--- title: "To contract with organisations to deliver higher and degree apprenticeships at levels 4-7 inclusive in England" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c966204f-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c966204f-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c966204f-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c966204f-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY" published: "2017-03-03" --- # To contract with organisations to deliver higher and degree apprenticeships at levels 4-7 inclusive in England Buyer: SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c966204f-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c966204f-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c966204f-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The Skills Funding Agency is seeking to award contracts to organisations for delivering higher and degree apprenticeships at levels 4-7 in England, with a total funding amount of £20 million. This procurement process is currently in the award stage, having completed the tender phase which ended on 18th July 2016. The contract will commence on 1st September 2016 and run until 31st March 2018. This initiative, classified under higher education services, encompasses various regions across the UK, including London, the North West, and the South East, among others. This tender presents significant opportunities for companies specialising in apprenticeship training and educational services. Businesses that meet the minimum application requirement of delivering at least ten apprenticeship starts or a funding request of £50,000 within the 2016-2017 funding year are well-positioned to compete. The focus on new apprenticeships, which commenced after 1st August 2016, means organisations actively engaged in developing training frameworks and assessment plans may find advantageous growth prospects through successful contract bids. ## Notice 1.1. This PS20m procurement is to select organisations to deliver higher and degree apprenticeships at levels 4-7 inclusive in England. The minimum application requirement is for ten 10 apprenticeships starts or PS50,000 in the 2016 to 2017 funding year: 1.1.1. This funding can only be used for delivery of training and assessment of higher and degree apprenticeships at level 4-7 inclusive which are published with a funding rate (apprenticeship frameworks) or as 'approved for delivery' with a funding cap (apprenticeship standards) '. 1.1.2. The only apprenticeships eligible for funding from this procurement are new apprenticeship which start on or after 1 August 2016. Apprenticeships which started before 1 August 2016 are not eligible for this funding. 1.1.3. Candidates may include bids for the delivery of standards published with assessment plans 'in development' To be eligible for inclusion these must be likely to be published as 'approved for delivery' on or before 1 September 2016. Successful candidates are able to deliver other published higher and degree apprenticeships in the event of publication not taking place. 1.1.4. This funding cannot not be used for any other costs outside the costs of direct delivery of training and assessment. The costs of curriculum development or capital purchases are explicitly ineligible for this fund. 1.1.5. This funding can only be spent on eligible apprentices, employers and provision which complies with the Skills Funding Agency published Funding Rules Additional information: It should be noted that the SFA uses its own e-tendering portal provided as a managed service and that is the only means that responses to this ITT will be allowed Organisations which are on the SFA Register of Training Organisations at April 2016 will be invited to this tender together with those which submitted a response to the May 2016 version of the Register whose application is still being evaluated. They also must have indicated in their submission that they were interested in delivering Education & Training services and selected Appreticeships as their provision type of interest. It must be noted that a contract will only be issued to organisations which appear on the Register of Training Organisations in July 2016 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6158860-df10-4168-affd-46fc68c0ce9c | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 18 Jul 2016 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Nov 2016 | | Contract period | 3 Mar 2017 - 30 Mar 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £4,868,396 | | 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 | SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY | | 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, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 34 | | Supplier names | 1ST CARE TRAINING; ABSOLUTE CARE TRAINING & EDUCATION; ARDEN UNIVERSITY; CAN TRAINING; CARE FIRST TRAINING; CITY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON; CMI ENTERPRISES; CULTURE, LEARNING AND LIBRARIES (MIDLANDS; DYNAMIC TRAINING; EVOLUTION TRAINING; FLM TRAINING; FRESH TRAINING SERVICES (UK; GLOUCESTERSHIRE ENTERPRISE; GREEN INC (EU; HEALTHCARE LEARNING; HYA TRAINING; MANAGEMENT FOCUS TRAINING SOLUTIONS; MANLEY SUMMERS HOUSING PERSONNEL; MBKB; NIMIS; PEARSON COLLEGE; THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER; THE WORLD OF WORK; TOUCHSTONE EDUCATION SOLUTIONS; UMBRELLA TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST; UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD; UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON; UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER; UNIVERSITY OF EXETER; UNIVERSITY OF HULL; UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK; WELL ASSOCIATES; WORCESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80300000 - Higher education services ## Release History - 3 Mar 2017 at 10:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6158860-df10-4168-affd-46fc68c0ce9c - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/167ce019-307b-4cf6-a752-557e1faef0a9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6158860-df10-4168-affd-46fc68c0ce9c 3rd March 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/167ce019-307b-4cf6-a752-557e1faef0a9 16th June 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/da4b9129-3b1e-4f91-9a90-7b0d3237039f For information & Acceptance - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b391eac8-c08b-4b14-b1e3-a192462f4994 For completion - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7f616e5b-01a1-4061-8512-9fcc7bad3f40 For information - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a4cb5bfb-47b8-448e-ad82-dd408f65aa38 For information - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/021b32a5-7f14-4be2-9444-0f161ae8df96 For completion - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/268cf733-366c-45a6-965e-e38420b777a0 For information & Instruction - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/58b93cf3-dddc-4c04-a176-d3fc36880298 For information & Acceptance - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a48d70aa-89d2-4690-8634-f62e532bb692 For completion - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c6f3de09-f6e1-4d8b-b24e-ee36771a97d4 For information - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/83db1851-89fc-4332-b5a2-81e9915e2e47 For information - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/41fc9f5b-97f6-432f-8a6e-7c4bcfddde12 For completion - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aa5274a5-8979-4fb0-bb60-1c9951f8b248 For information & Instruction ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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