Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
YPO
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
Contact
Contracts Team
Telephone
+44 1924834834
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE45 - Wakefield
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships
Reference number
001086
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Framework Agreement for the provision of Apprenticeship Standards and Associated Training. The Framework is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO’s internal requirements. YPO may seek to introduce collaborative partners to this Framework throughout its duration to support growth.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The routes are as prescribed by the ‘Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education’.
These were defined using labour market information regarding the size and nature of
occupations grouped to reflect shared requirements for occupationally related skills and
knowledge.
The routes are listed on the left hand side of the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical
Education’ website:
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/
YPO will list all routes, along with standards which are approved for delivery, and providers
will have the ability to select which standards region they are able to deliver in when bidding
for the framework.
The routes will be as listed by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education
guidance.
The framework will replicate the structure that is provided by the Institute for
Apprenticeships & Technical Education. If the structure is amended by the institute then the
framework structure will be amended to run in-line on the next quarter update.
Please be advised that the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education has the ability
to change the title of routes and move standards into alternative routes based on feedback
from contracting authorities, YPO reserve the right to follow the same process based on the
Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education direction.
Any new routes will be added onto the framework on a quarterly basis with the subsequent
standards aligned under them.
On a quarterly basis YPO will add on new developed standards as they appear on the above
website, the number of standards will continue to grow and will be updated in the
documents.
Providers will be able to bid for all live standards that have been listed from the beginning of
the framework and all new standards that are added by the Institute for Apprenticeships &
Technical Education throughout the duration of the framework.
The standards are each listed on the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education
website and can be found at:
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/
At the point of the framework being published there will be:
- 11 regions
- 15 routes
- 646 standards
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion - Name: Social value / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-035499
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
001086
Lot No
1
Title
YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 January 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 42
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aurelia Training Ltd
Coventry
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG33 - Coventry
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Baltic Training Services Limited
Darlington
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC13 - Darlington
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BCU Birmingham City University
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG31 - Birmingham
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blue Sky Assessing and Consultancy Limited
Suffolk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH14 - Suffolk
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Community First Academy Trust
Wigan
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Compass Skills Training Limited
Lancashire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD4 - Lancashire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Corndel Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CSA (SERVICES) LTD T/A CSA
Newcastle
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Derwentside College
Derwentside
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DN COLLEGES GROUP T/A North Lindsey College
Doncaster
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ema Training Limited
Derby
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF11 - Derby
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GLP Training Ltd
Worcester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HAWK MANAGEMENT UK LTD
Twickenham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
INSTEP UK LIMITED T/A Instep (UK) Limited
Warrington
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD61 - Warrington
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Leeds Beckett University Enterprises Limited
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE42 - Leeds
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NCFE
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nelson and Colne College
Lancashire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD4 - Lancashire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Penshaw View Training Limited
Tyne & Wear
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Qualsafe Awards
Bradford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE41 - Bradford
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SCL Education & Training Limited
Berks
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE32 - Sheffield
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Skills Office Network Ltd
Tyne & Wear
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
T3 Training & Development Ltd
Barnsley
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Teesside University
Middlesborough
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Trafford College Group
Stretford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Burnley College
Lancashire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD4 - Lancashire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TQ Education And Training Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TRS Training Limited
Merseyside
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD7 - Merseyside
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Buckingham
Buckingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of East Anglia
Norfolk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH1 - East Anglia
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Well Associates Limited
Stourport-On-Severn
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Woodspeen Training Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
York St John University
York
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE21 - York
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NEWHAM COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £10,000,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom