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title: "Apprenticeships Commissioning Programme Wales Framework Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-133213"
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buyer: "WELSH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2023-07-17"
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# Apprenticeships Commissioning Programme Wales Framework Agreement

Buyer: WELSH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-133213

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## Summary

The Welsh Government has recently awarded the Apprenticeships Commissioning Programme Wales Framework Agreement to multiple suppliers, including Cardiff & Vale College, ITEC Training Solutions Ltd, and Educ8 Training Group Ltd. This procurement process falls under the services category and aims to support disabled individuals into education, employment, or training until 31 March 2024. The procurement stage is the award, with a contract value of GBP 1,061,600,000. The buying organisation is the Welsh Government located in Cardiff, UK.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for large and small-medium enterprises interested in providing apprenticeship services to disabled individuals in Wales. The Welsh Government's initiative to continue the Employer Incentive Payment for disabled apprentices ensures a focused approach to address employer concerns and stimulate an increase in disabled apprenticeship starts. Businesses specializing in education, training, or employment services, particularly those experienced in supporting disabled individuals, are well-suited to compete in this procurement process and contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive workforce in Wales.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Whilst we have emerged from the impact of COVID-19 we now have a cost of living crisis therefore we have a recognised economic need to support disabled individuals into education, employment, or training during the current financial year. The Welsh Government are therefore extending the EIS for disabled apprentices until 31 March 2024. We believe there is a need for targeted support to address employer concerns over employing a disabled person. The introduction of the Employer Incentive Payment for disabled people has been a significant factor to maintaining an increase in disabled apprenticeship starts, which have grown to over 9%. Whilst the labour market is now improving it is expected that numbers of disabled people seeking employment will rise and we therefore need to continue to offer EIS support to employers in order to help them continue to provide opportunities for disabled apprentices. We will strictly monitor the uptake of the programme. We will also reserve the right to suspend AEIS payments if it appears that demand is at risk of exceeding the available budget. The AEIS payment supports the commitment to continue developing a culture where recruiting an apprentice becomes the norm for employers in addition to recognising the need to make apprenticeships a credible alternative to the academic route for young people. In recognition of the administrative burden placed on lead providers in managing the Apprentice Employer Incentive payment process and collating relevant evidence to support payments, we will award providers an administration fee for each learner recruited under this incentive programme. This fee is set at GBP 100 (inclusive of VAT) per learner and will be payable in full once the learner has been employed for 4 weeks. Further details of payments available to employers in relation to the Apprentice Employer Incentive can be found here: https://businesswales.gov.wales/skillsgateway/skills-and-training-programmes/apprenticeships/funding-available

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=133213 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,061,600,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WELSH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | ACT TRAINING; CAMBRIAN TRAINING; CARDIFF & VALE COLLEGE; COLEG CAMBRIA; EDUC8; EDUC8 TRAINING GROUP; GOWER COLLEGE SWANSEA; GRWP LLANDRILLO MENAI; ITEC TRAINING SOLUTIONS; NEATH PORT TALBOT COLLEGE; PEMBROKESHIRE COLLEGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 17 Jul 2023 at 00:00 - AwardUpdate - OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=133213

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL443647
  Apprenticeships Commissioning Programme Wales Framework Agreement

## Notice URLs

- http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-133213
- https://businesswales.gov.wales/skillsgateway/skills-and-training-programmes/apprenticeships/funding-available

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