Development and delivery of a 'Green' Ambassador Programme for the Lincolnshire Coast

Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is looking to commission a Consultant to develop and deliver a 'Green' Coastal Ambassador Programme in line with the themes and topics included in the recently launched Green Tourism Toolkit, in order to help empower local coastal businesses to become and champion becoming 'green' and sustainable businesses, and to find practical ways to respond to the effects of climate change and the associated ecological changes that currently face us.

The project is delivered in the context of a highly seasonal coastal economy, with the aim of:

Supporting coastal visitor economy businesses to survive and thrive

Supporting coastal communities to access employment, and develop their careers, through raising aspirations and upskilling

It is founded on local ownership through engagement with coastal employers, learning providers and wider stakeholders.

Local stakeholders include:

Greater Lincolnshire LEP, Lincolnshire County Council, Coastal Developers Forum, an Employer Steering Group, Local Learning Providers, Visit Lincolnshire Coast DBID

National connections include:

Coastal Communities Alliance, Coastal Communities All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), House of Lords Select Committee - The Future of Seaside Towns

This project has three key activity areas:

Promoting Coastal Careers - raising aspirations, promoting career opportunities, supporting skills transfer

Supporting Skills Innovation - off season training, local employer skills leadership, apprenticeship development

Building and disseminating a Coastal Evidence (economy and community) Base - improving our understanding of the seaside/ coastal economic context and articulating skills gaps and shortages, seasonality issues, and the opportunity to learn from other seaside economies

The Ambassador Programme shall aim to:

• Train and certify 10 - 20 Green tourism Ambassadors
• Encourage involvement of 10-20 Coastal Tourism Businesses
• Assist in promoting career progression and improve employability of 10-20 individuals

Please view documents and register your intend to respond at the following link:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=435bcde4-ebb4-ec11-8113-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

For clarification regarding this RFQ, please contact Mary Powell (Mary.Powell@lincolnshire.gov.uk) and Nicola Radford (Nicola.Radford@lincolnshire.gov.uk)

Additional information:

If you have any enquiries regarding this tender, please contact Mary Powell (mary.powell@lincolnshire.gov.uk) and Nicola Radford (nicola.radford@lincolnshire.gov.uk)