Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 21 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PAN3303 - Apprenticeships Managed Service

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Published estimate£82,000≈ £41k / year · £98,400 inc. VAT14.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2025awarded 5 Nov 2025
Awarded to ROEMER BARNES CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2027 · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Leicester City Council (the Authority) invited tenders for the provision of Apprenticeship Managed Service.

Since April 2017, the Authority has been offering, and funding, apprenticeships through the Apprenticeship Levy (now Growth & Skills Levy). The appointed Supplier shall deliver a service to include support effective learning and development so that the Authority's workforce continues to grow and develop skills and knowledge to meet the changing needs and challenges of the organisation and manage levy funds efficiently including digital account support including learners, transfers and schools.

CPV: Education and training services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEPublished value£82,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £82,000 exc. VAT · £98,400 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST
Last source update
10 Nov 2025, 13:52 GMT
Authority reference
PAN3303
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050390
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058bcf Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Aug 2025 → 10 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline390 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts350 days ago
    1 Nov 2025
  5. Latest notice published341 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 13:52 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    10 Nov 2025, 13:52 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Nov 2025, 13:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £69,8001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ROEMER BARNES CONSULTANCY LIMITEDSME——Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ROEMER BARNES CONSULTANCY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXVW-5185-BGGH 69 Loughborough Road,, West Bridgford, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 7LAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender