This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

11 Jul 2024 at 14:53

Award

11 Jul 2024 at 14:46

Award

11 Jul 2024 at 14:42

Tender

20 Nov 2023 at 12:02

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process led by The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited involved a tender for Modern Apprenticeship Services in the Education and training services category. The title of the tender was "Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2024-2025." The procurement method was open, with an open procedure. The tender was for providing Modern Apprenticeships Services for 2024-2025 with optional extension periods for subsequent years. The total estimated value of the contract was up to 277.79 million GBP. The stage of the procurement process was 'Award,' and the contract was signed on 29th March 2024.

This tender for Modern Apprenticeship Services can provide lucrative opportunities for learning providers and training services businesses to expand their operations. Businesses offering adult education and training services could be well-suited to compete in this tender. The procuring organisation, The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited, located in Glasgow, UK, aimed to secure service providers to deliver high-quality Modern Apprenticeship Services, creating a growth opportunity for successful bidders to contribute to the education and training sector in Scotland.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2024-2025

Notice Description

Modern Apprenticeships (MA) Services for starts for year 2024-2025, plus optional two 1 year extension periods for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. The current estimated value of this tender is up to 277.79m GBP (exclusive of any applicable VAT), including optional extension periods, for both lots, including those in-training places as of 31 March 2024 and any subsequent years and is subject to a confirmed budget, each year, from Scottish Government to SDS.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - MA Services - Learning provider

SDS invites bids for Learning Providers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. MAs already in-training shall continue for their duration of the individual's apprenticeship. Additional information: Bidders cannot bid for Lot 2 if bidding for Lot 1. Bids can only be submitted for one of the two lots.

Lot 2 - MA Services - Employer

SDS invites bids from Employers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship. Additional information: Bidders cannot bid for Lot 1 if bidding for Lot 2. Bids can only be submitted for one of the two lots.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041b37
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021283-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

80400000 - Adult and other education services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£277,793,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£531,968,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Jul 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Mar 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Additional Buyers

Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 1DY
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
205
Supplier Names

AVQM

Aberdeenshire Council

Aberlour Child Care Trust

Academy House Education Limited

Allpeople UK Limited

Alma Training

Almitas Training and Consultancy Ltd

Ambition Centre for Training

Angel Training

Angus Council

Ankerville Training Centre

Apprenticeship Training (Scotland) Ltd

Argyll and Bute Council

Ayrshire College

Ayrshire Learning Business Academy - trading as Jungle Hair Academy

Azilo Training Ltd

BAE Systems PLC

BPP Holdings Ltd

Babington Business College

Bell Group Limited

Bon Accord Support services Ltd

Borders College

Borders Technical Training Association

Bridgend Training Facility

Brown Brothers

Busy Bees Nurseries

CAT Solutions Limited

CITB

Cairellot Learning Centre

Cairn Training (Aberdeen) Ltd

Care Training and Consultancy CIC

Career Studio (Scotland) Ltd

Carousel Training Centre

Childcare Management Company Ltd

City of Glasgow College

CoSLA

Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar

Community Integrated Care

Competence Based Training Ltdt T/A CBT

Competence Matters Ltd

Coralshore Ltd

Cornerstone

Craft Skills Scotland

Crown Office and Prosecution Service

Dingbro Ltd

Direct Partners Ltd

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited

Dumfries & Galloway College

Dundee and Angus College

EA Technology Ltd

EAST KILBRIDE & DISTRICT ENGINEERING GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

EDETA Training Services Ltd

East Ayrshire Council

East Renfrewshire Council

East Scot Training Services Ltd T/A Angus Training Group

Eastlin Ltd

Edinburgh College

Elite Training & Consultancy

Esteem Training Limited

Eternal Balance LLP

Experiential Play Ltd

FARE Scotland

FDE Training Ltd

Falkirk Council

Family & Community Development West Lothian

Fife College

Fife Council

Forth Valley College

G M Training Limited

GALLOWAY TRAINING LIMITED

GCVS

GMD Community Services

GOSTA Training

GP Strategies Limited

GTG Training Limited

Genius People

Gibson Training and Care Ltd

Glasgow City Council

Glasgow Clyde College

Glasgow Kelvin College

Glencoe Outdoor Centre

HSC Futures Ltd

Hays Travel

Hospitality Training

ITC Training Academy

Ident Training Ltd

Inspiro Learning Limited

JB Management (Scotland) Ltd

James Johnston & Co. of Elgin Limited

KZ Hair

Karen and Vincent Bell Training ltd

L&G Learning (Scotland) Ltd

LTQ Ltd

Lagta Group Training

Leonardo UK

Lifetime Training Group

Limelight Careers Ltd

Lorndale Aberdeen Ltd (Great Western Assessment and Training Centre)

Lowland Training Services Ltd

MGT TRAINING LIMITED

MI Technologies Limited

McCrae Training Ltd

McSence Limited

Mentor Training Centre

Microcom Training Ltd.

Midlothian Council

Moore House School Ltd

Moray Firth Training Group

Museums Galleries Scotland

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

NHS Education for Scotland

New College Lanarkshire

Nigg Skills Academy

Nithcree Training

North Ayrshire Council

North East Scotland College

North Edinburgh Childcare

North Lanarkshire Council

On Track Training

One Step Access Training Company

Opito Training Management Ltd

PA Training

Peebles Hydro

Pentland Assessment Centres Ltd

Perth and Kinross Council

Peterhead Engineers Development Limited

Pine Trees Nursery

Pointer Ltd

Polaris Learning Ltd

Police Scotland

Print Scotland

ProVQ Ltd.

Q Train Limited

QA Limited

Qualitas International

Quest (Scotland) Ltd

R T Resources Ltd

RWG (Repair & Overhauls) Limited

Rainbow Room International

Raytheon Systems Limited

Renfrewshire Council

Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy (Scotlan)

Rhino Training Limited

Ritchies Training Centre

Robson Associates Limited

Rolls-Royce

Rural Skills Scotland Ltd.

SAMB (Scottish Bakers)

SDConsultancy

SFRS

SG Training Group

SHARE

SNIPEF Training Services Ltd

SPFL Training Limited

SSVQ Ltd

Safety Training Solutions Ltd

ScotRail Trains Ltd

Scotia Law Training Limited

Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust

Scottish Racing Academy

Scottish Water

SecuriGroup Ltd

Set Training and Resourcing

Shetland UHI

Sibbald Training

Simplicity SVQs

Sixth Sense Training

Skillnet

South Ayrshire Council

South Lanarkshire College

South Lanarkshire Council

Sports Academy of Scotland Ltd

Step-Up

Stirling Council

Supportive Solutions Ltd

Synergy Lifting Solutions

TALA Training Ltd

Tarff Valley

The Academy of Hairdressing Excellence Ltd

The Croft Nurseries Ltd

The Highland Council

The Road Haulage Association Ltd

The Tell Organisation

The Training Team ( Scotland )

The Zone Initiative

Tickety Boo Training

Tigers

Tinies Glasgow Ltd

Training Matters

Training Solutions (Scotland) Ltd

Training for Care

Tullos Training Ltd

UHI

University of Glasgow

University of Strathclyde

VSA

Virtual Learning Company Ltd

West College Scotland

West Dunbartonshire Council

West Lothian College - MAIN CONTACT FOR QQ

XL Training (Scotland) Ltd

Xtra-Mile.com

pitchblue LLP

remit ltd

west lothian council

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