welsh Assembly Government’s Ynni’r Fro programme uses European Structural Funds to provide support and funding to encourage the development of community scale renewable energy schemes across Wales.
Please see the flyer for further details: Flyer (23)
