Award

Apprenticeship Provider

THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

06 Aug 2018 at 09:13

Tender

23 Mar 2018 at 12:51

Summary of the contracting process

The Guinness Partnership Ltd is conducting a procurement process for the title "Apprenticeship Provider" in the education and training services sector. This open tender aims to appoint up to five training providers nationally to deliver various Apprenticeship qualifications through the Apprenticeship Levy. The contract, valued at £2,000,000, will run from 16 July 2018 to 15 July 2023. Expressions of interest must be submitted by 23 April 2018 at 23:59 BST, and bidders must be registered on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) to participate.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in apprenticeship training, especially those that are SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Companies that can accommodate the requirements set by the Skills Funding Agency, including the ability to register with RoATP and deliver training across various regions of the UK, would be particularly well-suited to compete. Engaging with this contract could enhance the capabilities of businesses looking to expand their service offerings in workforce development and training.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Apprenticeship Provider

Notice Description

Guinness wish to appoint up to five training providers for the provision of a range of Apprenticeship qualifications on a national level via the Apprenticeship Levy. The contract is to provide existing and new staff with Apprenticeship training. The Skills Funding Agency requires Apprenticeship Training paid for from the apprenticeship levy to be paid via the Digital Account, therefore providers are required to be successfully registered on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP). Bidders that aren't currently registered on RoATP are required to demonstrate how they will be registered for the start of this contract. Should a Bidder be successful and they fail to register on RoATP in time for the start of the contract, Guinness reserves the right to amend the contract award decision and award to the next compliant Bidder. Additional information: Expressions of Interest for this opportunity must be made through registering with https://procontract.due-north.com/register. Further information regarding the opportunity can also be found on this portal.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-24fd1dff-299b-4322-a787-8a1da7beaf1a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e7f0bcb-f937-43ad-a1f7-042013bef5e9
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Apr 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20187 years ago
Contract Period
12 Aug 2018 - 12 Aug 2021 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD
Contact Name
Procurement
Contact Email
procurement@guinness.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3031231890

Buyer Location

Locality
OLDHAM
Postcode
OL9 7LH
Post Town
Oldham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Oldham
Electoral Ward
Failsworth East
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

ASPIRE ACHIEVE ADVANCE

DUTTON FISHER ASSOCIATES

GP STRATEGIES TRAINING

THE SKILLS

YMCA TRAINING

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-24fd1dff-299b-4322-a787-8a1da7beaf1a-2018-08-06T10:13:37+01:00",
    "date": "2018-08-06T10:13:37+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-24fd1dff-299b-4322-a787-8a1da7beaf1a",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "GUINPART001-DN312477-75583288",
        "title": "Apprenticeship Provider",
        "description": "Guinness wish to appoint up to five training providers for the provision of a range of Apprenticeship qualifications on a national level via the Apprenticeship Levy. The contract is to provide existing and new staff with Apprenticeship training. The Skills Funding Agency requires Apprenticeship Training paid for from the apprenticeship levy to be paid via the Digital Account, therefore providers are required to be successfully registered on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP). Bidders that aren't currently registered on RoATP are required to demonstrate how they will be registered for the start of this contract. Should a Bidder be successful and they fail to register on RoATP in time for the start of the contract, Guinness reserves the right to amend the contract award decision and award to the next compliant Bidder. Additional information: Expressions of Interest for this opportunity must be made through registering with https://procontract.due-north.com/register. Further information regarding the opportunity can also be found on this portal.",
        "datePublished": "2018-03-23T12:51:49Z",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "80000000",
            "description": "Education and training services"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "North East",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "Yorkshire and the Humber",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "East Midlands",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "West Midlands",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "East of England",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "London",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "South East",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "South West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North East",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "Yorkshire and the Humber",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "East Midlands",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "West Midlands",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "East of England",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "London",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "South East",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "South West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amount": 2000000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2018-04-23T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2018-07-16T00:00:00+01:00",
            "endDate": "2023-07-15T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": true
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e7f0bcb-f937-43ad-a1f7-042013bef5e9",
                "datePublished": "2018-03-23T12:51:49Z",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-92897",
            "name": "The Guinness Partnership Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "The Guinness Partnership Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Bower House, 1 Stable Street",
                "locality": "Oldham",
                "postalCode": "OL9 7LH",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Procurement",
                "email": "procurement@guinness.org.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 3031231890"
            },
            "details": {
                "url": "http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-68780",
            "name": "GP Strategies Training Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "GP Strategies Training Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "SK4 1LW"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-70694",
            "name": "Aspire Achieve Advance Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Aspire Achieve Advance Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "DE1 2JT"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-92898",
            "name": "Dutton Fisher Associates Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Dutton Fisher Associates Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "LS29 9EG"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-70706",
            "name": "YMCA Training",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "YMCA Training"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "WC1 3NQ"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": true
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-92899",
            "name": "The Skills Co.",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "The Skills Co."
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "M1 5JW"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-CFS-92897",
        "name": "The Guinness Partnership Ltd"
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-b5fd17-24fd1dff-299b-4322-a787-8a1da7beaf1a-1",
            "status": "active",
            "date": "2018-07-24T00:00:00+01:00",
            "datePublished": "2018-08-06T10:13:37+01:00",
            "value": {
                "amount": 2000000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-68780",
                    "name": "GP Strategies Training Ltd"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-70694",
                    "name": "Aspire Achieve Advance Ltd"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-92898",
                    "name": "Dutton Fisher Associates Ltd"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-70706",
                    "name": "YMCA Training"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-92899",
                    "name": "The Skills Co."
                }
            ],
            "contractPeriod": {
                "startDate": "2018-08-13T00:00:00+01:00",
                "endDate": "2021-08-12T23:59:59+01:00"
            },
            "documents": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "documentType": "awardNotice",
                    "description": "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e7f0bcb-f937-43ad-a1f7-042013bef5e9",
                    "datePublished": "2018-08-06T10:13:37+01:00",
                    "format": "text/html",
                    "language": "en"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}