Emergency End Point Assessment Framework Agreement

Concepts

• education and training
• esfa
• end point assessment organisations
• emergency basis
• emergency end point assessment framework agreement
• framework agreement suppliers
• assessment of every standard
• assessment market
• small number of high-quality end point assessment organisations
• vocational training

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The ESFA is procuring a Framework Agreement for a small number of high-quality End Point Assessment Organisations (EPAO), who would be ready to act on an emergency basis as EPAO for Apprentices on a named apprenticeship Standard. This could occur if there is no EPAO already in place, for example if an Apprentice’s planned EPAO had exited the market. EPAOs that are awarded a place on the Framework Agreement are called “Framework Suppliers”. The ESFA wants to ensure that it has appropriate coverage for assessment of every Standard and every geographical location in England. The Framework also presents an opportunity for Framework Agreement Suppliers to support the assessment market.

Total Quantity or Scope

All information regarding this procurement can be found within the procurement documentation.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 80530000 - Vocational training services
• 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services

Indicators

• Variant bids are not accepted.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Interested economic operators (Potential Contractors) are required to register on the Authority’s e-tendering portal. Applicants can access this system at https://education.app.jaggaer.com where the details of how to register and the terms of free registration are provided. Potential Contractors are referred to the procurement documents accompanying this Contract Notice for additional information on this procurement and in relation to this Contract Notice. The Authority reserves the right to withdraw from or discontinue the procurement process, which shall include the right to not award a Contracts or Contracts as a result of this call for competition. Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be in English and priced in sterling. The Authority will not be liable for any bid costs, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a Potential Contractor in proceeding or participating in this procurement, including if the procurement process is terminated or amended by the Authority. This is a 2 stage open procurement commencing on the 17th February 2021. Deadline of receipt of SSQ is 26th March 2021 Issue of ITT is 9th April 2021 Deadline for receipt of Tender is 30th April 2021 The full timeline can be viewed in the procurement documentation. It is the preliminary view of the contracting authority that TUPE does not apply to this procurement.