---
title: "National Apprenticeship Awards - Entries and Quality Assurance - CON_14153"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030f5f"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030f5f"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030f5f.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030f5f.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2022-07-26"
---

# National Apprenticeship Awards - Entries and Quality Assurance - CON_14153

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030f5f

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030f5f)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030f5f.json)

## Summary

The Department for Education has recently completed the procurement process for the "National Apprenticeship Awards - Entries and Quality Assurance" contract, which falls under the services category, specifically focusing on administration services. This open procedure tender was initiated to provide essential support for the National Apprenticeship Awards, which celebrate the achievements of apprenticeship employers and their apprentices. Key dates include the award period that commenced on 8th June 2022 and will cover activities extending into 2023, with the contract valued at £410,050.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in event management, administration services, and quality assurance. Companies with experience in managing award ceremonies, entry administration, and providing technical support for web-based applications would be particularly well-suited to compete for future opportunities in this sector. The successful bidder will not only gain valuable experience in the education sector but can also leverage partnerships with sponsors and other suppliers involved in the National Apprenticeship Awards, thereby enhancing their business growth potential.

## Notice

The Department for Education have awarded a contract for the Entries and Quality Assurance services to support the National Apprenticeship Awards.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The National Apprenticeship Awards celebrate their nineteenth anniversary in 2022. They have achieved great success over these years, challenging the nation's top apprenticeship employers and apprentices to come forward and show how apprenticeships have made a real difference to their organisation. The National Apprenticeship Awards applications will open in June 2022. The Awards will be celebrated at regional ceremonies and a hybrid national award ceremony. The national finalists will celebrate their success and be recognised in November/December 2022. We would like the successful organisation to manage and support the National Apprenticeship Awards with the entry administration and provide a National Apprenticeship Awards 2022 Entry Administration and Quality Assurance Tender Specification Quality Assurance Manager(s) to oversee the application judging process for the 2022 cycle. The successful organisation will also need to work closely with the supplier who manages, develops and provides technical support/management of a web based application database/site for all submitted National Apprenticeship Award applications/entries for the 2022 cycle.

Renewal: This tender opportunity will result in an initial 1 year contract period with the option to extend for three periods of 12 months each (1+1+1+1).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020330-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | £450,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £410,050 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MANAGEMENT LEARNING RESOURCES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services
- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 26 Jul 2022 at 13:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020330-2022
- 25 Jan 2022 at 22:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002246-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030f5f. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030f5f.json.