Official UK procurement notice
Legal Apprenticeships · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionHMCTS needs to expand and improve its legal qualification schemes (currently offering Level 3 and Level 6) as legal apprenticeships will form a critical part of its strategy to create a pipeline for business-critical Legal Advisor and other legally qualified roles.
Paralegal Level 3 - This apprenticeship underpins the initial legal training. The Apprenticeship’s focus is to provide legal support, including administrative tasks, carrying out research and drafting legal documents and forms. It will also be used as the apprenticeship framework in the devolved administration of Wales and Scotland.
Solicitor Level 7 - This apprenticeship’s aim is to Progress legal matters and transactions, applying legal knowledge and commercial judgement to produce solutions which meet clients' needs. It will also be used as the apprenticeship framework in the devolved administration of Wales and Scotland.
CPV: Education and training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Paralegal Level 3Cancelled
This apprenticeship underpins the initial legal training. The Apprenticeship’s focus is to provide legal support, including administrative tasks, carrying out research and drafting legal documents and forms. It will also be used as the apprenticeship framework in the devolved administration of Wales and Scotland.
Lot #2Solicitor Level 7Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jan 2023, 10:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2023, 10:17 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002522- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039b1fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This procurement was a call off from the DMP framework RM6102, where only suppliers on the framework were invited to bid for this tender.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · Solicitor Level 71 award | |||
| BPP Professional Education Ltd | £756,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| BPP Professional Education Ltd | £832,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002522-2023-1 · BPP Professional Education Ltd
- Signed
- 6 Jan 2023
- Value
- £832,000
- Status
- active
Solicitor Level 7 · BPP Professional Education Ltd
- Signed
- 6 Jan 2023
- Value
- £756,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Solicitor Level 7 | 1bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BPP Professional Education LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.