Published date: 28 July 2017

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: 4 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£865,000,000

Procurement reference

ITT-30232

Published date

28 July 2017

Closing date

4 September 2017

Contract start date

1 January 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

In October 2016 the Agency launched a procurement for apprenticeship training delivery for small and medium sized (SME) employers who do not pay the Apprenticeship Levy and have not registered an account on the apprenticeship service ("non-levy paying employers"). The procurement was substantially oversubscribed and the outcomes of that competition would not have delivered the diverse market sought whilst giving the sector as a whole stability in the transition to the apprenticeship service. That procurement is now closed and no awards will be made under it. It is therefore essential that those Potential Providers who submitted tenders in the previous procurement and who continue to wish to be considered for delivery of the Services, respond to this new procurement in accordance with the terms set out in the ITT and the accompanying Attachments. This new procurement has been designed to ensure that government can better meet its objectives, and deliver high quality apprenticeship training to support the growth and success of SMEs that play such a vital role in our economy. It will do this by seeking to deliver a stable transition between now and April 2019, when we aim to bring all employers, including those who do not pay the levy, onto the apprenticeship service. Through this procurement the Agency is seeking to award contracts for an Initial Contract Period of 15 months, starting 1 January 2018 and ending on 31 March 2019

More information

Additional text

Access to the ITT is by invitation only via Bravo e-tendering portal

About the buyer

Address

Cheylesmore House
Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
England

Email

Sourcing.HELP@education.gov.uk