Notice Information
Notice Title
Engaging SMEs in the apprenticeship market
Notice 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. Option to extend for a third year is included within the contract subject to affordability and government priorities.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-67e42927-5c80-415c-bd2c-ae3a4e181b5f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab52a542-3db0-4acd-82c1-03a7916d1366
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- 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
- £2,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,158,750 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jan 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Jun 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 27 May 2022Expired
- Award Date
- 2 Oct 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Oct 2022 - 2 Oct 2024 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3DJ
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab52a542-3db0-4acd-82c1-03a7916d1366
17th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6edb8ac2-57a5-443d-b80f-cef201a84046
30th May 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed52ed0a-7b09-4190-ab4d-06f4c46f00e3
22nd April 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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