--- title: "Apprenticeships Management System (AMS)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5ca3746d-58ed-44a2-8812-f35b09d09aa5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5ca3746d-58ed-44a2-8812-f35b09d09aa5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ca3746d-58ed-44a2-8812-f35b09d09aa5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ca3746d-58ed-44a2-8812-f35b09d09aa5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (NTU)" published: "2023-06-30" --- # Apprenticeships Management System (AMS) Buyer: NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (NTU) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5ca3746d-58ed-44a2-8812-f35b09d09aa5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5ca3746d-58ed-44a2-8812-f35b09d09aa5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ca3746d-58ed-44a2-8812-f35b09d09aa5.json) ## Summary Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has initiated a tender for an "Apprenticeships Management System" to enhance compliance and quality of its apprenticeship programs, with a focus on academic growth in various schools and post-16 education. This procurement falls under the "Software package and information systems" category, with a contract value of GBP 600,000. The procurement method is an open procedure with a tender deadline of July 31, 2023. The contract period is scheduled from November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2025. This tender presents an opportunity for software companies and information system providers to support NTU in transforming its apprenticeships data management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited to compete for this tender. The project aims to ensure compliance, scalability, and data quality in line with the Student Data Transformation programme, offering growth opportunities for businesses in the software and information systems sector. ## Notice The University delivers two types of Apprenticeships across circa. 2000 learners: 1. Apprenticeships covering various Schools in NTU 2. Further Education (post 16) Apprenticeships which are mainly based out at the Brackenhurst Campus The risk of compliance and quality failure is high as a direct result of the current systems landscape and the surrounding processes. Ofsted reputational damage is key, and a negative Ofsted audit would be followed up with further audits from Ofsted and the ESFA. In addition to this, our volume of apprenticeships, both in courses and student numbers has grown whilst our systems haven't matured to cope with this increase - and this increase is set to continue with the apprenticeship program being an area of growth for the University. For the previous 2 years we have had a 7% growth which looks set to continue this year. The official target planning numbers for 23/24 are 540 new apprentices, but we will likely add additional courses to support local and regional business needs, particularly for the NHS. It is very challenging for colleagues managing the data due to so many sources and places it is kept, impacting consistent processing and accurate reporting. Resulting Risk - We get funding removed if we cannot provide the correct information i.e. An ESFA audit failure could result in clawback of funds. Resulting Risk - Reputational damage to NTU from poor Ofsted ratings impacting employer and apprentice uptake. The overall goal of this Project as part of the Student Data Transformation programme, is to ensure that Apprenticeships data is compliant, manageable, scalable, accessible to those that need it, and that the data quality is sound. We will procure a new solution to achieve this goal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18864f80-f5dd-4bff-bdaa-958e382af294 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | 31 Jul 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £600,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (NTU) | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG1 4FQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham | | Local authority | Nottingham | | Electoral ward | St. Ann's | | Westminster constituency | Nottingham East | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 30 Jun 2023 at 15:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18864f80-f5dd-4bff-bdaa-958e382af294 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18864f80-f5dd-4bff-bdaa-958e382af294 30th June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=70221&B=NTU Additional data - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/128806 User / Company ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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