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Published 1 Mar 2022, 10:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework for the Provision of Apprenticeship Training and End Point Assessment Services (Contract Award, ITT now closed)

Official notice

Authority: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2022awarded 2 May 2022
Framework period Ends 28 Feb 2025
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This Framework was established in February 2021 to replace the previous Dynamic Purchasing System operated by Salisbury NHSFT. This Framework operates at two levels - Level One, where any suitably qualified and eligible provider can submit details of all the apprenticeships they offer, and employers can then either direct award or, via Salisbury, conduct a further competition against their local needs. Any Provider applying to the Framework must meet all the pass/fail criteria listed on the Response Document, and must only submit responses via Salisbury's Bravo procurement portal. All Providers must agree to the Framework terms and conditions published on the Bravo portal - amendments to those Terms will not be made for specific providers.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

*Contract Award Notice*

This Framework was established in February 2021 to replace the previous Dynamic Purchasing System operated by Salisbury NHSFT.

This Framework operates at two levels - Level One, where any suitably qualified and eligible provider can submit details of all the apprenticeships they offer, and employers can then either direct award or, via Salisbury, conduct a further competition against their local needs. Level Two will be a smaller number of providers for a specific standard, appointed via a Further Competition, using a higher selection criteria published with each ITT.

Both levels of listing are open across all our eligible public and third sector organisations. Level Two listed providers can be selected either by employer direct award or a further competition amongst those listed.

Any Provider applying to the Framework must meet all the pass/fail criteria listed on the Response Document, and must only submit responses via Salisbury's Bravo procurement portal.

All Providers must agree to the Framework terms and conditions published on the Bravo portal - amendments to those Terms will not be made for specific providers.

This Award Notice relates to being placed on the Framework only and does not constitute any spend commitment.

  • Recurrence: Next update after this opening will be September 2022 to allow for new Ifate published standards to be added.

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
247 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Contracting Authority expressly reserved the right (i) not to award any contract…Awarded

The Contracting Authority expressly reserved the right (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it saw fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates.

The awarding of a place on the Framework does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. Any orders placed under this Framework will form a separate contract under the scope of this Framework between the supplier and the specific requesting other contracting body. The Contracting Authority and other contracting bodies utilising the Framework shall only use electronic portals during the life of the agreement.

Any values that have been provided are only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this framework agreement.

The Framework has been established by Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, for use by the following bodies (and any future successors to these organisations):

The following Contracting Authorities are entitled to place Orders:

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and all bodies listed below :

Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations :

www.gov.uk/government/organisat… ↗

Please note Central Government departments may be subject to Government Digital Service approval before using the Framework Agreement.

Local Authorities (England and Wales)

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/s… ↗ _data/file/791684/List_of_councils_in_England_2019.pdf

National Parks Authorities

www.nationalparks.uk/about-us ↗

Educational Establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Education including Schools, Universities and Colleges listed :

www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by- ↗

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Police Forces listed by the College of Policing, plus Police Scotland and Police Service of Northern Ireland

www.college.police.uk/About/Copyright_Lice… ↗ forces.aspx

Police Forces and Special Police Forces in the United Kingdom, and/or Police and Crime Commissioners (as defined by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011) and/or the Police Authorities (as defined in the Police Act 1964, Police Act 1996, Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, Police and Justice Act 2006, Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006), and other relevant legislation for the constituent parts of the United Kingdom, for their respective rights and interests

Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom

www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs ↗ www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/ ↗ www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx ↗

NHS Bodies England www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/P… ↗ www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/P… ↗ www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/P… ↗ www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/P… ↗ www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/P… ↗ www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/P… ↗ www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/P… ↗

Hospices in the UK

www.hospiceuk.org/about-hospice-care/f… ↗ hospice?gclid=CPLU3cD7zdECFdaRGwodNeoDyw

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Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations)

www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗ housing

Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom

www.charitycommission.gov.uk/find-charities/ ↗ www.oscr.org.uk/search-charity-regis… ↗ www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/ ↗ Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm ↗ www.cas.org.uk ↗

www.citizensadvice.co.uk ↗

Any corporation established, or a group of individuals appointed to act together, for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character, and (i) financed wholly or mainly by another contracting authority listed above in this section of this Framework Agreement;

(ii) subject to management supervision by another contracting authority listed above in this section of this Framework Agreement; or

(iii) more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, are appointed by another contracting authority listed above in this section of this Framework Agreement

(iv) an association of or formed by one or more of the Contracting Authorities listed above in this section of this Framework Agreement

Entities which are not public sector bodies may also use the Framework Agreement if the Authority is satisfied that:

  • such entity is calling-off goods and/or services directly, solely and exclusively in order to satisfy contractual obligations to one or more public sector bodies, all of which are entitled to use the Framework Agreement on their own account;
  • all goods to be called-off by it are to be used directly, solely and exclusively to provide

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goods and/or services at sites occupied by such public sector body(ies); and

  • it will pass the benefit of the call-off contract to such public sector body(ies) directly, in full and on a purely "pass-through" basis. Accordingly there must be no mark-up, management fee, service charge or any similar cost solely in relation to the supply of goods and/or services imposed on the relevant public sector body(ies), who must be able to benefit from the terms of the Framework Agreement…
Contract period: … – 28 Feb 2025
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 95%Price: 5%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Published in Procurement Documents: 95%
  • price: 5%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Published in Procurement Documents: 95
  • Price: 5
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Supplier Eligibility

    In order to be approved onto the Framework, providers must :

    • Be fully registered on the Register of Approved Training Providers (where offering apprenticeship training provision) and/or the Register of End Point Assessment Organisations (where offering end point assessment). Organisations with a current rating of "Requires Improvement" or "Inadequate" may not apply.
    • Provide (for all programmes) at least one resit per module free of charge, and one retake at End Point Assessment (regardless of appointed EPAO where not integrated)
    • Where an Ofsted rating has been issued, this must be Grade 1 (Outstanding) or Grade 2 (Good). Where an Ofsted Monitoring Report has been issued, this must be either for Significant Progress or Reasonable Progress.
    • Organisations experiencing a reduction in their Ofsted rating / visit to a rating below the above criteria will be suspended from the Framework until their Ofsted rating meets the criteria above.
    • Organisations without a current Ofsted rating / visit may still apply but must meet all other quality criteria.
    • Providers must, for each Apprenticeship they are wishing to be listed for, provide details of starts / completions / success and attrition on their Framework Response form. Any provider with more than 50% of their starts on an Apprenticeship who fail to complete that Apprenticeship will not be listed for that standard.
    • No Providers offering a cost above the ESFA funding band for the apprenticeship will b…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Framework for the Provision of Apprenticeship Training and End Point…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 247
Contracts signed 1latest 2 May 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 013378-2022-S10353-1

    Signed
    2 May 2022
    Value
    £1,000,000,000
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
247bids · 247 electronic———

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Next update after this opening will be September 2022 to allow for new Ifate published standards to be added.

First published
1 Mar 2022, 10:24 GMT
Last source update
18 May 2022, 15:50 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
S10353
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013378
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031c2d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The following organisations have been awarded a place on the Framework : 1st for EPA Middlesbrough Access Training Nottingham Accountancy Learning Ltd Exeter Acorn Training Ltd Stoke on Trent Alliance Learning Horwich Always consult Ltd Shrewsbury APA Procurement Training Swindon Arden University Coventry Association of Health Professions in Ophthalmology burton Babington Business College Limited BIrmingham Baltic Apprenticeships Newton Aycliffe Barnet and Southgate College Barnet Bath College Bath BC Arch Apprentices London Bespoke Professional Development and Training Ltd Stokesley Bestland Solutions T/A Training Associates Hove Birmingham City University Birmingham Birmingham Metropolitan College Birmingham Blackburn College Blackburn Blackpool and The Fylde College Blackpool Bournemouth and Poole College Poole Bournemouth University Poole BPP Professional Education London BPP University London BPP University London Bridgwater and Taunton College Bridgwater Brooklands College Weybridge Brunel University London Uxbridge Buckinghamshire College Group Aylesbury Bucks New University Aylesbury Burnley College Burnley Buttercups Training Limited Nottingham Calderdale College Halifax Cambridge Regional College Cambridge Cambridge Spark Limited Cambridge Canterbury Christ Church University Canterbury Capella Associates Ltd Alcester Capita Plc London Cherith Simmons Learning and Development LLP Addlestone Cheshire College South & West Crewe Chichester College Group Chichester Choice Training Limited Dagenham CIPFA London City College Plymouth Plymouth City, Unviersity of London London Colchester Institute Colchester Common Council of the City of London London Complete Lean Solutions Harrogate Corndel Ltd London Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Training Limited Coventry Coventry University Coventry CSA (Services) Ltd Sir Bobby Robson Way CSR Group Ltd Sutton Coldfield CT Skills Ltd Nottingham Damar Ltd Manchester De Montfort University Leicester Derwentside College Consett Dudley College of Technology Dudley Dynamic Training UK Limited Uxbridge Edge Hill University Ormskirk Education Partnership North East Sunderland Eliesha Training Ltd Newcastle on Tyne Elite Hospitality Assessment Professionals Ltd Chatham Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Wickford Estio Training Leeds Exeter College Exeter Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd Harwell Farnborough College of Technology Farnborough FE Business London Firebrand Training 308 Regent Street First Intuition London First Intuition Cambridge Limited CAMBRIDGE First Intuition Chelmsford Chelmsford First Intuition Reading Reading Future (Awards and Qualifications) Ltd Coalville Futures Advice, Skills and Employment Nottingham Gateshead Council learningSkills gateshead Ginger Nut Training Colchester Gower College Swansea Swansea GP Strategies Training Limited Stockport Grey Seal Academy Belper Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Winchester Hart Learning & Development Letchworth Garden City Hawk Management (UK) Limited Twickenham HCRG Care Services Ltd T/A The Learning Enterprise Runcorn HCUC Uxbridge Health Education England North East Newcastle upon Tyne Herefordshire and WOrcestershire Group Training Association Hereford, Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College Hereford Hertford Regional College Ware HIT Training Ltd Shoreham By Sea HTFT Partnership Limited Solihull HYA Training Limited Hull Instep UK Limited Warrington Intec Business Colleges Ltd Rugby ioda Ltd Tadcaster IPS International Limited Rochester Ixion Holdings (Contracts) Limited Rounds Green Road, Oldbury JC Training & Consultancy LTD Ransomwood Business Park Juniper Training Ltd Wolverhampton Just IT Training Ltd London Kaplan Financial London Kendal College Kendal Kingston University and St George's University of London London Kingston Upon Hull City Council-Hull Training and Adult Education Hull Kirklees College Huddersfield Kiwi Education Ltd Southampton Lancaster & Morecambe College Lancaster LDN Apprenticeships Ltd London Learning Curve Group Limited Spennymoor Leeds Beckett University Leeds Leicester College Leicester Leigh Academies trust (LAT Apprenticeships) Strood, Rochester Lifetime Training Group Limited Bristol LMP Education London London South Bank Univeristy London Luminate Education Group Leeds Macclesfield College Macclesfield Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Marr Corporation Ltd t/a Acumen coaching and t2 Group Cardiff MBKB Ltd Dudley Medipro Limited Stockton-on-Tees Mercury Training Services Ltd Birmingham Middlesex University London MITSkills Limited West Byfleet Multiverse Group Limited London NCG Newcastle Upon Tyne NCH AT NORTHEASTERN LIMITED London Nescot Epsom New College Swindon New College Durham Durham Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group Newcastle-under-Lyme Newham College of Further Education London North Lancs Training Group Ltd Accrington North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College Nuenaton Northern Skills Group (Middlesbrough College) Middlesbrough NOTEBOOK ASSESSMNET SERVICES Trowbridge Nottingham College Nottingham Nottingham Trent University Nottingham NowSkills Ltd Bolton Open Awards Liverpool Oxford Brookes University Oxford Paragon Education and Skills Limited Bournemouth Pearson Education Limited London Penshaw View Training Sunderland Performance Through People Walsall Petroc Barnstaple Pier Technology Ltd trading as Pier Training BIRMINGHAM Plymouth Marjon University Plymouth Preston College Fulwood Provek Ltd Thatcham QA Ltd Slough Qdos Training Limited Mansfield Qualitrain Limited Derby Qube Qualifications and Development Ltd Abingdon Queen Mary University of London London Raise the Bar Limited Prescot Remit Group Ltd Nottingham Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy Crawley Riverside College Widnes Riverside Training Limited Hereford Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London Royal Mencap Society London Salford City College Salford Sandwell College West Bromwich Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited Hockle Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Skills Team Ltd London Skills Training UK Harrow Solihull College & University Centre Solihull South and City College Birmingham Birmingham South Devon College Paignton South Gloucestershire and Stroud College Stroud South Thames Colleges Group Kingston upon Thames South WEst Association of Training Providers Exeter Southampton Solent University Southampton Southport College Southport St John Ambulance London STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY STAFFORD Steadfast Training Ltd Spalding Technical Professionals Limited Manchester Teesside University Middlesbrough Telford College Telford The Apprentice Academy Manchester The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Stamford The Child Care Company (Old Windsor) Limited t/a Impact Futures Langley The Childcare Company 3 - 9 Albert Street The JGA Group Uxbridge The Open University Milton Keynes The Sheffield College Sheffield The Skills Network Selby The University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester The University of Reading Reading The University of Sheffield Sheffield The University of West London Ealing The WKCIC Group London Together Training Watford Total People Ltd. Manchester TQ Education and Training Limited LONDON Trafford College Group Stretford Train Together Ltd Beaumont Leys Training 2000 Limited Blackburn Umbrella Training Ltd Chatham Univeristy of Suffolk Ipswich University Centre Quayside Ltd Newcastle Upon Tyne University College Birmingham Birmingham University of Bedfordshire Luton University of Birmingham Birmingham University of Bolton Bolton University of Central Lancashire Preston University of Chester Chester University of Cumbria Carlisle University of Derby Derby University of East Anglia Norwich University of East London London University of Essex Colchester University of Exeter Exeter University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham University of Greenwich London University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation Hatfield University of Huddersfield Huddersfield University of Keele Keele University of Kent Canterbury University of Liverpool Liverpool University of Northampton Northampton University of Plymouth Plymouth University of Portsmouth Portsmouth University of Salford Salford University of the West of England, Bristol Bristol University of Winchester Winchester University of Worcester Worcester Varsity Training Weston Super Mare Walsall College Walsall Waltham Forest Chamber of Commerce Training Trust Limited Ilford Warrington and Vale Royal College Warrington Warwickshire College Leamington Spa Watson Martin Limited London Weir Training Limited Chobham West Nottinghamshire College Mansfield Nottingham West Suffolk College Bury St Edmunds Weston College Weston Super Mare Weymouth College Weymouth Wigan and Leigh College Wigan Wiltshire College Trowbridge York St John University York

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
31 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Apr 2022, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Mar 2022 → 28 Feb 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    31 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Apr 2022, 09:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 May 2022, 15:50 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    28 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 May 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 May 2022, 15:50 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    18 May 2022, 15:50 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth ADDRESS, Salisbury, UK, SP2 8BJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court, England & WalesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • See listing in additional information sectionFramework contractor See listing in additional information section, UK

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria