Published date: 22 April 2022

This notice was replaced on 30 May 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 31 October 2022, last edited 17 January 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£2,250,000

Procurement reference

tender_303435/1065559

Published date

22 April 2022

Approach to market date

27 May 2022

Contract start date

6 September 2022

Contract end date

5 September 2025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department for Education (DfE) are seeking to procure outcome driven engagement plans from suppliers to increase levels of awareness of apprenticeship markets and benefits amongst Employers, and to stimulate and support the generation of new or renewed participation in Apprenticeships starts within the Small and Medium Sized Employer (SME) landscape.

This focus on SMEs and the new starts created will increase the economic value of skills being supplied by the post 16 system, these improved skills will lead to increased productivity, social mobility and will support economic recovery.

The intention is to publish the tender opportunity in May 2022 via the DfE eTendering Portal URL: https://education.app.jaggaer.com. Please ensure that your organisation has an account registered on the Jaggaer portal to access the opportunity.

This notice is for information only and is not a binding statement of intent or call for competition.

The DfE reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not award contract(s). The information contained within this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the authority's requirements, the service classification of this requirement from the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of the authority's current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding.
The DfE reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time.
The DfE will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a provider in acting on the basis of this PIN.

About the buyer

Contact name

Department for Education

Address

23 Great Smith St
London
SW1P 3DJ
England

Email

esfaprocurement.help@education.gov.uk