DfE - Disability Support Services 2022

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Buyers

Department for the Economy

Value

£9,286,000

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Education and training services
Technical and vocational secondary education services
Technical secondary education services
Vocational secondary education services
Youth education services
Safety education services
Special education services
Training services
Training facilities
Training programme services
Vocational training services
Industrial and technical training services
Industrial training services
Technical training services
Management training services
Computer-user familiarisation and training services
Computer training services
Computer courses
Environmental training services
Safety training services
Health and first-aid training services
Health training services
Personal development training services

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3 years ago

Description

The Department for the Economy is seeking to procure a Disability Support Service (DSS) to provide specialist and other distinctive disability support in respect of participant’s disability needs who participate on the Client’s Vocational and Educational Training programmes. Multiple suppliers will deliver specialist training across Northern Ireland. This contract will be subdivided into lots. Tenders may be submitted for 5 Lots comprising of 5 Disability Areas where DSS support may be needed by an eligible participant. These 5 lots are: 1) Cognition and Learning 2) Social, Behavioural, Emotional and Well-Being 3) Speech, Language and Communication Needs 4) Sensory 5) Physical Needs The aim of the DSS is to provide this further support in the form of Pre-Entry Training Support prior to the participant entering a programme and In-Training Disability Support while they are taking part on their programme.

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Department for the Economy

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SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk

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+44 2890297880

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+44 2890356600

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