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Published 10 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Top Apprenticeship Employers Rankings - Entries and Administration

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£540,332exc. VAT0.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Oct 2021awarded 29 Oct 2021
Awarded to High Fliers Research Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Building on a successful test and learn event in 2020, the Top Apprenticeship Employers rankings will celebrate some of England’s most outstanding apprenticeship employers, and will assist potential apprentices, parents and careers advisers to identify the best apprenticeship opportunities in England.

The Department for Education will publish two Top Apprenticeship Employer rankings, one recognising the Top 100 large employers (with over 250 employees), and new for 2022 the Top 50 Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

The rankings recognise England’s leading apprenticeship employers for their overall commitment to employing apprentices, their creation of new apprenticeships, the diversity of their new apprentices, and the progression of their apprentices onto further apprenticeships and employment.

CPV: Administration services · Administration software package · Administrative educational services · Event services · Information technology services · System quality assurance planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The purpose of this project is to:AwardedRenewalPublished value£540,332

The purpose of this project is to:

  • Provide an opportunity to showcase and celebrate apprenticeship employers, to boost employer engagement and to showcase these achievements across a wider audience including individuals, employers, parents, influencers.
  • Grow and develop the prestige and public perception of apprenticeships and provide employers and individuals with a platform to showcase how apprenticeships have made a real difference to their organisations and their careers.
  • Improve perceptions by demonstrating tangible support and opportunities which make a difference to people’s lives. The rankings are designed to encourage and inspire, both individuals to seek apprenticeships and employers to continuing offering high quality opportunities.
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The Department for Education is looking to procure an organisation to deliver the Top Apprenticeship Employers 2022, 2023 and 2024. This will initially be a one-year contract with the option to extend for two extension periods of 12 months each, subject to financial approvals and supplier performance.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
15 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
11 Oct 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028536
Classification (CPV)
Administration servicesAdministration software packageAdministrative educational servicesEvent servicesInformation technology servicesSystem quality assurance planning services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Oct 2021 → 15 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £539,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
High Fliers Research LimitedSME£539,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BTContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria