Published date: 6 March 2020

This notice was replaced on 15 February 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 15 February 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£35,000 to £70,000

Procurement reference

CS20046

Published date

6 March 2020

Closing date

20 March 2020

Contract start date

30 March 2020

Contract end date

22 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 20th March 2020 at 14:00.

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement:
Apprenticeships enable BEIS and other Government departments to bring in and develop skills of new staff, and also to encourage existing staff to study towards an apprenticeship. As well as being a cost effective way of developing our skills base, apprenticeships can help us increase diversity and social mobility.

BEIS along with organisations including DWP, MoJ, DfiD, Defra, the Bank of England and the GES have developed a Senior Professional Economist apprenticeship.

The group worked with a contractor and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education on the development of an apprenticeship standard, end point assessment plan and funding plan.

The approved standard, end point assessment plan and funding band were approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in December 2019.

The next stage of the apprenticeship process requires the successful provider along with the apprenticeship provider to engage in mobilisation work, this may include a soft market test exercise. Apprentices are guaranteed that at least 20% of their time will be spent on their academic studies which works out on average at about 1 day a week.

The programme typically lasts 2 years and once complete, apprentices will have an economics Master's degree. Line managers of apprentices, are required to take a number of responsibilities into consideration, for example; agreeing leave, performance management and identifying development opportunities.
The successful provider will:
• Support the work of the apprenticeship provider and BEIS to engage with prospective apprenticeship programme participants.

• Ensure that the apprenticeship provider delivers the agreed curriculm that meets the requirements of the standard and reflects best practice in apprenticeship delivery and remote/ digital learning.

• Ensure that the apprenticeship provider appoints an apprenticeship assessment organisation to deliver a robust end-point assessment process in line with the approved end point assessment plan that was approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

For further details please refer to the bid pack which is accessible via the Delta eSourcing portal.

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3JCDE88SKC

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About the buyer

Contact name

Christopher Grant

Address

North Star House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793425079

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk