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Summary of the contracting process

Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited has initiated a tender process titled "Modern Apprenticeships 2021-22 - Training Provider and Employer" aimed at delivering apprenticeship services for the year 2021-22, with the potential for two optional one-year extensions. This public procurement, classified under services within the education sector, is located in Glasgow, UK and is currently in the Award stage. The tender period concluded on 16 November 2020, and the indicative total value of this procurement is approximately £243 million, based on an annual allocation of £81 million.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for training providers and employers, especially those involved in apprenticeship training and related educational services. Businesses that focus on delivering high-quality training programmes for modern apprenticeships, and those engaged in skills development across Scotland, will find this procurement particularly advantageous. The project encourages a wealth of competition, allowing a diverse range of suppliers, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to contribute to enhancing the workforce's skills and boosting economic growth in the region.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Modern Apprenticeships 2021-22 - Training Provider and Employer

Notice Description

Skills Development Scotland, on behalf of Scottish Government invites bids to deliver Modern Apprenticeship (MA) services for starts for year 2021-22, plus optional two 1 year extensions for 2022-23 and 2023-24, at SDS discretion. Such services will continue to be delivered for the duration of the apprenticeship (in-training). The dual purpose of the MA Programme is to support individuals to learn while in work; and economic growth across Scotland. MAs are a joint investment between employers/public funding. Employers invest through wage costs and on-going support and public funding contributes towards the costs or training. There are 4 Lots available to bid for, Lot 1 Providers Lowlands & Uplands, Lot 2 Providers Highlands & Islands, Lot 3 Providers South of Scotland, Lot 4 Employers. Please note the value of 243m GBP is an indicative value based on annual value of 81m GBP. The 243m GBP is only if the optional two plus 1year extensions is requested at SDS discretion.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - MA Services - Provider - Highlands & Islands

SDS is inviting bids from Providers for MA starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship.. Bidders cannot bid for Lots 1-3 and Lot 4. Bids will only be accepted for a Provider (Lots 1-3) or an Employer Lot (Lot 4).

Lot 2 - MA Services - Provider - Lowlands & Uplands

SDS is inviting bids from Providers for MA starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship.. Bidders cannot bid for Lots 1-3 and Lot 4. Bids will only be accepted for a Provider (Lots 1-3) or an Employer Lot (Lot 4).

Lot 3 - MA Services - Provider - South of Scotland

SDS is inviting bids from Providers for MA starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship.. Bidders cannot bid for Lots 1-3 and Lot 4. Bids will only be accepted for a Provider (Lots 1-3) or an Employer Lot (Lot 4).

Lot 4 - MA Services - Employer

SDS is inviting bids from Providers for MA starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship.. Bidders cannot bid for Lots 1-3 and Lot 4. Bids will only be accepted for a Provider (Lots 1-3) or an Employer Lot (Lot 4).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000633144
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR412583
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£243,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£243,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£81,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Apr 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Nov 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Mar 20188 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Additional Buyers

East Ayrshire Council

Fife Council

North Lanarkshire Council

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
193
Supplier Names

ATT

AVQM

Aberdeenshire Council

Aberlour Child Care Trust

Advance Training Scotland Ltd

Alma Training

Almitas Training and Consultancy Ltd

Ambition Centre for Training

Angus Council

Ankerville Training Centre

Argyll and Bute Council - SVQ Centre

Ayrshire College

Ayrshire Learning Business Academy

Azilo Training Ltd

BAE Systems PLC

BESA

BPP Holdings Ltd

BT

Babcock International Group

Babcock Training Ltd

Barnardo's

Bell Group

Bon Accord Support Services Ltd

Border Engineering Training Association

Borders College

Brown Brothers

Busy Bees Education and Training Limited

CAT Solutions Limited

CEiS Ayrshire

CITB

Cairellot Learning Centre

Cairn Training (Aberdeen) Ltd

Callander Youth Project Trust

Capita Business Services Limited

Career Studio

Carousel Training Centre

Child Central Training Limited

Childcare Management Company Ltd

City of Edinburgh Council

City of Glasgow College

Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar

Competence Based Training Ltdt T/A CBT

Competence Matters Ltd

Coralshore Ltd

Cornerstone Community Care

Cothrom

Craft Skills Scotland

Crwon Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Di Maggio's Restaurant Group Ltd

Dingbro Ltd

Direct Partners Ltd

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited

Dumfries & Galloway College

Dundee and Angus College

EDETA Training Services Ltd

East Ayrshire Council

East Kilbride & District Engineering Group Training Association Ltd

East Renfrewshire Council

East Scot Training Services Ltd T/A Angus Training Group

Edinburgh College

Elite Training and Consultancy Ltd

Esteem Training Limited

Experiential Play Ltd

FARE

Falkirk Council

Family & Community Development West Lothian

Fife College

Fife Council

Forth Valley College

G M Training Limited

GALLOWAY TRAINING LIMITED

GMD Community Services

GOSTA Training

GP Strategies Training 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

Highland Council

Hospitality Training

Ident Training Ltd

Independent Training Consultants T/A ITC Academy

Independent Training Solutions Ltd

Inspire PTL Ltd.

JB Management Ltd

James Johnstons & Co of Elgin Ltd

Joseph Lawrence Ltd

KZ Hair

Karen and Vincent Bell Training ltd

Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel

Kwik-Fit (GB) Ltd

L&G Learning (Scotland) Ltd

LOVE Group

LTQ Ltd

Lagta Group Training

Lanarkshire Catering School

Learning Curve Group Limited

Leonardo MW Ltd

Lifetime Training Group

Limelight Careers Ltd

Lorndale Aberdeen Ltd (Great Western Assessment & Training Centre)

Lowland Training Services Ltd

Luddon Construction Ltd

MGT TRAINING LIMITED

MI Technologies Limited

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts

Manorview Hotel and Leisure Group/Manorview Training Academy

McCrae Training Limited

Medusa Training Academy Ltd

Mentor M.A. (Scotland) Ltd.

Mentor Training Centre

MetTECH

Microcom Training

Microcom Training Ltd.

Midlothian Training Services

Montpeliers [Edinburgh] Ltd

Moray Council

Moray Firth Training Group

Muir Slicer Associates Limited

Museums Galleries Scotland

NAFC Marine Centre

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

NHS Education for Scotland

NIgg Skills Academy

New College Lanarkshire

New Lanark Trust

Nithcree Training

North Ayrshire Council

North Lanarkshire Council

OPITO

On Track Training

Oran Homecare

Peebles Hydro

Pentland Assessment Centres Ltd

PeoplePlus Group Ltd

Perth and Kinross Council

Polaris Learning Ltd

Police Scotland

Print Scotland

Prospects Training International t/a Geason Training Limited

QA Limited

Qualitas International

RWG (Repair & Overhauls) Limited

Rainbow Room International

Raytheon Systems Limited

Recruitment Training (Edinburgh) Ltd

Ritchies Training Centre

Rolls-Royce

Rural Skills Scotland Ltd

SAMB (Scottish Bakers)

SDConsultancy

SHARE

SNIPEF Training Services Ltd

SPFL Training Limited

SRUC

SSVQ Ltd

Safety Training Solutions Ltd

ScotRail

Scotia Law Training Limited

Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Scottish Water

Shetland Recreational Trust

Simplicity SVQs Ltd

Skillnet

South Ayrshire Council

South Lanarkshire Council

Sports Academy of Scotland Ltd

TALA Training Ltd

TICA

TRAINING PLATFORM LTD TA TRAININGSTATION

Tarff Valley

The Academy of Hairdressing Excellence Ltd

The Croft Nurseries Ltd

The Road Haulage Association Ltd

The Tell Organisation

The Training Folk Ltd

Thistle Training Services

Train Shetland

Training Matters

Training Solutions (Scotland) Ltd

University of Glasgow

VSA

mcsence communications ltd

pitchblue LLP

remit ltd

tigers (sta ) limited

west lothian council

Further Information

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