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title: "24094 GCP Skills & Apprenticeship Service 2025"
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# 24094 GCP Skills & Apprenticeship Service 2025

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE GREATER CAMBRIDGE PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b4d8

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## Summary

The contracting process, initiated by Cambridgeshire County Council on behalf of the Greater Cambridge Partnership, pertains to the "GCP Skills & Apprenticeship Service 2025". This procurement falls under the industry category of Education and Training Services (CPV 80000000) and is located in the UKH region. The tender is at its active stage, with key dates including a tender period ending on 11 December 2024. The procurement method used is an open procedure, intended for services delivery, with an overarching goal to provide apprenticeships, training, mentoring, and career guidance across the Greater Cambridge area. The associated contract, valued at GBP 1,600,000, was awarded to Form the Future CIC, and signed on 31 January 2025.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses in the education and training sector to grow by collaborating with local schools, businesses, and community organisations within Greater Cambridge. Companies with expertise in delivering educational programs, facilitating apprenticeships, and providing career advisory services are particularly well-suited to compete. This initiative aims to strengthen the local economy by enhancing workforce skills and offering targeted support to students and young professionals. The successful service provider will be expected to support a wide range of stakeholders, driving efficiency and ensuring coordinated efforts with local authorities, such as the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, to avoid duplication and maximise impact.

## Notice

This project is an opportunity to deliver key skills activities in Greater Cambridge. These activities will fundamentally underpin the growth of the economy in one of fastest growing areas of the UK. This project has a number of core themes (listed below) including delivering apprenticeships and training opportunities, mentoring and careers guidance. In delivering these activities the successful bidder will be required to work across the breadth of the Greater Cambridge ecosystem. The successful bidder will need work in collaboration with the Greater Cambridge community and specifically with businesses, schools, membership organisations and other educational establishments. The service will require a close working relationship with other local government bodies, such as the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, to ensure joined up working and avoiding duplication of efforts. The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has been funding specific skills activity across the last ten years. Current activity, as set out in our latest reports is broadly delivering well against its KPI's. We want to see continued delivery in these key areas. The GCP is now looking to expand on the success of the existing provision and provide a service with a wider focus. The focus of the Service will be in the following key areas: 1. Apprenticeships, training programmes and internships - promote and support young people to secure these opportunities. Work directly with young people, educators, parents and employers to do so. KPI's to demonstrate numbers against 3 areas: * Apprenticeships * Work experience placements * Internships Activities to specifically focus on: * Awareness of opportunities * Encouraging and supporting the application process * Signposting employers to a wide range of training providers 2. Careers Guidance Secondary Schools - offer careers and employability support to every child at a Greater Cambridge state secondary school. 3. Careers Advice Primary Schools - Engage with all primary schools in Greater Cambridge to support them to embed careers awareness activities into the curriculum. Including though an annual careers fair. 4. Mentoring - Provide targeted support to children who are at risk of being NEET through targeted mentoring arrangements. 5. Engagement with parents/carers - engage with parents/carers to inform, raise awareness and equip them to support their young people. 6. Supporting staff - through targeted activity, support and equip staff in educational environments with a detailed understanding of current and emerging work opportunities for their students

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This project is an opportunity to deliver key skills activities in Greater Cambridge. These activities will fundamentally underpin the growth of the economy in one of fastest growing areas of the UK. This project has a number of core themes (listed below) including delivering apprenticeships and training opportunities, mentoring and careers guidance. In delivering these activities the successful bidder will be required to work across the breadth of the Greater Cambridge ecosystem. The successful bidder will need work in collaboration with the Greater Cambridge community and specifically with businesses, schools, membership organisations and other educational establishments. The service will require a close working relationship with other local government bodies, such as the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, to ensure joined up working and avoiding duplication of efforts. The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has been funding specific skills activity across the last ten years. Current activity, as set out in our latest reports is broadly delivering well against its KPI's. We want to see continued delivery in these key areas. The GCP is now looking to expand on the success of the existing provision and provide a service with a wider focus. The focus of the Service will be in the following key areas: 1. Apprenticeships, training programmes and internships - promote and support young people to secure these opportunities. Work directly with young people, educators, parents and employers to do so. KPI's to demonstrate numbers against 3 areas: * Apprenticeships * Work experience placements * Internships Activities to specifically focus on: * Awareness of opportunities * Encouraging and supporting the application process * Signposting employers to a wide range of training providers 2. Careers Guidance Secondary Schools - offer careers and employability support to every child at a Greater Cambridge state secondary school. 3. Careers Advice Primary Schools - Engage with all primary schools in Greater Cambridge to support them to embed careers awareness activities into the curriculum. Including though an annual careers fair. 4. Mentoring - Provide targeted support to children who are at risk of being NEET through targeted mentoring arrangements. 5. Engagement with parents/carers - engage with parents/carers to inform, raise awareness and equip them to support their young people. 6. Supporting staff - through targeted activity, support and equip staff in educational environments with a detailed understanding of current and emerging work opportunities for their students. This requirement is not split into Lots, as the authority require one single provider to service this requirement, for ease of management and to drive efficiencies.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003901-2025 |
| 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 | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Dec 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,600,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE GREATER CAMBRIDGE PARTNERSHIP |
| Locality | HUNTINGDON |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE28 4YE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | The Stukeleys |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FORM THE FUTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 6 Feb 2025 at 09:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003901-2025
- 7 Nov 2024 at 17:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036169-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=ffc974b4-9875-ef11-812f-005056b64545
- https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/

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