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title: "Apprenticeships Commissioning Programme Wales Framework Agreement"
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# Apprenticeships Commissioning Programme Wales Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/apprenticeships-commissioning-programme-wales-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-02a770). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Welsh Government: "Apprenticeships Commissioning Programme Wales Framework Agreement". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Welsh Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/welsh-government-gov-da1019)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a770`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/apprenticeships-commissioning-programme-wales-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-02a770#tl-md)

## Description
Through work-based learning the Apprenticeship Programme will deliver to individuals the skills necessary to embark on successful careers and for employers the relevant skilled people to meet the current and future needs of their businesses and the Welsh economy. Commencing on 1 August 2021 the Apprenticeship framework will run for 4 years until 31 July 2025 (with the option of an extension of up to two years until 31 July 2027).
The Framework will be procured under the light touch regime, implemented through regulations 74 - 77 as applied to Schedule 3 services of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) using a quasi-open procedure.
Please be advised that costs are fixed as set out in the Programme Specification, as such, there is no Commercial evaluation element to this tender.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** The purpose of the Apprenticeships Programme is to support people in Wales through high quality learning, in order to provide employers with the relevant skilled people to meet the current and future needs of the Welsh economy.
Apprenticeships offer ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 008191-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ACT Training, Cambrian Training Company, Cardiff & Vale College (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12971`, `GB-FTS-112413`, `GB-FTS-1474`, `GB-FTS-112415`, `GB-FTS-153109`, `GB-FTS-112418`, `GB-FTS-74345`, `GB-FTS-112419`, `GB-FTS-112423`, `GB-FTS-112420`
  - Value: £1,050,000,000 † (exc. VAT); very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 008191-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,050,000,000
  - Signed Date: 22/03/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008191-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-19T10:55:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T17:04:53.546Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a770