Official UK procurement notice
TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement 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.
CPV: Training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 26 bids received · 19 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Further details are set out in the procurement documentsAwardedPublished value£1,800,000
Further details are set out in the procurement documents. 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 as referred to in IV.2.2.
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Social Value: 20%
- Zero Carbon and Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: 70
- Social Value: 20
- Zero Carbon and Environment: 10
- Price: 0
- “TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Feb 2024, 12:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2024, 15:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN713462- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030368- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04444bFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework is communicated to tenderers prior to entering the framework. If an appeal regarding the award of a framework has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Publisher note: 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. Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, via the online portal by 11 am on 2nd April 2024 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. The contracts will be for 2 years, expected to commence on 22nd May 2024 with an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years. The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project. The Council reserves the right not to award the framework, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed framework. All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Apr 2024, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Apr 2024, 11:00 BST
Timeline
2 Apr 2024 → 23 Sept 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Apr 2024, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Apr 2024, 11:00 BST
- Notice published23 Sept 2024, 15:56 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2024, 15:56 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ValueValue excluding VAT: £5,000,000 · II.1.5 | Value excluding VAT: £1,800,000 | — |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers
- Signed
- 9 Sept 2024
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26bids · 26 electronic · 26 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)Review body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
19 commercial parties on the notice- 3T Energy GroupFramework contractor
- Apprentice Team LtdFramework contractor
- BPP Professional EducationFramework contractor
- Babington Business College LtdFramework contractor
- Cambridge SparkFramework contractor
- Captiva Learning LimitedFramework contractor
- Damar LimitedFramework contractor
- Firebrand TrainingFramework contractor
- Instep UK LtdFramework contractor
- Manchester Adult EducationFramework contractor
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- University of Central LancashireFramework contractor
- University of SalfordFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.