Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought21 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 11 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (21)Procurement structure
21 lots · no lot values published · win at most 5 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1School's (Non-Teaching)AwardedRenewal
Lot #2Social Care ServicesAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #3Leadership and Management DegreeAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #4Transport and LogisticsAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #5Civil Engineering and ElectricalAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #6Construction and the Built EnvironmentAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #7Cultural ServicesAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #8Business and AdministrationAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #9Leadership and Project ManagementAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #10DigitalAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #11Digital DegreeAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #12Legal Masters DegreeAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #13Health and Science DegreeAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #14Public Health DegreeCancelledRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #15Health and ScienceAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #16Youth Support WorkerCancelledRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #17Youth Worker DegreeAwardedRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #18Legal ExecutiveCancelledRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #19Creative Digital DegreeCancelledRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #20Digital EngineeringCancelledRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
Lot #21AI DegreeCancelledRenewal
LCC invited tenders on the terms set out in the ITT for the provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers. The Invitation to Tender stage was 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).
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 90
- Price: 10
- Suitability
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).
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Apprenticeship Levy Training and Assessment Providers” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 14 Feb 2025, 12:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2025, 10:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
LCC43604- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033957- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e1cdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Mar 2025 → 20 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published20 Jun 2025, 10:11 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025- Status changed to complete20 Jun 2025, 10:11 BST
- Buyer details updated20 Jun 2025, 10:11 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast15 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £192,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
School's (Non-Teaching)
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £2,192,000
- Status
- active
Digital
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £728,000
- Status
- active
Digital Degree
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £312,000
- Status
- active
Legal Masters Degree
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £108,000
- Status
- active
Health and Science Degree
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Health and Science
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £240,000
- Status
- active
Youth Worker Degree
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £320,000
- Status
- active
Social Care Services
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,296,000
- Status
- active
Leadership and Management Degree
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £2,552,000
- Status
- active
Transport and Logistics
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £672,000
- Status
- active
Civil Engineering and Electrical
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £832,000
- Status
- active
Construction and the Built Environment
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £252,000
- Status
- active
Cultural Services
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Business and Administration
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £532,000
- Status
- active
Leadership and Project Management
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £292,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Blackpool & The Fylde CollegeFramework contractor
- Burnley CollegeFramework contractor
- Nelson & Colne CollegeFramework contractor
- TRS Training LtdFramework contractor
- UCLAN - University of Central LancashireFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria