The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Trafford Council is prepared to receive applications to be included on a Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) relating to the provision of Learning and Development Interventions, which will be subject to the information, specification and application pack enclosed.

This shall be a single DPS that all the Members shall have access to and may utilise in whole, or in part throughout its duration.

The period of the DPS will be for 4 years from commencement.

During this period, the DPS will remain open to new Suppliers.

A DPS is, in effect, an open framework agreement to which new Suppliers can apply to be appointed to during its life.

Individual Call-Off Contracts shall be entered into under the DPS in the manner described within this document, and may commence at any time after the commencement date.

Neither the Council, nor any Member guarantees to call off any specific quantities/work during the term of the DPS, and placement on to the DPS is not a guarantee of being awarded any contracts.

Please note: Suppliers not on the DPS will not be able to bid for learning and development interventions that become available and competed through the DPS.

The scope of the DPS is to provide Staff, partners, citizens and customer training for the Members and other public sector bodies.

The training requirements will cover all employees of the Members, including permanent, casual, temporary, agency, and also apprentices.

It shall also cover requirements for schools and their governors etc.

The Members are looking to appoint Suppliers who will work with them to deliver a highly customer focused, effective and efficient service whilst maximising the potential for knowledge, education and training.

The Members will require a variety of training.

The Members are seeking suitable Suppliers to: • provide excellent training and qualifications at the first point of contact; • provide a seamless service, maintaining the highest standard of professional integrity, Training, reliability, accuracy and value for money; • Aspire to the vision and values of AGMA; • Provide as many quality training schemes/days or courses as possible at the first point of contact and to act as advocates for staff; • Provide experience, knowledge and expertise to respond to enquiries covering a wide range of Services; • Provide bespoke and customised training which meets the objectives set out by AGMA; • Provide flexibility and capability to take on more services/enquiries as required; The DPS will consist of 5 Lots Lot 1 - ICT Lot 2 - Health, Safety & Wellbeing Lot 3 - Children, Adults, Health and Community Lot 4 - Technical and Professional Lot 5 - Generic People Development Suppliers are invited to apply for one, more than one, or all Lots.