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title: "Apprenticeship Levy Training Providers for City of Bradford MDC"
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# Apprenticeship Levy Training Providers for City of Bradford MDC

Buyer: BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0fe1e468-c54c-4914-95b0-536b48a33d29

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## Summary

The procurement process has been completed by Bradford Metropolitan District Council for the contract titled "Apprenticeship Levy Training Providers for City of Bradford MDC". This initiative falls under the Education and Training Services category, specifically targeting training and associated services. The contract is based in Yorkshire and the Humber, and it was officially awarded on 25th September 2017, with a contract period running from 26th September 2017 to 24th September 2021. This open tender process aimed to establish a framework of providers to facilitate apprenticeship training as required by the Enterprise Act 2016. The projected budget for the framework is approximately £3 million over its duration.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in training and education services, particularly those specialising in apprenticeship programmes and workforce development. Large training organisations, colleges, and SMEs that provide vocational training, educational support, or apprenticeship management services would be well-suited to compete for contracts under this framework. The Council's ambition to provide up to 500 apprentices per year highlights potential growth avenues for suppliers looking to expand their reach in the public sector education landscape.

## Notice

City of Bradford MDC is looking for a framework of providers to ensure that all the apprenticeship and workforce planning requirements are met. The Apprenticeship Levy started in May 2017 and the Council will be looking to work with external providers to deliver both the up skilling of the existing staff as well as developing our external provision of apprentices. The lifetime of the framework of providers will be in place for four Years The Enterprise Act - requires public sector organisations employing more than 250 employees to employ 2.3% of their workforce as apprentices. These apprenticeships can be at any age and level. In the first year it is also possible to fund apprenticeship opportunities for existing staff. In Bradford this is around the minimum of 230 apprentices at any time. The Council expects initially to deliver 50% in house. This would leave approximately 115 apprentices that we would expect to place with external providers to meet the requirements of the Enterprise Act. However, the Council has ambitions to exceed this target and to provide up to 500 apprentices per year. Under the Apprenticeship Levy businesses with a salary budget greater than PS3m per annum will be required to pay 0.5% of this budget which for the Council is approx PS1 - 1.5 million (NI payable). In year one we would expect this to equate to PS500,000 - PS750,000 for this framework. This money will be used to pay for apprenticeship training, examination fees and End Point Assessment costs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d118820-ebc2-415e-bfd5-1798e954423d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Aug 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2017 |
| Contract period | 25 Sep 2017 - 24 Sep 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,000,000 |
| 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 | BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Post town | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD1 1HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Bradford West |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 22 |
| Supplier names | ASPIRE ACHIEVE ADVANCE; BARNSLEY COLLEGE; BRADFORD COLLEGE; CALDERDALE COLLEGE; CMS VOCATIONAL TRAINING; CONCERTO SERVICES; ENCOMPASS CONSULTANCY; ESTIO TRAINING; GP STRATEGIES TRAINING; HIT TRAINING; INTERSERVE LEARNING & EMPLOYMENT (SERVICES) LIMITED TRADING; JTL TRAINING; LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY; LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING; LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY; NORTH LANCS TRAINING GROUP; REMIT TRAINING; SHIPLEY COLLEGE; SR SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANTS; THE KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY; THE OPEN UNIVERSITY; YMCA TRAINING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 45214800 - Training facilities building
- 48931000 - Training software package
- 72212930 - Training and entertainment software development services
- 72212931 - Training software development services
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 92312212 - Services related to the preparation of training manuals
- 98336000 - Training, workout or aerobic services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2017 at 10:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d118820-ebc2-415e-bfd5-1798e954423d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d118820-ebc2-415e-bfd5-1798e954423d
  25th September 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=19d71b2b-995d-e711-80e3-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc

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