Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
YPO
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
Contact
Contracts Team
Telephone
+44 1924664685
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE45 - Wakefield
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://procontract.due-north.com/register?ReadForm
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
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
Open 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 000-005546
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
001086
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 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ACORN TRAINING LTD
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ASPIRE PROCUREMENT TRAINING LTD
Warrington
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD61 - Warrington
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CAMBRIDGE MARKETING COLLEGE LIMITED
Cambridge
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GTG TRAINING LIMITED
Wolverhampton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG39 - Wolverhampton
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HUGH BAIRD COLLEGE
Bootle
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD7 - Merseyside
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE42 - Leeds
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MANCHESTER DIGITAL LIMITED
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD33 - Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MEDIPRO LIMITED
Stockton-on-Tees
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SMART TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Newport
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD33 - Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF RECRUITERS
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD33 - Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON T/A UCL
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WORKFORCE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
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.3) Additional information
YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link
for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users.
YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts 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).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom