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Summary of the contracting process

YPO, the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, established a national framework for apprenticeship standards and associated training on behalf of public sector organisations, including its own requirements. It covers education and training services across 15 occupational routes and 11 regions, with standards approved for delivery under the Skills England apprenticeship structure. Providers can select the standards and regions they can deliver, while new routes and standards can be added during the framework. The requirement is intended for organisations that deliver apprenticeship training, assessment and related learner support across England. It is a broad, multi-provider arrangement rather than a single training contract, and supports public sector apprenticeship provision at national scale.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through an open procedure as a framework agreement. One lot was cancelled in the tender record, but multiple active awards and contracts were subsequently made to apprenticeship providers, colleges, universities and training organisations. Contracts were signed between 14 July 2023 and 15 July 2026, with the framework period running from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2027. Each recorded award and contract carries a value of £10,000,000,000; these figures apply separately and must not be added together. Evaluation weighted quality at 50%, social value at 10% and price at 40%. The framework recorded 167 bids and later additional provider appointments.

This requirement is relevant to apprenticeship providers able to deliver approved standards across one or more occupational routes and regions. The appointed supplier group includes colleges, universities, specialist training companies, professional education providers and small and medium-sized businesses, showing that both institutional and specialist delivery models can fit the framework. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to deliver apprenticeship programmes for public sector customers, maintain the required quality and performance standards, and support standards as the national framework changes. Providers should also be able to demonstrate social value and offer competitive pricing, since these together account for half of the evaluation. Compliance with mandatory and discretionary exclusion requirements under Regulation 57 is required.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships

Notice Description

Framework Agreement for the provision of Apprenticeship Standards and Associated Training. The Framework is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO's internal requirements. YPO may seek to introduce collaborative partners to this Framework throughout its duration to support growth.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The routes are as prescribed by 'Skills England'. These were defined using labour market information regarding the size and nature of occupations grouped to reflect shared requirements for occupationally related skills and knowledge. The routes are listed on the left hand side of the Skills England website: https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/ YPO will list all routes, along with standards which are approved for delivery, and providers will have the ability to select which standards region they are able to deliver in when bidding for the framework. The routes will be as listed by the Skills England guidance. The framework will replicate the structure that is provided by Skills England. If the structure is amended by the institute then the framework structure will be amended to run in-line on the next quarter update. Please be advised that Skills England has the ability to change the title of routes and move standards into alternative routes based on feedback from contracting authorities, YPO reserve the right to follow the same process based on Skills England's direction. Any new routes will be added onto the framework on a quarterly basis with the subsequent standards aligned under them. On a quarterly basis YPO will add on new developed standards as they appear on the above website, the number of standards will continue to grow and will be updated in the documents. Providers will be able to bid for all live standards that have been listed from the beginning of the framework and all new standards that are added by Skills England throughout the duration of the framework. The standards are each listed on the Skills England website and can be found at: https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/ At the point of the framework being published there will be: - 11 regions - 15 routes

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2026, with the option to extend for up to an additional 12 months (subject to an annual review and KPI performance). A decision to extend the framework beyond this initial term will be taken by April 2026 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the contract to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures. The maximum contract period will therefore be four years, from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2027.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be renewed after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03abc5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085012-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£10,000,000,000 Over £10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,000,000,000 Over £10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jul 202710 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2023 - 31 Jul 2027 4-5 years
Recurrence
There is a possibility that this framework will be renewed after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
YPO
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF2 0XE
Postcode Area
Wakefield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
321
Supplier Names

ACCESS TRAINING (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD

Accountancy Learning

ACTIV FIRST LIMITED

Apprentify Ltd

Arden University

ASPIRE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED

Aston University

Avado Apprenticeships Ltd/BC ARCH

Barnsley College

Best Practice Network

Birmingham Metropolitan College

Blackburn College

Blackpool and The Fylde College

BMS Progress LLP

BPP Professional Education (1) Commercial

BPP Professional Education (2) BPP University Ltd

Bradford College

Bridgwater and Taunton College

B-SKILL LIMITED

Buckinghamshire New University

Calderdale College

Cambridge Spark Limited

Capella Associates Ltd

CAPITB Limited ta RTITB

Captiva Learning Limited

CeTAD Lancaster University Management School

Cheshire College South and West

CMS Vocational Training Ltd

Cognition Education/Aspire Development (UK) Ltd

Colchester Institute Corporation

Coventry University

Damar Limited

DBC Training (Derby Business College Limited)

Derby College Group (DCG)

Dudley College of Technology

Dynamic Training UK Ltd

Eastern Region Roof Training Group Ltd

Education and Skills Training & Development Ltd

ELEV8 TRAINING LIMITED

Encompass Consultancy Limited

ESTIO TRAINING LIMITED

Exceed Academies Trust

Explosive Learning Solutions (ELS) Ltd

Firebrand Training Ltd

First Step Education & Training Ltd

Future Talent Learning/Change Board Holdings Limited

Get SET Academy (GSA)

GI Group

Ginger Nut Training

Halifax Opportunities Trust

HAPPY COMPUTERS LIMITED

HARPER CRAVEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED

HIT Training Ltd

Hull College

Impact Futures Training Limited

Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation

Intelligencia Training Limited

ioda Limited

JGA Limited

JTL

Kingdom Academy (Dutton Fisher Associates Ltd)

Kirklees College

LDN Apprenticeships Ltd

Leeds City College/Luminate Education Group

Leeds Trinity University

Let Me Play

Lifetime Training Group Limited

London Metropolitan College

London South Bank University

Macclesfield College

Manchester Metropolitan University RES Office

MBKB Training and Development

McArthur Dean Training Ltd

Middlesex University Higher Education Corporation

Middlesex University ta Police Education Consortium

Multiverse Group Limited

National Business College Limited

NCH AT NORTHEASTERN LIMITED

North Lancs Training Group Ltd (THE)

Northern Skills Group

Northumbria University Business and Enterprise

Nottingham College

Nottingham Trent University

NowSkills Limited

OXFORD PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

Paragon Skills for Industry

Peak Accountancy Training

Petroc

Pier Technology Limited ta Pier Training

PMA LTD

Preston College

Prostart Training

PROVEK LIMITED

PTP Training Limited

QA Ltd

Realise Learning and Employment Limited

Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy

Ripley ITT SCITT

Riverside Training

RNN Group

Salford City College

Serco Knowledge, Skills & Children's Services

The Sheffield College

Sheffield Hallam University

Somerset Skills & Learning CIC

South Devon College

Southport College

SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) LTD

St Helens Chamber

Staffordshire University

Sutton Coldfield Training Limited

Technical Professionals Limited (TA The Apprentice & Training Partnership)

Capita Group Plc

The Childcare Company

The Development Manager (TDM) Ltd

The Education Training Collective

The OCM Group Limited

The Open University

THE PROCUREMENT ACADEMY LIMITED

The Workforce Development Trust Limited

TOTAL PEOPLE LIMITED

Transworld Publications Services Ltd ta Protocol Consultancy Services

University College Birmingham

University of Central Lancashire

University of Chester

University Of Derby - Research & Knowledge Exchange

University of Exeter

University of Huddersfield

University of Hull

University of Kent

University of Plymouth

University of Portsmouth

University of South Wales

University of Sunderland

University of the West of England

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Wakefield College

WARRINGTON AND VALE ROYAL COLLEGE

Weston College

Wigan & Leigh College

WIRRAL METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

Anglia Ruskin University

Ashridge Business School (Ashridge (Bonar Law Memorial) Trust)

Babington Business College Limited

BESPOKE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED

Central Young Men's Christian Association - Central Y M C A

CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED

Clear Quality Limited

Community Matters

Construction and Plant Assessments LTD

Coventry University (CU Services Ltd)

Darlington College

E-Careers Education Limited

Exeter College

Heart of England Training Ltd

Inspire Education Group

Just IT Training Limited

Learning Curve Group

Liverpool John Moores University

METADATA LIMITED

Nelson and Colne College Group

Orange Moon Training

Potential Realised - HR & Training Ltd

PRIMARY GOAL LTD

Purple Beard Ltd

Remit Training

Riverside College

Roehampton University

Shipley College

Skern Training and Skills

Solace Group Ltd

SR Supply Chain Consultants

TEC Partnership (Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education)

Tes Institute

The Equestrian Learning Academy Limited ta ELA Training Services Ltd

University of Salford

Unitas

University of Hertfordshire

Velocity 1st Limited (Velocity Academy)

Vision West Nottinghamshire College (Vision Business)

WKCIC Group (Capital City College Group)

Aurelia Training Ltd

Baltic Training Services

BCU Birmingham City University

Blue Sky Assessing

COMMUNITY FIRST ACADEMY TRUST

Compass Skills Training Limited

Corndel

CSA (Services) Ltd

Derwentside College

DN Colleges Group

E M A Training Limited

GLP Training Ltd

Hawk Management (UK) Limited

Instep UK Ltd

Leeds Beckett University

NCFE

Nelson and Colne College

Penshaw View Training

Qualsafe Awards

SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED

Sheffield City Council

Skills Office Network Ltd

T3 Training & Development Ltd

Teesside University

THE TRAFFORD COLLEGE GROUP

Burnley College

TQ Education and Training Ltd

TRS Training Ltd

THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM

University of East Anglia

Well Associates Ltd

Woodspeen Training Limited

York St John University

Newham College of Further Education

Boom Training

Cornwall Fire, Rescue and Community Safety Service

CT SKILLS LIMITED

Northern Care Training

Norton Webb Ltd

School Led Development Trust (National Institute of Teaching)

The Academy of Leadership & Management

The Growth Company Limited

THE LEARNING FOUNDRY LIMITED

The University of West London

University of Cumbria

Walsall College

Xact Consultancy & Training Ltd

ABA Procurement

Channel Training Ltd

UCAN

Eliesha Training Ltd

Inspiro Learning Limited

Loughborough University

Marr Corporation Limited

RUNSHAW COLLEGE

Storyy Group

University of Birmingham

Acacia Training Limited

IBIS Consultancy Ltd

MIGHTY OAK TRAINING LTD

Kingston University

South Bank Colleges

The Apprenticeship College

University of Nottingham

AXIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED

The City of Liverpool College

North Wales Training

E-TRAINING LIMITED

FIT UK TRAINING & EDUCATION LTD

GREENDALE LIMITED

INVOLVE SELECTION LIMITED

JBC SKILLS TRAINING LIMITED

Keele University

New College Durham

RHG Consult Ltd

ST EDMUND'S NURSERY SCHOOL & CHILDREN'S CENTRE

Stoke on Trent College

SWIFT ACI

Fronting the Challenge Projects Ltd

University of Leeds

University of Wolverhampton

Acorn Training Ltd

ASPIRE PROCUREMENT TRAINING LTD

Cambridge Marketing College

GTG Training Ltd

Hugh Baird College

Leeds College of Building

MANCHESTER DIGITAL LIMITED

Medipro Limited

SMART TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT LIMITED

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED

THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF RECRUITERS

University College London

Workforce Training & Development

Capel Manor College

City College Norwich

CVP CONSULT LTD

Liverpool Hope University

LOGISTICA TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LTD

Myerscough College

SOCIAL LANDLORDS CRIME AND NUISANCE GROUP

Total Training Provision

The University of Sheffield

TWA Lean Consulting Limited

All Dimension Limited

THE RECALVI ENTERPRISE LTD

CROSBY MANAGEMENT TRAINING LTD

Hopwood Hall College

PROFOUND SERVICES LIMITED

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

South Thames Colleges Group

TRAIN TOGETHER LIMITED

University College of Estate Management

ACADEMY TRAINING LTD

Intertrain UK Ltd

Juniper Training Ltd

KNOWLEDGEBRIEF LIMITED

NEXPATH CONSULTING LIMITED

South Staffordshire College

THE SPECIALISTS HUB LTD

Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge College (HRUC)

CHERITH SIMMONS LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT LLP

CILEx Law School

Optimum Skills Limited

Pilot IMS Limited

Reed Learning

SR APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED

The Coders Guild Ltd

THE STRATEGY & ARCHITECTURE GROUP LIMITED

University of Suffolk

Barnet and Southgate College

CITB

CQM TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Halesowen College

Kaplan Financial Limited

LA FOSSE ASSOCIATES LIMITED

MAKERS ACADEMY LIMITED

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

Straight A Training Limited

Bluestones Medical Complex Care

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