Highlights
- Suppliers can apply to join at any time, ensuring that the DPS gives you access to the suppliers and training solutions you need, and you can respond to changing market demands
- Reducing the cost of bidding across multiple tenders
- Creating direct relationships with training providers
- Access to a greater choice of providers at both national and regional levels
- Opportunity to take advantage of the high volume of SMEs in the UK training market to help evidence local provision and social value targets
- The dynamic filtering system gives you the flexibility to use a rapid or standard procurement route depending on your requirements
- Supplier due diligence conducted by GCA, reducing burden on customers procuring requirements
Why this framework matters to you
The learning and training services available are broken down into four easily navigated service routes:
Off the shelf training: including mandatory training such as Health & Safety and standard training such as digital skills and leadership, and professional qualifications.
Bespoke training: sourcing specialist or tailored training courses and small scale ad hoc learning needs across all subject areas including coaching, consultancy and advice.
Learning technologies: the design, build and development of learning technologies, including but not limited to Learning Management Systems (LMS) software, content and configuration.
Educational services: provision for public sector funded programmes targeted to provide skills for those in education, unemployment or full time employment.
Learning Categories
These are the broad category / subject headings to help you define what learning category your potential training needs sit under. This will help you to narrow down your supplier selection.
Learning categories are:
- wellbeing
- business skills
- coaching and mentoring
- health and safety
- digital, data and technology
- financial services
- languages
- leadership and management
- legal and compliance
- Learning Management System (LMS) software
- LMS design, delivery and content
- NHS clinical
- NHS non-clinical
- NHS Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- project and programme management
- specialist / niche training