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LPS CORP - Provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers - LCC43604

Lancashire County Council

Awarded
services
SME-friendly

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
North West
Delivery: North West, United Kingdom
Contract value
£12,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
20 March 2025
Published
14 February 2025

Procurement

Contract period
2 June 2025 - 1 June 2027
2 years
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
CPV classifications
  • 80000000 Education and training services

What happened

Lancashire County Council awarded this contract to Blackpool & The Fylde College | Burnley College | Nelson & Colne College | TRS Training Ltd | University of Central Lancashire worth £12,000,000 on 4 Jun 2025. The contract runs until 1 Jun 2027.

Description

LCC is inviting tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage is restricted to those organisations listed on APAR (Apprenticeship Providers and Assessment Register) as a main provider, have an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding and provide a quality apprenticeship as described by the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).

Additional information: The framework will be split into 21 main lots. Bidders are invited to bid for one or more main lots but will only be awarded a maximum of 5 lots, unless there is only one compliant bid for a specific lot in which case the Authority reserves the right to award more than 5 lots to a tenderer, full details of the award methodology can be found within the tender documentation. It is envisaged that the framework will commence on or around the 2nd of June 2025 and sucessful tenderers will be required to deliver and facilitate apprenticeship enrolments from September 2025, The framework will be let for an initial period of 24 months, with an option to extend the framework beyond the initial term to a maximum period of a further 24 months.

Awarded suppliers (5)

Suppliers
  • Blackpool & The Fylde College
  • Burnley College
  • Nelson & Colne College
  • TRS Training Ltd
  • University of Central Lancashire
Award value
£12,000,000
Award date
4 June 2025

Contact

Address
Fishergate, Preston, PR1 0LD
Contact name
Paul Horrocks

Identifiers

Buyer reference
PH/CORP/LCC/25/401
Notice ID
72e54c19-3581-4658-b117-c03b480b83fe-850680
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-9ca44734-7760-4237-bf34-59bfcf6898e8

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