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title: "Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) Skills and Apprenticeship service"
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# Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) Skills and Apprenticeship service

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-04b81d6d-a4b3-4e7c-9881-39645dccf150

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## Summary

The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has initiated a procurement process for the Skills and Apprenticeship service, aimed at significantly increasing the number of high-quality apprenticeships across Greater Cambridge. The procurement, classified under business services and specifically pertaining to consultancy services, will support the delivery of this service from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2025. Cambridgeshire County Council is the contracting authority overseeing this open procedure. The tender period concluded on December 14, 2020, with a total contract value of approximately £2,250,000, located in the East of England.

This procurement creates substantial opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary or community sector enterprises (VCSEs) to engage in enhancing apprenticeship awareness and support services within the community. Businesses that provide consultancy in apprenticeship schemes, career advice, and related training services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The successful provider will work closely with local businesses, educational institutions, and government bodies, thereby enabling scalability and potential growth in related service areas.

## Notice

The Greater Cambridge Partnership committed to substantially increasing the number of successful, high-quality apprenticeships across Greater Cambridge. The existing suppliers have enabled the Greater Cambridge Partnership to meet the target, set out in the Greater Cambridge City Deal, of generating 420 additional apprenticeships by 2020. Covid-19 has had a large impact on those within Greater Cambridge and it is expected that there will be further impacts to come, therefore the Greater Cambridge Partnership is now looking to expand on the success of the existing provision and provide a service with a significantly wider focus. The service will cover a number of themes and will require working with a wide number of the Greater Cambridge community including, but not limited to, Businesses, Educational establishments, individuals looking to retrain. It is also expected that the service will require a close working relationship with other local government bodies such as the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to ensure joined up working and avoiding duplication of efforts. The service will be responsible for increasing the awareness of apprenticeships within the area as well as supporting businesses to understand apprenticeships and what it means for them including signposting to relevant funding, supporting those who have to retrain as well as supporting careers advice in education at all levels to ensure that those needing support are able to get it. To express interest in this opportunity Potential Providers should visit https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=4d8cb5a5-74dc-e511-810e-000c29c9ba21&v=1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0005a97b-46bb-4c96-8a98-68a022a968a3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Dec 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,248,807 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB3 0AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Cambridge |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FORM THE FUTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2021 at 10:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0005a97b-46bb-4c96-8a98-68a022a968a3
- 11 Nov 2020 at 08:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e650cf1-37a7-49eb-9431-6cd89a62d9c6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0005a97b-46bb-4c96-8a98-68a022a968a3
  2nd February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e650cf1-37a7-49eb-9431-6cd89a62d9c6
  11th November 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:541861-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
  OJEU Advertisement Link

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=4d8cb5a5-74dc-e511-810e-000c29c9ba21&v=1

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