Published date: 21 June 2018
Last edited date: 21 June 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£50,000 to £300,000
Procurement reference
SR78419597
Published date
21 June 2018
Approach to market date
17 July 2018
Contract start date
25 September 2018
Contract end date
25 September 2020
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
HMRC is acting as a training provider for apprentices to deliver education and training for the Level 4 Professional Accounting/Taxation Technician Apprenticeship and is on the Education and Skills Funding Agency register of apprenticeship training providers (RoATP) under UKPRN Nº 10012772.
HMRC's Tax Academy, as training provider, require the services of an End Point Assessor who will support them in the assessment of the Level 4 Professional Accounting / Taxation Technician Apprenticeship.
Prior to assessments HMRC will require to develop and adapt the EPAO's existing summative case study, so that it reflects the work undertaken by tax professionals within HMRC. This bespoke EPA will still map to the apprenticeship standards and test the requisite level of knowledge, skills and behaviour, but will be written from a tax compliance perspective rather than accounting professional.
HMRC is raising market awareness of the opportunity and procurement approach for an Open Procedure for an End Point Assessor. At the time of the Contract Notice Issuance, potential bidders will have to meet the criteria mentioned in the Education Skills Funding Agency's (ESFA) Conditions for organisations on the register of end-point assessment organisations. This document can be found at:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/
uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/
697214/EPAO_Conditions_of_Acceptance_Version_2.2.pdf
It is a mandatory requirement that the End Point Assessor is registered on the ESFA Register of end-point assessment organisations and that they are ready to deliver an end-point assessment.
The expected apprentice numbers requiring an End Point Assessment is approximately 200 during the term of the contract, however this number is not guaranteed. The first phase of the End Point Assessment is to be conducted from March 2019. Please note that suppliers will need to register on the HMRC SAP Ariba eSourcing portal in order to take part in the Invitation to Tender event. Guidance on how to register can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/
attachment_data/file/528355/SAP_Ariba_Sourcing_
Professional_Supplier_s_Guide_-_June_2016.pdf
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2018/2019 | £50,000 |
About the buyer
Contact name
Mark Lehmann
Address
HM Revenue & Customs
5th Floor West Ralli Quays, 3 Stanley Street
Salford, Manchester
M60 9LA
England
Telephone
03000 526549
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Approach to market date: 17 July 2018
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