Notice Information
Notice Title
Apprenticeship Management
Notice Description
The scope of this procurement is to award a framework agreement for a provider to manage and deliver our apprenticeship programs.
Lot Information
Apprenticeship Management - Engineering
The scope of this procurement is to award a framework agreement for a primary and secondary provider to manage and deliver our Engineering Apprenticeship program.
Options: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years.
Renewal: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with option to extend annually up to a maximum term of 8 years.
Customer Experience and Continuous ImprovementThe scope of this procurement is to appoint award a framework agreement for a provider to manage and deliver our Customer Experience and Continuous Improvement program.
Options: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years.
Renewal: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years
Digital & DataThe scope of this procurement is to award a framework agreement for a primary and secondary provider to manage and deliver our Digital & Data program.
Options: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years.
Renewal: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years
LeadershipThe scope of this procurement is to award a framework agreement for a primary and secondary provider to manage and deliver our Leadership program.
Options: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years.
Renewal: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02b57b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028712-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- £3,590,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,590,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Nov 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Jun 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Aug 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Between 3 and 8 years
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active, Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Thames Water
- Contact Email
- procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG1 8DB
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Reading
- Electoral Ward
- Thames
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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