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title: "Modern Apprenticeship 2019 - Training Provider"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000569044"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED"
published: "2019-05-07"
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# Modern Apprenticeship 2019 - Training Provider

Buyer: THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000569044

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## Summary

The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited is inviting tenders for the "Modern Apprenticeship 2019 - Training Provider" project, aimed at supporting the Scottish Government's Modern Apprenticeship Programme for the fiscal year 2019/20. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically within the education sector. Set in Glasgow, UK, the procurement process, which is currently at the Award stage, is backed by a budget of £82.5 million. The tender period is open until 7th February 2019, inviting suppliers to submit their proposals for providing training services over a twelve-month period extending from April 2019 to March 2020.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the training and education sector, particularly those with expertise in apprentice training and skills development. Companies that focus on creating tailored training programmes and possess a strong record in social and inclusive practices will be well-positioned to compete. Notably, suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate their commitment to fair work practices and have robust methodologies for supporting apprentices, as these criteria are central to the awarding of contracts under this programme.

## Notice

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) contract on behalf of The Scottish Government for the Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Programme for starts for 2019/20 and continued residual (in-training) contracts for the duration of the Apprenticeship. SDS administers the Scottish Government's funding contribution toward the cost of training for employees that employers wish to support through an approved MA Framework. The dual purpose of the MA Programme is to support individuals to learn while in work; and economic growth across Scotland. MAs are a joint investment between employers and public funding. Employers invest through wage costs and on-going support and public funding contributes towards the cost of training.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

SDS is inviting bids for MA starts for a duration of 12 months from April 2019 to 31 March 2020. MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of their apprenticeship. Part 1 shall be evaluated and those who pass the minimum standards shall have their Part 2 submission evaluated. If you pass Part 1 there is no guarantee that you shall be allocated all or any delivery places bid for. SDS reserves the right throughout the year to re-allocate/re-distribute delivery places as required to meet requirements.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY353748 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 May 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Feb 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Apr 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £82,500,000 |
| Lots value | £82,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £82,500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED |
| Additional buyers | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 1DY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 182 |
| Supplier names | ABERLOUR CHILD CARE TRUST; ALMA TRAINING; ALMITAS TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY; AMBITION CENTRE FOR TRAINING; ANGEL TRAINING; ANGUS COUNCIL; ANKERVILLE TRAINING CENTRE; ATHENA LEARNING; ATT; AVQM; AYRSHIRE COLLEGE; AYRSHIRE LEARNING BUSINESS ACADEMY; BABCOCK TRAINING; BEST; BNG TRAINING; BON ACCORD CARE; BORDER ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION; BORDERS COLLEGE; BPP HOLDINGS; CAIRELLOT LEARNING CENTRE; CAIRN TRAINING (ABERDEEN; CALDER ASSOCIATES (SCOTLAND; CALLANDER YOUTH PROJECT; CAPITA; CARLISLE COLLEGE; CAROUSEL TRAINING CENTRE; CAT SOLUTIONS; CEIS AYRSHIRE; CHILDCARE MANAGEMENT; CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR; COMPETENCE BASED TRAINING LTDT T/A CBT; COMPETENCE MATTERS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD; CORALSHORE; COTHROM; DIRECT PARTNERS; DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY COLLEGE; DUNDEE AND ANGUS COLLEGE; EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST KILBRIDE & DISTRICT ENGINEERING GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION; EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST SCOT TRAINING SERVICES LTD T/A ANGUS TRAINING GROUP; EDETA TRAINING SERVICES; EDINBURGH COLLEGE; ESTEEM; EXPERIENTIAL PLAY; FALKIRK COUNCIL; FARE; FIFE COLLEGE; FIFE COUNCIL; FIREBRAND TRAINING; FORTH VALLEY COLLEGE; G M TRAINING; GALLOWAY TRAINING; GENIUS PEOPLE; GIBSON TRAINING & CARE; GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL; GLASGOW CLYDE COLLEGE; GLASGOW KELVIN COLLEGE; GLENCOE OUTDOOR CENTRE; GMD COMMUNITY SERVICES; GO@L TRAINING; GOSTA TRAINING; GP STRATEGIES TRAINING; GTG TRAINING; HOSPITALITY TRAINING; HSC FUTURES; IDENT TRAINING; INDEPENDENT TRAINING CONSULTANTS T/A ITC ACADEMY; INTRAINING; JANINE; JB MANAGEMENT; JOSEPH LAWRENCE; L&G LEARNING (SCOTLAND; LAGTA GROUP TRAINING; LANARKSHIRE CATERING SCHOOL; LEARNING CURVE GROUP; LIFE SKILLS CENTRES; LIFETIME TRAINING; LIMELIGHT CAREERS; LORNDALE ABERDEEN LTD (GREAT WESTERN ASSESSMENT & TRAINING CENTRE; LOVE LEARNING SCOTLAND; LOWLAND TRAINING SERVICES; MCCRAE TRAINING; MENTOR M.A. (SCOTLAND; MENTOR TRAINING CENTRE; METTECH; MG SCOTLAND; MGT TRAINING; MI TECHNOLOGIES; MICROCOM TRAINING; MONTPELIERS [EDINBURGH; MORAY COUNCIL; MORAY FIRTH TRAINING GROUP; MPQC - MP SKILLS; MUIR SLICER ASSOCIATES; NAFC MARINE CENTRE; NEW COLLEGE LANARKSHIRE; NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN; NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND; NIGG SKILLS ACADEMY; NITHCREE TRAINING; NORTH EAST SCOTLAND COLLEGE; NORTH EDINBURGH CHILDCARE; OAKS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT; OILEAN (TRAINING AND NURTURE; ON TRACK TRAINING; OUTSOURCE; PAISLEY & JOHNSTONE TRAINING; PENTLAND ASSESSMENT CENTRES; PEOPLEPLUS GROUP; PETERHEAD ENGINEERS DEVELOPMENT; PITCHBLUE; POINTER; POLARIS LEARNING; PRINT SCOTLAND; PULTENEYTOWN PEOPLE'S PROJECT; Q TRAIN; QA; QUALITAS INTERNATIONAL; QUEST (SCOTLAND; R T RESOURCES; RAINBOW ROOM INTERNATIONAL; RATHBONE; RAYTHEON SYSTEMS; RECRUITMENT TRAINING (EDINBURGH; REMIT; RENELLA; RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL; REWARDS TRAINING RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY (SCOTLAN; RITCHIES TRAINING CENTRE; ROBSON ASSOCIATES; RURAL SKILLS SCOTLAND; SAFETY TRAINING SOLUTIONS; SAMB (SCOTTISH BAKERS; SCOTIA LAW TRAINING; SCOTTISH ELECTRICAL CHARITABLE TRAINING TRUST; SCOTTISH MEAT TRAINING; SDCONSULTANCY; SHARE; SIBBALD LIMITED (SIBBALD TRAINING; SIXTH SENSE TRAINING; SKILLNET; SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COLLEGE; SPFL TRAINING; SPORTS ACADEMY OF SCOTLAND; SRUC; SSVQ; STEP-UP; STIRLING COUNCIL; SYSTEM GROUP; TALA TRAINING; TECHNICAL ACADEMY SCOTLAND; THE ACADEMY OF HAIRDRESSING EXCELLENCE; THE CROFT NURSERIES; THE KRAMER CONSULTANCY; THE ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCIATION; THE TELL ORGANISATION; THE ZONE INITIATIVE; THISTLE TRAINING SERVICES; TICA; TIGERS (STA; TRAIN SHETLAND (VOCATIONAL TRAINING; TRAIN'D UP; TRAINING DIRECT; TRAINING FOR CARE; TRAINING INITIATIVES; TRAINING MATTERS; TRAINING SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND; TULLOS TRAINING; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE; UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS; VINCENT BELL TRAINING; VIRTUAL LEARNING; WEST COLLEGE SCOTLAND; WEST LOTHIAN COLLEGE - MAIN CONTACT FOR ALL TENDERS; WORKING 4U; XL TRAINING (SCOTLAND; XTRA-MILE.COM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 7 May 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY353748
- 1 May 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY353272
- 1 May 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY353270
- 8 Jan 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN341650

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=15
  21st January 2019 - MA Provider ITT Response Doc
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=20
  21st January 2019 - MA Sub-contractor ITT Response Doc - this is the sub-contractor response doc - apologies
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=2
  16th January 2019 - MA Sub-Contractor ITT Response Doc 2019-20
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=19
  16th January 2019 - MA Sub-Contractor ITT Response Doc 2019-20 v2 - updated 11b evidence requirements and level5 and 6+
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=14
  16th January 2019 - MA Information and Instructions to Tenderers - Provider
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=18
  16th January 2019 - MA Information and Instructions to Tenderers v2 updated - 11b evidence, 9.1.1 and checklist
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=11
  15th January 2019 - MA Specification 2019-20
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=17
  15th January 2019 - MA Specification-updatedV2 1.3 age updated,section 3.5 pg28,no restriction on age for Public Sector.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=1
  11th January 2019 - MA Training Provider ITT Response Doc 2019-20
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=16
  11th January 2019 - MA TP ITT Response Doc-doc ID1 has been replaced by doc ID15-ref no.P18-078.Please use docID15
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=3
  10th January 2019 - Additional Information for first time bidders
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=4
  10th January 2019 - Am I a Training Provider or Employer
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=5
  10th January 2019 - MA FAQs 2019-20
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=6
  10th January 2019 - FIPS Delegate Authority Form 2019-20
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=7
  10th January 2019 - Appendix 1 - MA Frameworks by occupational group and age
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=8
  10th January 2019 - Appendix 2- MA Contribution Rates by framework and age
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=9
  10th January 2019 - Appendix 3 - MA Framework payment plan evidence requirements
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=10
  10th January 2019 - Appendix 4 - LA Areas
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=12
  10th January 2019 - MA Conditions 2019-20
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN341650&idx=13
  10th January 2019 - Average Achievement Rates
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN341650
  Modern Apprenticeship 2019 - Training Provider - Skills Development Scotland (SDS) contract on behalf of The Scottish Government for the Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Programme for starts for 2019/20 and continued residual (in-training) contracts for the duration of the Apprenticeship. SDS administers the Scottish Government's funding contribution toward the cost of training for employees that employers wish to support through an approved MA Framework. The dual purpose of the MA Programme is to support individuals to learn while in work; and economic growth across Scotland. MAs are a joint investment between employers and public funding. Employers invest through wage costs and on-going support and public funding contributes towards the cost of training.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY353272
  Modern Apprenticeship 2019 - Training Provider - Skills Development Scotland (SDS) contract on behalf of The Scottish Government for the Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Programme for starts for 2019/20 and continued residual (in-training) contracts for the duration of the Apprenticeship. SDS administers the Scottish Government's funding contribution toward the cost of training for employees that employers wish to support through an approved MA Framework. The dual purpose of the MA Programme is to support individuals to learn while in work; and economic growth across Scotland. MAs are a joint investment between employers and public funding. Employers invest through wage costs and on-going support and public funding contributes towards the cost of training.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY353270
  Modern Apprenticeship 2019 - Training Provider - Skills Development Scotland (SDS) contract on behalf of The Scottish Government for the Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Programme for starts for 2019/20 and continued residual (in-training) contracts for the duration of the Apprenticeship. SDS administers the Scottish Government's funding contribution toward the cost of training for employees that employers wish to support through an approved MA Framework. The dual purpose of the MA Programme is to support individuals to learn while in work; and economic growth across Scotland. MAs are a joint investment between employers and public funding. Employers invest through wage costs and on-going support and public funding contributes towards the cost of training.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY353748
  Modern Apprenticeship 2019 - Training Provider - Skills Development Scotland (SDS) contract on behalf of The Scottish Government for the Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Programme for starts for 2019/20 and continued residual (in-training) contracts for the duration of the Apprenticeship. SDS administers the Scottish Government's funding contribution toward the cost of training for employees that employers wish to support through an approved MA Framework. The dual purpose of the MA Programme is to support individuals to learn while in work; and economic growth across Scotland. MAs are a joint investment between employers and public funding. Employers invest through wage costs and on-going support and public funding contributes towards the cost of training.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000569044
- https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/

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