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title: "ID 3336901 DfE ApprenticeshipsNI 2021 Programme (Apps21)"
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# ID 3336901 DfE ApprenticeshipsNI 2021 Programme (Apps21)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-3336901-dfe-apprenticeshipsni-2021-programme-apps21-ocds-h6vhtk-029eaa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for the Economy: "ID 3336901 DfE ApprenticeshipsNI 2021 Programme (Apps21)". Published status: active. Published Value: £122,100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for the Economy](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-the-economy-GB-PPON-PZXX-5679-MBYZ)
- **Published Value:** £122,100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 April 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer courses, Computer training services, Computer-user familiarisation and training services, Education and training services, Environmental training services (+18 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029eaa`

## 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/id-3336901-dfe-apprenticeshipsni-2021-programme-apps21-ocds-h6vhtk-029eaa#tl-md)

## Description
The Department for the Economy (DfE) is seeking Contractors to provide a new Apprenticeship contract (Apps21) to commence in August 2021. ApprenticeshipsNI 2021 provides Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeship training provision for employed people who are contracted to work a minimum of 21 hours or more per week. The programme provides an opportunity to work towards completing an industry approved apprenticeship framework at Level 2 and/or Level 3 including a relevant competence based qualification, a knowledge based qualification where appropriate to the apprenticeship framework, employee rights and responsibilities modules and Essential Skills if required. For apprentices aged 16 – 24 years (young person), the Client funds 100 per cent of the cost of off-the-job training under the programme. For apprentices aged 25 years and over (adult) funding is paid at a rate of 50 per cent of the young person’s rate for specific frameworks aligned to priority economic sectors.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80210000, 80211000, 80212000, 80310000, 80330000, 80340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £122,100,000
- **Description:** The Department for the Economy (DfE) is seeking Contractors to provide a new Apprenticeship contract (Apps21) to commence in August 2021. ApprenticeshipsNI 2021 provides Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeship training provision for employed people who ar...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005945-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-24T10:56:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T08:42:38.431Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029eaa