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title: "Co-ordinating and Delivering Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools (ASK) in the North"
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# Co-ordinating and Delivering Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools (ASK) in the North

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c6430e00-a409-4426-99dc-af6f25716611

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## Summary

The Department for Education has initiated a public procurement process for the contract titled "Co-ordinating and Delivering Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools (ASK) in the North." This contract, which is classified under the education and training services sector, aims to enhance apprenticeship awareness and guidance in schools across the North East, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of the United Kingdom. The contract period is set from January 2, 2020, to July 31, 2022, with a total value of £3,110,000. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, and the tender period concluded on August 23, 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses aiming to expand their role in the education sector. Companies specialising in educational services, career guidance, and apprenticeship training are well-suited to compete. The inclusion of schools from Key Stage 3 signifies a growing demand for resources, making this a lucrative opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can deliver high-quality educational support programmes. Collaboration with existing networks, such as Amazing Apprenticeships, will be essential for successful bidders to meet programme requirements.

## Notice

The ASK Programme aims to assist schools with their statutory duty to provide impartial careers advice and guidance to young people by providing them with a bespoke package of comprehensive information about apprenticeships Schools can access a variety of support including student awareness sessions, CPD for teachers, parent events and live broadcasts. The ASK Programme supports the Apprenticeship reform programme, benefits realisation strategy and communications objectives through the Fire it Up campaign . It is about improving awareness and boosting perceptions of apprenticeships, driving growth in applications and supporting progression and increasing 16-18 starts. This is the first time that the programme has included KS3, for those students in year 7, 8, 9 as historically the ASK Programme has been for years 10, 11 and 12 & 13. There are three strands to the wider ASK Programme and all are essential to the delivery of the ASK Programme: ASK service delivery programme (the ASK Services to which this procurement refers) - being the delivery partners contracted to deliver face to face sessions to students, teachers and parents. Amazing Apprenticeships - includes the schools' resources portal, ASK CRM system, Young Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (YAAN) portal, Vacancy Snapshot, Schools Workforce Development. Note: Bidders will be expected to work with the Amazing Apprenticeships in order to deliver the ASK delivery programme - further information can be found at Amazing Apprenticeships Learn Live - live broadcasts to showcase employer apprenticeship programmes with the opportunity for teachers and students to ask questions in a live Q&A session. (together being the ASK Programme) Evaluation has shown that 98% of schools would recommend the ASK Programme to other schools and colleges. 79% of teachers rated sessions as being an excellent way of raising knowledge and awareness of apprenticeships. We would expect to maintain these figures as a minimum and drive up performance in all regions. Over 1,600 Apprenticeship Champions have been signed up through the ASK. These Apprenticeship Champions are not Contractor staff, but work as advocates within their school/organisation in promoting apprenticeships to students and their peers. More information on Apprenticeship Champions can be found on the Amazing Apprenticeships website Additional information: This procurement is being run through the DfE e-Tendering portal which is accessible at https://education.app.jaggaer.com This the only way in which documents can be accessed , communication carried out and bids submitted for evaluation As shown in the Procurement documentation there is the option to extend annually for a further two years. The total value for the contract shown at II.2.6 includes the value for this option BUT exercising the option is subject to continuing availability of funding, contractor performance and continuing government priorities and therefore the two year option monies are not guaranteed to be available at this time

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b045c5f-cc30-44db-860d-f07c5f03f0c6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Jul 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Aug 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jan 2020 |
| Contract period | 2 Jan 2020 - 31 Jul 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,110,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,164,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 2WT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | B L TRAINING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 1 Jul 2020 at 09:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b045c5f-cc30-44db-860d-f07c5f03f0c6
- 24 Jul 2019 at 16:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cfafa43-4356-409f-9e06-dd6789d9f0bc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b045c5f-cc30-44db-860d-f07c5f03f0c6
  1st July 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cfafa43-4356-409f-9e06-dd6789d9f0bc
  24th July 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/6f57d159-54f1-473a-bae0-572d5445bb54
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/fc8a776e-3113-4069-b5f5-3e04e0609251

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com

## Provenance

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