Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Charlotte.BULLIMORE@education.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
National Apprenticeship Awards - Entries and Quality Assurance - CON_14153
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75100000 - Administration services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department for Education have awarded a contract for the Entries and Quality Assurance services to support the National Apprenticeship Awards.
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: £410,050
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79952000 - Event services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The National Apprenticeship Awards celebrate their nineteenth anniversary in 2022. They have achieved great success over these years, challenging the nation’s top apprenticeship employers and apprentices to come forward and show how apprenticeships have made a real difference to their organisation.
The National Apprenticeship Awards applications will open in June 2022.
The Awards will be celebrated at regional ceremonies and a hybrid national award ceremony. The national finalists will celebrate their success and be recognised in November/December 2022.
We would like the successful organisation to manage and support the National Apprenticeship Awards with the entry administration and provide a
National Apprenticeship Awards 2022
Entry Administration and Quality Assurance Tender
Specification
Quality Assurance Manager(s) to oversee the application judging process for the 2022 cycle.
The successful organisation will also need to work closely with the supplier who manages, develops and provides technical support/management of a web based application database/site for all submitted National Apprenticeship Award applications/entries for the 2022 cycle.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-002246
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
con_14153
Title
National Apprenticeship Awards - Entries and Quality Assurance
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Management Learning Resources Ltd
Carmarthen
SA31 3LE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £410,050
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
N/A
N/A
Country
United Kingdom