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title: "Bristol Apprenticeship Service - Commissioned Provider Dynamic Purchasing System"
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published: "2017-07-05"
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# Bristol Apprenticeship Service - Commissioned Provider Dynamic Purchasing System

Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6fd0812b-9020-42b4-8637-cddd0f9bac93

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## Summary

The Bristol City Council has initiated a tender for the "Bristol Apprenticeship Service - Commissioned Provider Dynamic Purchasing System," focusing on education and training services. This procurement process is currently in the tender stage, with the submission deadline set for 4th August 2017. The services will be required across the South West region of the United Kingdom, with a total budget of £3.3 million allocated for the contract period, which will commence on 1st September 2017 and will conclude on 31st March 2020.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in education and training services, as well as small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Providers will need to demonstrate their capability to safeguard young people and vulnerable adults, making this an excellent opportunity for organisations that specialise in apprenticeship training and related support services. Companies interested in participating should be registered with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and familiar with the standards set out by the ESFA framework.

## Notice

This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 74. The notice is for Schedule 3 Education & Training Services. Establishing of a pseudo open dynamic purchasing system. Those permitted to apply to be admitted may be limited to those admitted to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) - please refer to the tender documents for further information. This DPS will comprise a number of 'lots' categorised by ESFA framework/standards. These services may be delivered to young people and adults. Providers will be required to demonstrate their ability to safeguard young people and vulnerable adults. These services will be provided directly to individuals, following call-off from the DPS service users will, where possible, choose their preferred provider from those available/suitable.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9297253-0649-4469-bc30-8c23416c9b98 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jul 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Aug 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2017 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,300,000 |
| 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 | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 5 Jul 2017 at 15:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9297253-0649-4469-bc30-8c23416c9b98

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9297253-0649-4469-bc30-8c23416c9b98
  5th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

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