Leadership and Management Development Programme

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has embarked on a major programme of transformational change.

Set out in our Ambition 2020 proposals “We all have a part to play” is a fundamental redesign of how the Council will need to operate to achieve our growth vision, and by 2020 to operate with half of the budget than we had in 2010. Our proposals for re-shaping the Council and how we will provide our services are defined as:

• An organisation that is designed to enable the contribution of others as well as deliver services ourselves.
• Moving from an organisation designed around professional service silos to one that is designed around what we need to achieve for those who live or work in our borough.
• Clear long-term goals, higher standards and performance.
• Structures that allow our workforce and others to deliver the best possible services.

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham wishes to engage leadership development specialists to partner a programme for leadership development to be delivered from September 2016 to March 2017.

For more information and to access tender documents please register at our e-Tendering portal - https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk

The deadline for the return of tender submissions is 12 noon Thursday 28 July 2016.

If you have any questions regarding the tender, please contact the Tender Manager using the message facility in the e-Terndering portal - https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk

Additional information: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk