Group leader training:
Training takes place online at various points throughout the year and takes 2-3 hours. Andrew Bradshaw is the best person to contact to reserve a place on this training.
Principal Officer for Outdoor Learning. Andrew Bradshaw. | Andrew.Bradshaw@edinburgh.gov.uk
0771 866 0549 |
In addition to group leader training there are a number of other courses which you need to go on in order to be qualified to take groups outdoors. These include:
More will be explained during the group leader training/by contacting Andrew on email above OR by booking onto courses via learninganddevelopment@edinburgh.gov.uk (In the past we have also booked onto courses via Mark Symonds our local authority contact).
Framework Agreement:
In March 2023 the IBike team supported by the business development team in Bristol applied to be put on CEC Flexible Framework Agreement for provision of Sports and Physical Activities for Children and Young People. We were successful and are now on this framework.
A framework agreement is a memorandum of understanding between the Council and providers. It establishes the terms of awarding contracts during a given period.
The framework sets out the fundamentals of any future contract including:
Being on the framework agreement does not guarantee any contracts.
A contract is created when a need is identified. A contract would be created from the framework agreement documents and includes further defined information e.g. no. of students, dates and location of delivery.
Final submission can be found here: \\bristol\shared\Funding\Bids library\Scotland\City of Edinburgh Council\S23-171 -City of Edinburgh Council - Sports and Physical Activities for Children and Young People\3. Our submission\Final application
Contact within Sustrans who helped with putting this together senka.starcevic@sustrans.org.uk
The application to apply for this framework was managed through Public Contracts Scotland (https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/)