Notice Information
Notice Title
Tender for Social Worker (Degree) Apprenticeships
Notice Description
Contract award notice for an approved training provider to deliver up to 22 Social Worker (Degree) Apprenticeships. The Supplier will be required to draw down the Apprenticeship Levy funding. The supplier will be required to provide face-to-face training for apprentices at suitable venue(s) in an easy to access location within 2-hours of Hereford City by car or public transport.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The council has commissioned an approved training provider to deliver Social Worker (Degree) Apprenticeships. The Supplier will be required to draw down the Apprenticeship Levy funding. The Supplier will be required to provide face-to-face training for apprentices at suitable venue(s) in an easy to access location within 2-hours of Hereford City by car or public transport. This tender related to 'social and other specific services' as listed in Schedule 3 of The Public Contract Regulations 2015. The contract is anticipated to be for up to 76 months from 1st April 2025 to 31st July 2031 (or until all apprentices have completed their degrees) to deliver up to a maximum of 22 apprenticeships over two cohorts.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c300
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009615-2025
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80300000 - Higher education services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £528,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £528,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £528,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Feb 202512 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Cosmo Hiron
- Contact Email
- cosmo.hiron@herefordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HEREFORD
- Postcode
- HR4 0LE
- Post Town
- Hereford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
- Delivery Location
- TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
-
- Local Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Electoral Ward
- Widemarsh
- Westminster Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
Further Information
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