Partnerships
Subcontracting
Subcontractor statement and rationale
Wiltshire College and University Centre subcontracts training for adults in accordance with our published ‘Subcontracting Policy’. Our goal is to enhance the quality of our student offer and optimise the impact and effectiveness of training delivery to our learners.
The College enters into subcontracting arrangements for one or more of the following reasons:
- To fully meet the skills needs of employers and individuals within Wiltshire and surrounding areas
- To provide immediate provision whilst growing internal direct capacity
- To provide niche delivery where the cost of developing direct delivery would be inappropriate
- To fill gaps in niche or expert provision and provide better access to training facilities
- To provide access to, or engagement with, a new range of customers and employer bases, related to specific identified needs
- To support other providers to develop capacity/quality, where the College feels it is appropriate
- To support employers with a wide geographic requirement
The College provides the following services when entering into and managing subcontracts:
- Full due diligence on the subcontractor (including financial checks)
- Support and guidance to write, implement and embed necessary policies to ensure compliance with legal and educational standards
- Observations and feedback on teaching, learning and assessment
- Quality assurance audit, including review of quality systems, IQA, course content, staff CPD, gateway preparation, self-assessment and quality improvement planning
- Progress monitoring, including tracking systems, e-portfolio and advice and guidance on performance improvement
- Partnership days for subcontractors to share best practice and stay updated on external regulations such as safeguarding and Ofsted
- Funding management and reporting
- Funding compliance support including audit, advisory service and issuing of evidence collection paperwork processes
The College will assess each subcontractor and their provision individually, before entering into any agreement. An open rationale will be used to determine the management fee retained by the College. These calculations are outlined in the subcontracting policy.
Subcontracting Agreements
- Aspire Sporting Academy Limited
- The College's Partnership Limited
- Zuzu Training Limited
- Strive Training (London) Limited
Contracts and Tendering
The contracts and procurement team at the College are responsible for ensuring that the procurement strategy is implemented in an open, fair and transparent manner. The team is also responsible for ensuring that all procedures and processes adhere to the relevant legal requirements and internal financial regulations, in accordance with the Procurement Policy.
The College has an obligation to ensure value for money from the subcontractor.
Decisions to award contracts will be based on the most economically advantageous tender, taking into account a number of factors, including price, quality, sustainability and running costs, to establish the full life-cycle costs. The importance of these factors may vary depending on the purchase.
All tenderers will be informed of the criteria used to select a subcontractor.
All subcontractors working with the College will be required to comply with Wiltshire College’s Conditions of Contract.
Contractor Health And Safety
It is a requirement of the College that all Contractors familiarise themselves with the policies below – click on them to view.