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title: "Top Apprenticeship Employer Rankings 26-27"
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# Top Apprenticeship Employer Rankings 26-27

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/top-apprenticeship-employer-rankings-26-27-ocds-h6vhtk-05843f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Top Apprenticeship Employer Rankings 26-27". Published status: complete. Published Value: £316,667. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: education.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** £316,667 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 October 2025 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £316,666 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/top-apprenticeship-employer-rankings-26-27-ocds-h6vhtk-05843f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05843f`

## 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/top-apprenticeship-employer-rankings-26-27-ocds-h6vhtk-05843f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [education.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.app.jaggaer.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/top-apprenticeship-employer-rankings-26-27-ocds-h6vhtk-05843f#participate

## Description
The DfE is seeking to engage parties who are interested in bidding to deliver Top Apprenticeship Employer Rankings for 2026 and 2027. 
The DfE are looking for an end-to-end Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer (and Top 50 SME employers) - Entries & Administration supplier, that includes:
•	Management of Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer rankings.
•	Confirm entry criteria and application process.
•	Quality assurance of all entries and across the whole application process.
•	Compile final rankings and all associated resources.
•	Analyse and prepare detailed evaluation and data reports.
•	Design and Management of content and celebration events.
•	Develop and deliver 2-year activities, research, and benchmarking reports.
•	Develop and deliver webinars for employers and individuals and support promotional activities.
The DfE undertook an open procurement to search for a suitable supplier for the contract. RMP Enterprise Limited have been awarded as the successful bidder.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79952000

- **Estimated Value:** £316,667

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 30/11/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Top Apprenticeship Employer rankings 2026-27 (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **RMP Enterprise Limited t/a Higherin, RMP Enterprise Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PDGH-7196-DRJX`
  - Value: £316,666
  - Date: 10/11/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Top Apprenticeship Employer rankings 2026-27 - con_28977 (active)
  - Signed Value: £316,666
  - Signed Date: 25/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F054716-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-24T13:27:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T03:51:16.502Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05843f