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Westmorland and Furness Council

Lot 1 - Mini Competitions, Apprenticeships Framework 2018-2024 - ST0310 - Associate Project Manager Level 4 Apprenticeship

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£149k
Awarded22 Aug 2023
Published11 Jan 2024
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£149ktotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Education & Training band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Following Local Government Reorganisation in Cumbria, the Open Framework for the Provision of Apprenticeships Framework is now hosted by Westmorland and Furness Council (the Council).

As statutory successors of Cumbria County Council, Westmorland and Furness Council and Cumberland Council, and Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority are all eligible to use the framework.

Placements for apprenticeships will be made by Westmorland and Furness Council (the Council) on behalf of each of the following councils/authority: Westmorland and Furness Council Cumberland Council Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority The Council aims to develop a healthy and committed apprenticeship workforce that is flexible, agile, suitably skilled and works as one team to meet the future needs of the local communities we serve.

The Council is seeking to appoint an apprenticeship training provider (the Provider) committed to working in partnership to maximise the knowledge, skills, and behaviours of its apprenticeship workforce, including developing and supporting those learners who may have additional needs.

The training provider (the Provider) is invited to submit a tender to deliver the apprenticeship as detailed in this service specification.

This service specification sets out the conditions under which the Provider will provide the services purchased by the Council; it should be read in conjunction the Council's Apprenticeship Framework document, and with the relevant strategic and workforce plans of each council/authority.

The Provider shall deliver the apprenticeship training and on-programme assessment under the national Apprenticeship Funding Rules, Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act and Apprenticeship Levy requirements.

The contract length will be for 2 years, with the option of one 6-month extension, and the number of apprenticeships required is unlimited.

Specific details of the numbers of apprenticeships required, such as start dates and location will be issued to and agreed with the Provider.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

This service specification sets out the conditions

This service specification sets out the conditions under which the Provider will provide the services purchased by the Council; it should be read in conjunction the Council's Apprenticeship Framework document, and with the relevant strategic and workforce plans of each council/authority.

02

The Provider shall deliver the apprenticeship training

The Provider shall deliver the apprenticeship training and on-programme assessment under the national Apprenticeship Funding Rules, Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act and Apprenticeship Levy requirements.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Apprenticeshipssays mustPolicies & commitments
The Provider shall deliver the apprenticeship training and on-programme assessment under the national Apprenticeship Funding Rules, Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act and Apprenticeship Levy requirements.

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Stage
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Buyer ref
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