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TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers

Manchester City Council

Awarded
services
SME-friendly
VCSE-friendly

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
England
Delivery: England, United Kingdom
Contract value
£5,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
2 April 2024
Published
29 February 2024

Procurement

Contract period
22 May 2024 - 21 May 2026
2 years
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
CPV classifications
  • 80500000 Training services

What happened

Manchester City Council awarded this contract to 3T Energy Group | Apprentice Team Ltd | Babington Business College Ltd | BPP Professional Education | Cambridge Spark | Captiva Learning Limited | Damar Limited | Firebrand Training | Instep UK Ltd | Manchester Adult Education | Manchester Metropolitan University RES Office | Multiverse | NowSkills Limited | QA | Salford City College | Staffordshire University | The Growth Company Limited | University of Central Lancashire | University of Salford worth £5,000,000 on 9 Sept 2024. The contract runs until 21 May 2026.

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.

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 will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including the online questionnaire, via the online portal by 11 am on 2nd April 2024.

Awarded suppliers (19)

Suppliers
  • 3T Energy Group
  • Apprentice Team Ltd
  • Babington Business College Ltd
  • BPP Professional Education
  • Cambridge Spark
  • Captiva Learning Limited
  • Damar Limited
  • Firebrand Training
  • Instep UK Ltd
  • Manchester Adult Education
  • Manchester Metropolitan University RES Office
  • Multiverse
  • NowSkills Limited
  • QA
  • Salford City College
  • Staffordshire University
  • The Growth Company Limited
  • University of Central Lancashire
  • University of Salford
Award value
£5,000,000
Award date
9 September 2024

Contact

Address
Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation), Town Hall Extension, Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA
Contact name
Mavis Kiang

Identifiers

Buyer reference
MANC001-DN713462-84712361
Notice ID
4bb880e4-f4d3-4714-acbc-b1ad9bbd6f9a-728069
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-8ae1a9eb-e0cc-4ae2-837f-73b4e15f8878

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