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title: "Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of apprenticeship training"
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# Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of apprenticeship training

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-the-provision-of-apprenticeship-training-ocds-h6vhtk-03e005). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Warrington Borough Council (the Council) is a public sector organisation with a pay bill of over £3 million per annum. Therefore the Council is liable to pay the apprenticeship levy. We are expected to achieve a minimum of 2.3% apprenticeship starts each year. The Council invites applications from organisations that have the relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for an apprenticeship provision. Published lot titles: Agriculture, Environmental & Animal Care; Business & Administration; Catering & Hospitality; Childcare & Education; Construction; Creative & Design; Digital; Engineering & Manufacturing; Health & Science; Legal, Finance & Accounting; Protective Services; Sales, Marketing & Procurement; Social Care; Hair & Beauty; Transport & Logistics.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Warrington Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/warrington-borough-council-ons-e06000007)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 15
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD61
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e005`

## 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/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-the-provision-of-apprenticeship-training-ocds-h6vhtk-03e005#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-the-provision-of-apprenticeship-training-ocds-h6vhtk-03e005#participate

## Description
Warrington Borough Council (the Council) is a public sector organisation with a pay bill of over £3 million per annum. Therefore the Council is liable to pay the apprenticeship levy. The levy is charged at a rate of 0.5% of our annual pay bill and we are subject to the public sector apprenticeship target of 2.3%. We are expected to achieve a minimum of 2.3% apprenticeship starts each year.
The obligations and opportunities created by the introduction of the levy from April 2017 have prompted the Council to review its approach to workforce development. It is our intention to use the levy funds to continue to support new apprentices starting employment within the Council. We are intending to have a more strategic approach when developing our existing workforce through apprenticeship standards.
The Council is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulations 74 -76 (Light Touch).
The Council invites applications from organisations that have the relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for an apprenticeship provision.
The DPS length is 10 years.

## Lots (15)
> **Shared lot scope:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Childcare & Education.
> Applies to lots 3, 4.

### Lot 1: Agriculture, Environmental & Animal Care
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Agriculture, Environmental & Animal Care.

### Lot 2: Business & Administration
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Business & Administration.

### Lot 3: Catering & Hospitality
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

### Lot 4: Childcare & Education
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

### Lot 5: Construction
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Construction.

### Lot 6: Creative & Design
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Creative & Design

### Lot 7: Digital
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Digital.

### Lot 8: Engineering & Manufacturing
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Engineering & Manufacturing.

### Lot 9: Health & Science
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Health & Science.

### Lot 10: Legal, Finance & Accounting
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Legal, Finance & Accounting.

### Lot 11: Protective Services
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Protective Services.

### Lot 12: Sales, Marketing & Procurement
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Sales, Marketing & Procurement.

### Lot 13: Social Care
- **Lot id:** `13`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Social Care.

### Lot 14: Hair & Beauty
- **Lot id:** `14`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Hair & Beauty.

### Lot 15: Transport & Logistics
- **Lot id:** `15`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Apprenticeship provision for the discipline of Transport & Logistics.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019538-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-07T16:24:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T22:48:01.060Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e005