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Top Apprenticeship Employer Rankings 26-27

Department for Education

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

24 Mar 2026 at 13:27

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

14 Nov 2025 at 09:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

08 Sep 2025 at 15:13

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

08 Sep 2025 at 15:11

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

08 Sep 2025 at 15:03

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

08 Aug 2025 at 14:22

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has concluded its procurement process for the Top Apprenticeship Employer Rankings for 2026 and 2027, awarding the contract to RMP Enterprise Ltd. This initiative aims to identify and celebrate outstanding apprenticeship providers through the creation of a Top 100 Employers list and a Top 50 SME Employers list. It encompasses various administrative tasks including the management of entries, quality assurance, and ranking compilation. Originating from London, this contract falls under the advertising consultancy services category with a comprehensive value of £380,000, and it follows the open procedure method. The contract runs from 25th February 2026 to 30th November 2027, marking the completion of the award stage on 24th March 2026, highlighting the Department for Education's role in fostering apprenticeship visibility and quality.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs specialised in event and advertising consultancy services, given its focus on managing apprenticeship rankings and related promotional activities. RMP Enterprise's success exemplifies the potential for growth by engaging with government projects aimed at educational and employability enhancement. Businesses experienced in project management, content creation, and quality assurance measures are well positioned to benefit from similar opportunities, with the scope to influence key industry metrics and increase visibility in the UK's education sector. Moreover, the procurement process encourages participation from SMEs and VCSEs, thereby broadening the potential competitive landscape for suitable contenders ready to engage with Department for Education projects.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Top Apprenticeship Employer Rankings 26-27

Notice Description

The DfE is seeking to engage parties who are interested in bidding to deliver Top Apprenticeship Employer Rankings for 2026 and 2027. The DfE are looking for an end-to-end Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer (and Top 50 SME employers) - Entries & Administration supplier, that includes: * Management of Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer rankings. * Confirm entry criteria and application process. * Quality assurance of all entries and across the whole application process. * Compile final rankings and all associated resources. * Analyse and prepare detailed evaluation and data reports. * Design and Management of content and celebration events. * Develop and deliver 2-year activities, research, and benchmarking reports. * Develop and deliver webinars for employers and individuals and support promotional activities. The DfE undertook an open procurement to search for a suitable supplier for the contract. RMP Enterprise Limited have been awarded as the successful bidder.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract has the option to extend for 1 year.

Planning Information

This is a notice seeking early engagement from interested parties in relation to the Department for Education Top Apprenticeship Employer rankings 2026 and 2027. Please note that all references to procedure, value and term length are purely illustrative and subject to change. The Top Apprenticeship Employers rankings form an integral part of a three-point employer and stakeholder celebration strategy (alongside National Apprenticeship Week and National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards), to ensure a continual drumbeat of celebratory activity throughout the calendar year. The rankings, now in their fourth year, support wider government and departmental priorities for upskilling the nation and increasing the prestige of apprenticeships. The Top Apprenticeship Employers helps develop a recognition and resonance with employers and students of apprenticeships. This helps support access and progression and helps to increase consideration of skills across all audiences and influencers. The key objectives of the Top Apprenticeship Employers rankings are to: • Celebrate and promote outstanding apprenticeship employers, through significant high-profile publicity of the rankings and listed employers. • Encourage employers more widely to improve the quality of their apprentice offer, through feedback, best practice sharing and case studies. • Help potential apprentices and parents easily find high performing employers offering apprenticeships, through employer publicity, improved relationships with careers advisors, Careers and Enterprise Company and Amazing Apprenticeships. The DfE is seeking to engage parties who are interested in bidding to deliver Top Apprenticeship Employer Rankings for 2026 and 2027. Please note that this notice is for early market engagement and exploratory purposes and is not a call for competition. The Department reserves the right not to enter any formal processes or agreements. Accordingly, the authority will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by a provider in acting based on this notice. The DfE shall be hosting a virtual event on Thursday 14th August 2025 at 10:00 to discuss the vision for the scheme for 2026 and 2027 and would like to encourage any parties who are interested in contributing to the success of a future scheme to register for this event. To do so, please register for the event at: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1edc1e9e-6f57-43d7-9007-8d8223d923b0@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05843f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026815-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79341100 - Advertising consultancy services

79952000 - Event services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£316,666 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£316,666 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£316,666 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£316,666 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 20265 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
15 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
10 Nov 20259 months ago
Contract Period
25 Feb 2026 - 30 Nov 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

RMP Enterprise Limited

RMP Enterprise Ltd

Further Information

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