Planning

Provision of Apprenticeship Providers

THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR KENT

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Planning

10 Oct 2017 at 08:46

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves the Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent, seeking to procure apprenticeship training providers under the title "Provision of Apprenticeship Providers." This process falls within the education and training services industry, specifically targeting roles within both police and non-police sectors. Currently at the planning stage, key deadlines include an engagement end date of 23rd February 2018. Interested providers are encouraged to register and complete a questionnaire by 27th October 2017, via the Kent Police e-tendering portal, with services to be delivered primarily in the regions of East of England and South East.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in apprenticeship training, particularly higher education institutions, colleges, academies, vocational schools, and other educational providers. Organisations that can demonstrate their capability in police-specific training or have experience with apprenticeship schemes under public sector guidelines will be well-positioned to compete. Moreover, potential providers should be prepared to manage the security vetting of personnel delivering training at police premises, which may incur additional costs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Apprenticeship Providers

Notice Description

Kent Police and Essex Police are mindful to undertake a competition to procure Apprenticeship training providers for a range of roles within the service both Police specific and non-police specific. We are interested to know the level of interest from HEIs, Colleges, Academies, Vocational Schools and other institutes in providing such essential courses to our employees. The Public Sector Apprenticeship Levy Scheme first announced in November 2015 is intended to promote Apprenticeships within public-sector organisations and attract suitable service providers. Any such procurement required to interact with such establishments must however comply with EU Procurement Law. PS organisations will therefore be looking at innovative ways to deliver high quality and effective apprenticeships within strict budgetary constraints. For any competition undertaken, Providers will need to demonstrate their capabilities and previous experience in providing Apprenticeships in the Police market as well as ensuring they meet some of the pre-requisites necessary for inclusion within the scheme itself. As with any employer, the volume of Apprenticeships which will be required is very much dependent on the number of applicants for any post, however we have attempted to provide an estimate of our requirement (based on what we know today) for the different business areas. We would therefore very much appreciate if you could respond to the questionnaire which is on our e-tendering portal in order for us to establish the level of procurement exercise which may be required. Whilst informal, we will be looking to close off this pre-market engagement by Friday 27th October at 12:00 to allow us to collate responses and strategize our future requirements. Please note expressing an interest or otherwise would not guarantee any future involvement should a procurement exercise be undertaken but it will give us the opportunity to better target communications about our requirements going forward. The intention is, where possible, to have the apprenticeship training delivered at police premises; however it may be agreeable to have some of the training delivered at provider premises (subject to locations within a reasonable vicinity to our Police HQs in Maidstone and Chelmsford) or even via distance learning methods. Security checks of personnel delivering the training at police premises will therefore be necessary. Security vetting of said personnel currently costs in the region of PS70 and the expectation is this cost will be met by the training provider. Please register to https://kentpolice.bravosolution.co.uk to complete the questionnaire which can be found under project 17321 - Provision of Apprenticeship Providers. Additional information: Please register to Bravo Solution at https://kentpolice.bravosolution.co.uk to view and complete the pre market engagement questionnaire.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/604a54d7-8d0c-4b4a-95ec-9c311af7e524
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80500000 - Training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80511000 - Staff training services

80521000 - Training programme services

80530000 - Vocational training services

80531200 - Technical training services

80532000 - Management training services

80533100 - Computer training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Oct 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR KENT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHFLEET
Postcode
DA11 8BD
Post Town
Dartford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ43 Kent Thames Gateway
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Gravesham
Electoral Ward
Northfleet & Springhead
Westminster Constituency
Gravesham

Further Information

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