--- title: "Stimulating the SME Apprenticeship and T Level Market Procurement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b849" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02b849" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b849.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b849.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "EDUCATION AND SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY (ESFA)" published: "2021-09-08" --- # Stimulating the SME Apprenticeship and T Level Market Procurement Buyer: EDUCATION AND SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY (ESFA) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b849 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02b849) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02b849.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Stimulating the SME Apprenticeship and T Level Market Procurement" is being conducted by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), part of the Department for Education in the UK. This tender focuses on the education and training services sector and aims to foster participation in apprenticeships and T Level placements among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a market engagement event scheduled for 7th September 2021, and the intention to publish the tender opportunity later in July 2021. Interested bidders are encouraged to register on the DfE eTendering Portal to access the opportunity, with an anticipated procurement timeline leading to contract awards by April 2022. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in education and training services, consultancy for SMEs, or related sectors. Companies that can develop innovative strategies to enhance apprenticeships and T Level placements will be well-positioned to compete. Participating organisations will not only contribute to increased productivity and social mobility but also stand to benefit from the evolving educational landscape shaped by this procurement initiative, which has a budget of £7,500,000. ## Notice The Department for Education, acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), are seeking to procure outcome driven plans from intermediaries/partners and partnerships to build on the existing levels of awareness and business benefits amongst Employers and to stimulate and encourage new or renewed participation in Apprenticeships and T Level Industry placements within the Small and Medium Sized Employer (SME) landscape. This focus on SMEs and the new starts created will increase the economic value of skills being supplied by the post 16 system and these improved skills will lead to increased productivity, social mobility and will support economic recovery. A market engagement event will be conducted via Microsoft Teams in early July to provide further detail with regards to this opportunity and an update will be posted via Contracts Finder with details of how to access the event. The intention is to publish the tender opportunity in July 2021 and the procurement will be run via the DfE eTendering Portal URL: https://education.app.jaggaer.com therefore please ensure that your organisation has an account registered on the Jaggaer portal to access the opportunity. Please note that all information in this notice is indicative and subject to change. ### Lot Information Apprenticeships The Department for Education, acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), are seeking to procure outcome driven plans from intermediaries/partners and partnerships to build on the existing levels of awareness and business benefits amongst Employers and to stimulate and encourage new or renewed participation in Apprenticeships and T Level Industry placements within the Small and Medium Sized Employer (SME) landscape. This focus on SMEs and the new starts created will increase the economic value of skills being supplied by the post 16 system and these improved skills will lead to increased productivity, social mobility and will support economic recovery. T Levels The Department for Education, acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), are seeking to procure outcome driven plans from intermediaries/partners and partnerships to build on the existing levels of awareness and business benefits amongst Employers and to stimulate and encourage new or renewed participation in Apprenticeships and T Level Industry placements within the Small and Medium Sized Employer (SME) landscape. This focus on SMEs and the new starts created will increase the economic value of skills being supplied by the post 16 system and these improved skills will lead to increased productivity, social mobility and will support economic recovery. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022240-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Sep 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Jul 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £7,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EDUCATION AND SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY (ESFA) | | 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), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 8 Sep 2021 at 10:34 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022240-2021 - 11 Aug 2021 at 11:15 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019449-2021 - 6 Jul 2021 at 16:36 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015603-2021 - 3 Jun 2021 at 18:40 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012503-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=yXfS-grGoU2187O4s0qC-T5tXra3CKRDoVZYVuFVtHVUQUI0SlhWWTY4WFRMOTJMWTc0UkZYMEdCMy4u - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stimulating-the-sme-apprenticeship-and-t-level-market-engagement-tickets-166781547097 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stimulating-the-sme-apprenticeship-and-t-level-market-procurement-tickets-162430482947 - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMT6ZNafGIk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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