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# TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc1141-apprenticeship-training-and-assessment-providers-ocds-h6vhtk-04444b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Manchester City Council: "TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Apr 2024, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Manchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 April 2024 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04444b`

## 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/tc1141-apprenticeship-training-and-assessment-providers-ocds-h6vhtk-04444b#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/tc1141-apprenticeship-training-and-assessment-providers-ocds-h6vhtk-04444b#participate

## Description
- To provide a route to buying Apprenticeship training and assessment that complies with
Public Contract Regulations (2015).
- To provide a route that aligns with the Department for Education (DFE) funding requirements.
- To ensure only those providers who meet the standards expected by Manchester City
Council building on the minimum standards set by the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR) deliver apprenticeships.
- To create a system that allows the authority easy and speedy access to Apprenticeship
training and assessment providers.
- To create a system that allows additional Apprenticeship training and assessment providers to join at any time as the authority’s requirements change.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £1,800,000
- **Description:** Further details are set out in the procurement documents. Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to
register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants wil...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers (active)
  - Award id: `030368-2024-TC1141-1`
  - Supplier(s): **3T Energy Group, Apprentice Team Ltd, BPP Professional Education (+16 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-124962`, `GB-FTS-154683`, `GB-FTS-142894`, `GB-FTS-70080`, `GB-FTS-89366`, `GB-FTS-70086`, `GB-FTS-89374`, `GB-FTS-89385`, `GB-FTS-158446`, `GB-FTS-124971`, `GB-FTS-89406`, `GB-FTS-89411`, `GB-FTS-89418`, `GB-FTS-89428`, `GB-FTS-89432`, `GB-FTS-54449`, `GB-FTS-22779`, `GB-FTS-99796`, `GB-FTS-9866`
  - Value: £5,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,000,000
  - Signed Date: 08/09/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030368-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-23T14:56:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:37:43.370Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04444b