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South Wales Shared Apprenticeships Scheme

Construction Industry Training Board

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25 Sep 2026 at 09:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is buying education and training services to continue its Shared Apprenticeship Scheme across South West and South East Wales. The appointed provider will deliver the scheme and support apprentices already on programme when the new contract begins through to completion of their qualifications, using funding awarded to the provider. The work is focused on apprenticeship delivery and ongoing learner support, rather than a one-off training course. CITB is seeking a single provider for the scheme. The stated delivery area is South Wales; the procurement describes coverage across South West and South East Wales.

CITB invited bids through an open procedure. The tender set an enquiry deadline of 14 October 2026 at 12:00 and a bid deadline of 20 October 2026 at 10:00, with the award decision scheduled by 30 October 2026. The contract is planned to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend on two occasions by up to 24 months in total. The stated gross value is £1.1 million. There is one lot. Evaluation assigns 85% to nine mandatory quality questions and 15% to the mandatory commercial submission. The scheme is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This opportunity suits a provider able to manage a shared apprenticeship scheme across a broad area of Wales and sustain support for apprentices already enrolled until they complete their qualifications. Bidders need to address nine mandatory quality questions, so a competitive offer will need to demonstrate a credible delivery approach and the capacity to maintain continuity for existing learners as well as deliver the continuing scheme. The buyer is seeking one provider, making this a substantial, single-provider delivery role rather than a set of separate local contracts. SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable to compete. The commercial submission also forms part of evaluation, but quality carries the larger share of the assessment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

South Wales Shared Apprenticeships Scheme

Notice Description

CITB are inviting bids to deliver a continuation of an existing Shared Apprenticeship Scheme covering South West and South East Wales. CITB wish to fund a single provider to deliver the Scheme from the planned point of project commencement on 1st December 2026 through to 31st March 2029. Any Apprentices who are on programme at the point of commencement of the contract, must continue to be supported through to completion of their qualifications, via the funding that will be awarded to the successful provider. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Peterborough:-Education-and-training-services./49Q8SMPA5N To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/49Q8SMPA5N

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend on two occasions, by up to 24 months in total

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a0e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090797-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,100,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,100,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Oct 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Construction Industry Training Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE7 8HP
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH41 Peterborough
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Peterborough
Electoral Ward
Hargate and Hempsted
Westminster Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire

Further Information

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