Published date: 14 December 2018

Last edited date: 14 December 2018

This notice was replaced on 5 June 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 5 June 2019)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

  • Career guidance services - 79634000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£250,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

LGSS001-DN380559-67863693

Published date

14 December 2018

Closing date

18 January 2019

Contract start date

1 March 2019

Contract end date

28 February 2023

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

The Greater Cambridge Partnership is committed to substantially increasing the number of successful, high-quality apprenticeships across Greater Cambridge. The service being procured will be responsible for making a substantial contribution to the GCP's target of 420 additional apprenticeship starts by 2020.
This service will work with employers to promote apprenticeships and provide ongoing support. The service will help businesses develop a more detailed understanding of the positive impact apprenticeship schemes can have on business and wider business growth.
In doing so, the service will work to provide practical examples of how employers have overcome barriers and explain how apprenticeships can be designed around the skill needs of the business. There will be a focus on working with existing educational establishments that are supporting young people and local businesses.
The service will shape its programme of activity so as to directly support business, schools and potential apprentices to actively engage in apprenticeship programmes and support them to understand the benefits of doing so. As part of this, the service will operate across sectors vital to the further growth of the Greater Cambridge economy and demonstrate the benefits apprenticeships offer in supporting access to work, training and social mobility therefore demonstrating what an important role apprenticeships play in supporting continued economic growth.
These services will actively engage with businesses, particularly those in, but not limited to, the following sectors:
• Construction
• Teaching
• Academia
• Cleantech
• Agri-tech
• Creative and Digital
• Life sciences
• IT (particularly software programming and data analytics)
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Food and drink Manufacturing
• Logistics and Warehousing
• Social Care
• Financial Services.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

The Greater Cambridge Partnership Apprenticeship Service

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 December 2018, last edited 14 December 2018

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

LGSS Procurement

Address

Shire Hall
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 3450455200

Email

contracts@milton-keynes.gov.uk

Website

https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/