Published date: 3 June 2021
Last edited date: 6 July 2021
This notice was replaced on 13 July 2021
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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
£1,850,000 to £7,500,000
Procurement reference
Stimulating the SME Apprenticeship and T Level Market
Published date
3 June 2021
Approach to market date
21 July 2021
Contract start date
12 October 2021
Contract end date
11 March 2024
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?
Yes
Description
This notice has been updated to provide details of the upcoming market engagement event.
The Department for Education, acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), are seeking to procure outcome driven plans from intermediaries/partners and partnerships to build on the existing levels of awareness and business benefits amongst Employers and to stimulate and encourage new or renewed participation in Apprenticeships and T Level Industry placements 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 and these improved skills will lead to increased productivity, social mobility and will support economic recovery.
A market engagement event will be conducted via Microsoft Teams on the 15th July 2021 to access the event please follow the eventbrite link provided within this notice where a limited number of tickets are currently available:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stimulating-the-sme-apprenticeship-and-t-level-market-procurement-tickets-162430482947
The intention is to publish the tender opportunity in July 2021 and the procurement will be run via the DfE eTendering Portal URL: https://education.app.jaggaer.com therefore please ensure that your organisation has an account registered on the Jaggaer portal to access the opportunity.
Please note that all information in this notice is indicative and subject to change.
More information
Spend profile
Financial year | Budget |
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2021/2022 | £1,850,000 |
Links
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- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stimulating-the-sme-apprenticeship-and-t-level-market-procurement-tickets-162430482947
- Market studies
- Market Engagement Event Link
Additional text
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The procurement will be run via the DfE eTendering Portal URL: https://education.app.jaggaer.com therefore please ensure that your organisation has an account registered on the Jaggaer portal to access the opportunity.
About the buyer
Address
Cheylesmore House South, Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
England
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