Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 3 Sept 2024, 09:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Generation 2 Wave 3 T Levels

Official notice

Authority: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

6 lotsServicesMax 6 lots per supplier
Planned pipeline value£40,840,000total for 6 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Mar 2025from the planned procurement notice
Lots 6max 6 won per supplier

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The purpose of this PIN is to initiate market engagement, and it is not being used as a call for competition.

This PIN is intended to:

  1. Inform the market of the upcoming procurement process for the Generation 2, Wave 3 T Levels, being commissioned by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) (and therefore enable the market/potential suppliers to begin to plan for this); and
  2. Advise as to the upcoming market engagement event via Microsoft Teams on 11th September 2024 at 4pm, which will include a presentation on the Strategic Discussion of Commercial Principles. There will also be one to one sessions offered where suppliers can meet with the Commercial team.

This notice is in respect of the below T Levels;

-Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing

-Engineering, Manufacturing, Process and Control

-Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing

-Management and Administration

-Finance

-Accounting

Further details about how to book one to one slots and attend the presentation can be found in the Information Memorandum accessible at procontract.due-north.com/register ↗

Please note: Learner numbers underpinning these estimated contract values will be updated prior to the ITT based upon the 2024/25 cohort that are not yet available.

All contracts will be public services concession contracts, currently governed by the Concession Contract Regulations 2016, however, the procurement when launched, will be governed by the Procurement Act 2023, as defined at section 8 of the Act, to the extent that the same apply to services which such contract (or contracts) would relate.

CPV: Education and training services

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · win at most 6 of them
Shared scope across 4 of 6 lots

Applies to lots 1, 2, 4, 6.

T Levels are an academic option for students aged 16 to 19, following the recommendation by the Independent Panel on Technical Education - the Sainsbury report. The Sainsbury Report also recommended that a single body or consortium should deliver each qualification under an "exclusive licence" that would be awarded for a fixed time period following open competition.

The procurement will be to select and appoint Awarding Organisations (AO) to be responsible for developing and delivering the Generation 2 Wave 3 T Level qualification, under an exclusive licensing approach.

The expected scope of the role of the AOs is they would be responsible for:

  • designing the content of the qualification;
  • upskilling providers (further education schools and colleges);
  • providing of learning and teaching materials;
  • updating content; and
  • delivering qualification assessment services.

All contracts will be public services concession contracts, currently governed by the Concession Contract Regulations 2016, however, the procurement when launched, will be governed by the Procurement Act 2023, as defined at section 8 of the Act, to the extent that the same apply to services which such contract (or contracts) would relate.

Lot #1Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and ManufacturingPlanned
Lot #2Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and ControlPlanned
Lot #3Design and Development for Engineering and ManufacturingPlanned

T Levels are an academic option for students aged 16 to 19, following the recommendation by the Independent Panel on Technical Education - the Sainsbury report. The Sainsbury Report also recommended that a single body or consortium should deliver each qualification under an "exclusive licence" that would be awarded for a fixed time period following open competition.

The procurement will be to select and appoint Awarding Organisations (AO) to be responsible for developing and delivering the Generation 2 Wave 3 T Level qualification, under an exclusive licensing approach.

The expected scope of the role of the AOs is they would be responsible for:

  • designing the content of the qualification;
  • upskilling providers (further education schools and colleges);
  • providing of learning and teaching materials;
  • updating content; and
  • delivering qualification assessment services.

All contracts will be public services concession contracts, currently governed by the Concession Contract Regulations 2016, however, the procurement when launched, will be governed by the Procurement Act 2023, as defined at section 8 of the Act, to the extent that the same apply to services which such contract (or contracts) would relate.

Lot #4Management and AdministrationPlanned
Lot #5FinancePlanned

T Levels are an academic option for students aged 16 to 19, following the recommendation by the Independent Panel on Technical Education - the Sainsbury report. The Sainsbury Report also recommended that a single body or consortium should deliver each qualification under an "exclusive licence" that would be awarded for a fixed time period following open competition.

The procurement will be to select and appoint Awarding Organisations (AO) to be responsible for developing and delivering the Generation 2 Wave 3 T Level qualification, under an exclusive licensing approach.

The expected scope of the role of the AOs is they would be responsible for:

  • designing the content of the qualification;
  • upskilling providers (further education schools and colleges);
  • providing of learning and teaching materials;
  • updating content; and
  • delivering qualification assessment services.

All contracts will be public services concession contracts, currently governed by the Concession Contract Regulations 2016, however, the procurement when launched, will be governed by the Procurement Act 2023, as defined at section 8 of the Act, to the extent that the same apply to services which such contract (or contracts) would relate.

Lot #6AccountingPlanned

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
3 Sept 2024, 09:09 BST
Last source update
3 Sept 2024, 09:09 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028038
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-049779 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Sept 2024 → 31 Mar 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    3 Sept 2024, 09:09 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation Sanctuary Buildings,20 Great Smith Street, LONDON, UK, SW1P3BTContact email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.