Delivery of Traineeships Reforms and Expansion Programme

A Contract Award Notice
by DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION ACTING THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY

Source
OJEU
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5.5 year (est.)
Value
£380M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
01 Mar 2021
Delivery
To 30 Aug 2026 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Coventry

Geochart for 2 buyers and 87 suppliers

2 buyers

87 suppliers

Description

The Department for Education acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (the Authority) is undertaking a procurement in order to support the expansion of the traineeships reform and expansion programme (the ‘Traineeship Programme’). Through this procurement, the Authority intends to award contracts to quality training providers who will deliver traineeships in England for those aged nineteen (19) to twenty-four (24) in order to meet the increased demand from young people who, as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, may have fewer employment choices available to them. The Authority is conducting a light touch procurement in accordance with Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) applying the principles of the Open Procedure as set out in the PCR 2015 and more particularly within the procurement documents, with an accelerated timetable.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Authority is seeking to appoint contractors to deliver traineeships in order to support the high quality Growth of the Traineeship Programme, as set out in the framework for delivery of traineeships 2020-2021. The Traineeship Programme is a national programme which is funded from the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s Adult Education Budget (AEB) for programmes delivered to those aged nineteen (19) to Twenty-four (24). The AEB funds learner participation, and learner and learning support. The principal purpose of traineeships within the AEB is to engage young adults and provide the skills and learning they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or further learning. Potential contractors will need to demonstrate in their tender how they can quickly establish strong relationships with employers, Jobcentres, the National Careers Service (NCS), Local Enterprise Partnerships and other local partners to recruit Learners, including through referrals from Jobcentres, and to tailor the Traineeship Programme to real-time needs of the Learner and local labour market. Potential Contractors are referred to the Specification at Section 2 of the procurement documents for full details of the requirements of the Traineeship Programme and the obligations they will be required to Fulfil if they are awarded a contract. The Authority intends to award contracts for a period to commence at the end of January 2021 and expiring on 31 July 2023 (the ‘Contract Period’) subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the form of contract in the procurement documents (the ‘Contract’). Potential Contractors are referred to Section II.2.11) below for information about potential extensions to the Contract Period. Potential contractors should note that the estimated value of the contracts as set out in section II.1.5) for the entire contract period including all possible extensions is GBP 380.5 million. Potential Contractors are referred to the Read Me First in the procurement documents which sets out further information on how this figure is broken down. Potential Contractors shall note that funding for the contracts is only guaranteed for the period from the 1 February 2021 to 31 July 2021 and that the total funding anticipated to be allocated to successful Potential Contractors at contract award will be GBP 65 million across nine geographical regions as detailed in the Read Me First in the procurement documents. Potential Contractors should note that the Authority does not guarantee any level of funding, or even funding at all beyond 31 July 2021. Potential Contractors should further note that the contract value stated in this OJEU Contract Notice is an estimate and does not put, and should not be interpreted as putting the Authority under any obligation to award contracts up to this or any value.

Award Detail

1 Acacia Training (Stoke on Trent)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £786,900
  • Contractor is an SME.
2 Access Training East Midlands (Nottingham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £502,740
  • Contractor is an SME.
3 Adult Education City of Wolverhampton Council (Wolverhampton)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £308,000
4 Aim2Learn (Leeds)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £258,200
  • Contractor is an SME.
5 Applied Business Academy (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £259,750
  • Contractor is an SME.
6 Aspiration Training (Nottingham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £858,082
  • Contractor is an SME.
7 Back 2 Work Complete Training (Manchester)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £2,885,600
  • Contractor is an SME.
8 Barnsley College (Barnsley)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,161,465 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
9 Independent Training Services (Barnsley)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,161,465 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
10 Sheffield College (Sheffield)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,161,465 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
11 RNN Group (Rotherham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,161,465 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
12 DN Colleges Group (Doncaster)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,161,465 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
13 Barrett Bell (Hertfordshire)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £291,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
14 BCTG (Birmingham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £700,950
  • Contractor is an SME.
15 Best Choice Training (Birmingham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £319,725
  • Contractor is an SME.
16 Bright Bees Nursery (Leicester)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £271,950
  • Contractor is an SME.
17 Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery (Knutsford)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £671,600
  • Contractor is an SME.
18 B Skill (Newcastle upon Tyne)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £784,225
  • Contractor is an SME.
19 City Gateway (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £425,250
  • Contractor is an SME.
20 City of London Corporation (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £646,747
21 City Skills (Morden)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £372,905
  • Contractor is an SME.
22 Corndel (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £2,938,530
  • Contractor is an SME.
23 CT Skills (Nottingham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £262,500
  • Contractor is an SME.
24 DCG Derby College Group (Derby)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £282,600
25 E Training (Kent)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £638,925
  • Contractor is an SME.
26 Fareham College 1047965 (Fareham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £2,057,798
27 Gen Ii Engineering & Technology Training (Workington)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £272,160
  • Contractor is an SME.
28 Hawk Management (Twickenham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £504,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
29 HTP Apprenticeship College (Newport)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £440,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
30 Intec Business Colleges (Rugby)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £515,039
  • Contractor is an SME.
31 Ips (Kent)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £406,330
  • Contractor is an SME.
32 Itec Training Solutions (Cardiff)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £920,679
  • Contractor is an SME.
33 Jga (Middlesex)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £798,735
  • Contractor is an SME.
34 JM Excellence in Training (Wirral)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £498,400
  • Contractor is an SME.
35 Kiwi Education (Southampton)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,378,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
36 LDN Apprenticeships (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £316,470
  • Contractor is an SME.
37 Learning for Futures (Nottingham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £335,500
  • Contractor is an SME.
38 Let ME Play (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £2,998,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
39 London Learning Consortium (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £674,625
  • Contractor is an SME.
40 Martinex (Hammersmith)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £665,941
  • Contractor is an SME.
41 Mercuri (Hertfordshire)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £460,845
  • Contractor is an SME.
42 Meridian Centre (Bradford)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £406,875
  • Contractor is an SME.
43 Mi Computsolutions (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £440,109
  • Contractor is an SME.
44 Momentum Training & Consultancy (Dorset)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £507,975
  • Contractor is an SME.
45 New Generation Training & Consultancy (Wigan)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £460,085
  • Contractor is an SME.
46 North London Garages Gta (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £283,600
  • Contractor is an SME.
47 Northern Training Academy (Crawshawbooth)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £748,125
  • Contractor is an SME.
48 Pathway First (Birmingham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,324,415
  • Contractor is an SME.
49 Peopleplus Group (Nottingham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £2,882,280
50 Pilot Ims (Harrogate)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £398,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
51 Prevista (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £2,996,112
  • Contractor is an SME.
52 Pro Active Safety (Stockton on Tees)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £303,975
  • Contractor is an SME.
53 Professional Training Solutions (Kent)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,672,650
  • Contractor is an SME.
54 PTP Training (Birmingham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £370,650
  • Contractor is an SME.
55 Qube Qualifications & Development (Oxfordshire)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £677,250
  • Contractor is an SME.
56 Real Skills Training (Liverpool)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £394,275
  • Contractor is an SME.
57 Remit Group (Nottingham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £2,893,642
58 Resources N E (Tyne and Wear)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £394,275
  • Contractor is an SME.
59 Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy (West Sussex)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £281,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
60 Royal Mencap Society (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £302,400
61 Sandwell College (West Midlands)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £281,500
62 Sccu (Coventry)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £408,616
  • Contractor is an SME.
63 Seetec Business Technology Centre (Essex)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £411,075
64 Skillcert (Cardiff)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,273,545
  • Contractor is an SME.
65 Skills Recruitment (Kirkham)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £506,500
  • Contractor is an SME.
66 Skills Training (Harrow)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £2,409,525
  • Contractor is an SME.
67 South West Association of Training Providers (Taunton)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £506,851
  • Contractor is an SME.
68 Specialist Trade Courses (Herts)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £421,618
  • Contractor is an SME.
69 SPS Training Solutions (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £259,400
  • Contractor is an SME.
70 St Helens Chamber (St Helens)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £339,675
  • Contractor is an SME.
71 Strode College (Somerset)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £2,302,480
  • Contractor is an SME.
72 T3 Training & Development (Barnsley)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £310,600
  • Contractor is an SME.
73 TCHC Group (Middlesex)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £535,170
  • Contractor is an SME.
74 Temp Dent Dental Agency (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £376,500
  • Contractor is an SME.
75 Apprenticeship College (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £828,036
  • Contractor is an SME.
76 Childcare (Slough)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,311,743
  • Contractor is an SME.
77 Learning Foundry (Liverpool)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,004,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
78 London College of Beauty Therapy (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £585,861
  • Contractor is an SME.
79 Thelightbulb (Essex)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £928,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
80 Ucra (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £324,131
  • Contractor is an SME.
81 Vmzone (Manchester)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £266,865
  • Contractor is an SME.
82 Vocational Skills Solutions (Manchester)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £1,159,950
  • Contractor is an SME.
83 Waltham International College (Essex)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £556,575
  • Contractor is an SME.
84 Wellfair2Work (Essex)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £373,950
  • Contractor is an SME.
85 West London Skills Training (Hayes)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £305,025
  • Contractor is an SME.
86 Westminster Adult Education Service Westminster City Council (London)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £367,500
87 Whitehead Ross Education & Consulting (Neath)
  • Num offers: 370
  • Value: £401,625
  • Contractor is an SME.

Renewal Options

As detailed in the contract, the Authority may, in its absolute discretion and subject always to available funding, extend the Contract Period for any further period or periods not exceeding three (3) years in total. Further, the Authority may extend the contract for such a period as may be necessary for learners recruited by the contractor prior to the relevant expiry date to complete their learning programmes.

Award Criteria

Technical evaluation 100.0
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CPV Codes

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

  • Options are available.
  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Reference

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