Published date: 13 September 2022

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

SW1P 3JR

Value of contract

£9,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_312371/1105477

Published date

13 September 2022

Approach to market date

13 October 2022

Contract start date

16 January 2023

Contract end date

31 January 2027

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Environment Agency is retendering the delivery of its Water Environment Worker apprenticeship scheme.
We wish to engage, collaborate and work in partnership with suppliers who share our values and ambition to create a better place to work, where sustainability and equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of what we do and how we work.
We need to be bold, innovative and agile to enable us to effectively respond to the climate crisis and provide our teams with the skills they need to respond to incidents and maintain our assets. We need to adapt post-pandemic to embrace hybrid working and explore innovative ways of learning to support the diverse needs of our people as we work in new ways.
The Apprenticeship will be delivered to the apprenticeship standard Water environment worker / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

We require equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded throughout with sustainable approaches to accommodate hybrid working. 

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra group Commercial

Address

London
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

dgcenquiries@defra.gov.uk