Official UK procurement notice
Co-ordinating and Delivering Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: General management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement invitation supports the Government's ambition of 3 000 000…
This procurement invitation supports the Government's ambition of 3 000 000 apprenticeship starts being undertaken by 2020. The Department is looking to award contracts with up to 4 organisations to continue the delivery, on a regional basis, of the National Apprenticeships Service's (NAS) “Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge in Schools” (ASK) project. amazingapprenticeships.com/about-ask/ ↗). ASK is a high profile, established programme and there are currently 3 delivery partners delivering across England in 4 regions, the North, Midlands, London and the South.
The Department for Education is extending the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge programme for an additional 1 year of delivery (academic year 2024-25). The Department has taken this action in response to ongoing reviews into careers services for young people following the John Holman Review and the response of the Education Select Committee.
There was a considerable risk to information, advice and guidance on apprenticeships and technical education not being available if the contracts had come to an end on 31 July 2024. As such in order to ensure that young people, their parents and teachers continue to have access to this support, we are extending the ASK programme for one more year, with a possibility of a further +1 year (academic year 2025-26) subject to funding. This ensures that this valuable service continues to be available to young people and their schools and colleges
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Aug 2024, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2024, 14:37 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027594- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049662Find a Tender
Publisher note: This was a multi lot procurement, 4 individual contracts were awarded by region.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL TrainingSME, CXKSME, Education Development Trust, Workpays LimitedSMEjoint award | £18,938,858 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027594-2024-con_17081, con_17078, con_17077, con_17075-1 · BL TrainingSME, CXKSME, Education Development Trust, Workpays LimitedSME
- Signed
- 17 Dec 2018
- Value
- £18,938,858
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2025
- Status
- active
- Change The Department for Education is extending the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge programme for an additional 1 year of delivery (academic year 2024-25). The Department has taken this action in response to ongoing reviews into careers services for young people following the John Holman Review and the response of the Education Select Committee. There was a considerable risk to information, advice and guidance on apprenticeships and technical education not being available if the contracts had come to an end on 31 July 2024. As such in order to ensure that young people, their parents and teachers continue to have access to this support, we are extending the ASK programme for one more year, with a possibility of a further +1 year (academic year 2025-26) subject to funding. This ensures that this valuable service continues to be available to young people and their schools and colleges, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractors to ensure continuity of service to the same high level of quality. Current contractors have the structure, capacity and expertise to continue to deliver the service whilst the Department explores long-term proposals.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- BL TrainingAwarded supplier
- CXKAwarded supplier
- THE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUSTAwarded supplier
- WORKPAYS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.