Published date: 9 July 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 August 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£3,000,000 to £6,000,000

Procurement reference

CHEAST001-DN351652-90547496

Published date

9 July 2018

Closing date

8 August 2018

Contract start date

17 September 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Cheshire East Borough Council(CEBC) and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
(SMBC) (The Consortium) has issued this Invitation to Tender (ITT) to those
interested in applying to be on the panel of providers for the provision of
Apprenticeships. The lots to be procured consist of the following: Legal, Accounting,
Finance and Insurance Services; Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care;
Business, Customer Service, Leadership & Management; Childcare & Education,
Health and Social Care; Construction, Engineering & Manufacturing; Hospitality &
Catering; Sales, Marketing & Procurement; Miscellaneous; Degree Apprenticeships;
ICT Further lots and courses may be added for future rounds in the event that a
change in business demand leads to them being required. The consortium intend to
re-open this opportunity three times a year as a minimum and all call-off contracts will
be awarded as per criteria in the specification. ALL submissions must be received
through The Chest tender portal www.the-chest.org.uk for those interested in
applying. The lots to be procured consist of the following:Legal, Accounting, Finance
and Insurance Services; Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care; Business,
Customer Service, Leadership & Management; Childcare & Education, Health and
Social Care; Construction, Engineering & Manufacturing; Hospitality & Catering;
Sales, Marketing & Procurement; Miscellaneous; Degree Apprenticeships; ICT
Further lots and courses may be added for future rounds in the event that a change in
business demand leads to them being required. This is one re-open out of the
maximum of 3 re-opens per year from the original OJEU opportunity all call-off contracts will
be awarded August as per Chest/ITT Criteria. ALL submissions must be received
through The Chest tender portal www.the-chest.org.uk (Chest Ref DN351652) prior
to deadline stated in this notice.

More information

Additional text

The Council reserves the right to re-open the procurement process periodically during the Provider Panel contract term, subject to the needs of the Council, the Local Area and Central Government Funding Allocations/Activity, and this may be up to a maximum of 3 times year.

About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Hyland

Address

Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
England

Telephone

+44 1270686453

Email

emma.hyland@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/