--- title: "UK Sport High-Performance Coach Apprenticeship Project (HiCAP)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-99a6cc6f-1ee2-41ad-a658-dc6a6da50517" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-99a6cc6f-1ee2-41ad-a658-dc6a6da50517" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-99a6cc6f-1ee2-41ad-a658-dc6a6da50517.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-99a6cc6f-1ee2-41ad-a658-dc6a6da50517.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL" published: "2020-07-01" --- # UK Sport High-Performance Coach Apprenticeship Project (HiCAP) Buyer: THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-99a6cc6f-1ee2-41ad-a658-dc6a6da50517 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-99a6cc6f-1ee2-41ad-a658-dc6a6da50517) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-99a6cc6f-1ee2-41ad-a658-dc6a6da50517.json) ## Summary The United Kingdom Sports Council is seeking a qualified provider for the UK Sport High-Performance Coach Apprenticeship Project (HiCAP). This open tender process falls under the "Administrative educational services" category and is located in England. The deadline for submissions is 17th July 2020, with the contract period set to begin on 13th August 2020 and conclude by 31st March 2022. The initiative aims to develop high-performance coaching capabilities, preparing coaches for both Olympic and Paralympic sports. This tender presents a significant opportunity for organisations with a national presence, particularly those specialising in training and educational services, to expand their business reach. Firms with expertise in coaching, vocational training, and academic partnerships would be well-suited to compete, given the potential to shape the future coaching landscape and enhance their reputation in the sports sector. Involvement in this programme may also provide access to future cohorts, creating ongoing training pathways for new coaches throughout the Paris 2024 cycle and beyond. ## Notice For the short to medium term, UK Sport will look to partner with the successful and qualified/accredited organisation to register learners, co-create and deliver the off-job learning and development opportunities, and certify learners. Throughout 2019 UK Sport in collaboration with Sporting People and the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) led the process of consultation to create and implement a new national standard for coaching in high-performance environments. This was submitted to the professional development board for sign-off and in turn published by CIMSPA in December 2019. This standard supplemented previous work by CIMSPA in collaboration with other environment specific organisations to create sibling standards around the coaching in school sport environments and coaching in community sport environments. The aim of the Apprenticeship is twofold; to provide a pathway high-performance coaching knowledge and skill development solution which supports individuals to grow the pathway coaching workforce, as well as growing the talent pool of future podium coaches across Olympic and Paralympic - summer and winter sports. UK Sport will work with partner National Governing Bodies to access Apprenticeship Levy funding and use digital credits to 'pay' for new apprentice coaches to access the HiCAP and be employed as a coach in their respective sport. UK Sport wish to commission one provider to deliver the HiCAP to a cohort of learners (number to be determined but expected to be circa. 10-30) who will be employed by their respective sports. The apprenticeship will begin from January 2021. It is anticipated that there will be approximately 20 p/annum over the course of the Paris 2024 cycle (number of cohorts not yet known) who will enroll knowing of the 12-15 month registration period on the apprenticeship (duration to be determined post Institute for Apprenticeships confirmation). It is important for potential bidders to note that UK Sport are seeking one provider who will train all apprentices to help ensure improved returns on UK Sport strategic aims and alignment to UK Sport approved learning and development theory and practice, and coaching knowledge and skills development curricula. The learners employed by each sport will be selected via a nomination and recruitment process, lead and managed by UK Sport in collaboration with the successful provider and NGB line managers/HR staff ("the Services"). As this process is conducted below the EU threshold for tenders there is no separate pre-qualification stage or questionnaire. This open tender process presents a significant reputational and financial* opportunity for an organisation with national reach to become the commissioned training provider for UK Sport's HiCAP. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be961e85-7a19-43f2-9294-416dc89f7cfe | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Jul 2020 | | Submission deadline | 17 Jul 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 12 Aug 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC1B 3HF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Bloomsbury | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 75121000 - Administrative educational services - 79998000 - Coaching services - 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 1 Jul 2020 at 09:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be961e85-7a19-43f2-9294-416dc89f7cfe ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be961e85-7a19-43f2-9294-416dc89f7cfe 1st July 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/87c58891-0d09-4b16-9760-25fdd233680b HiCAP ITT ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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