--- title: "Engaging and re-engaging SMEs in the apprenticeship market" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032f71" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-032f71" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032f71.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032f71.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2022-04-22" --- # Engaging and re-engaging SMEs in the apprenticeship market Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032f71 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-032f71) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032f71.json) ## Summary The Department for Education (DfE) is preparing to launch a tender titled "Engaging and re-engaging SMEs in the apprenticeship market," classified under the education and training services sector. This opportunity is in the planning stage, with intentions to publish the tender in May 2022. It aims to enhance awareness and participation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in apprenticeship programmes. The procurement process will target project engagement plans that seek to stimulate new apprenticeships, contributing to economic recovery and increased productivity. The estimated value of this contract is £2,250,000, and it will be conducted via the DfE eTendering Portal. Interested vendors should ensure they have registered accounts on the portal to access the opportunities once published. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those focused on engaging SMEs. Companies with expertise in developing outreach strategies, apprenticeship promotion, and skills training would be well-suited to participate in this process. The engagement plans that suppliers can propose will play a crucial role in boosting the apprenticeship landscape, thus potentially leading to lucrative contracts and fostering long-term relationships with the DfE as they seek to enhance skills within the workforce. ## Notice The Department for Education (DfE) are seeking to procure outcome driven engagement plans from suppliers to increase levels of awareness of apprenticeship markets and benefits amongst Employers, and to stimulate and support the generation of new or renewed participation in Apprenticeships starts 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, these improved skills will lead to increased productivity, social mobility and will support economic recovery. The intention is to publish the tender opportunity in May 2022 via the DfE eTendering Portal URL: https://education.app.jaggaer.com. Please ensure that your organisation has an account registered on the Jaggaer portal to access the opportunity. This notice is for information only and is not a binding statement of intent or call for competition. The DfE reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not award contract(s). The information contained within this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the authority's requirements, the service classification of this requirement from the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of the authority's current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding. The DfE reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. The DfE will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a provider in acting on the basis of this PIN. ### Lot Information Lot TBC The Department for Education (DfE) are seeking to procure outcome driven engagement plans from suppliers to increase levels of awareness of apprenticeship markets and benefits amongst Employers, and to stimulate and support the generation of new or renewed participation in Apprenticeships starts 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, these improved skills will lead to increased productivity, social mobility and will support economic recovery. The intention is to publish the tender opportunity in May 2022 via the DfE eTendering Portal URL: https://education.app.jaggaer.com. Please ensure that your organisation has an account registered on the Jaggaer portal to access the opportunity. This notice is for information only and is not a binding statement of intent or call for competition. The DfE reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not award contract(s). The information contained within this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the authority's requirements, the service classification of this requirement from the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of the authority's current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding. The DfE reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. The DfE will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a provider in acting on the basis of this PIN. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010451-2022 | | 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 | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Apr 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 May 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,250,000 | | 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 | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 22 Apr 2022 at 10:18 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010451-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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