Provision of Main Provider for Level 3 Operational Fire Fighter Apprenticeship qualification

** This notification refers to a Market Engagement Event Only** Cleveland Fire Brigade ("the Client") is currently soft market testing with a view to exploring and understanding the supply market with regard to the possible future provision of a Main Provider to deliver a high-quality Operational Firefighter (wholetime) Level 3 Operational Fire Fighting Apprenticeship qualification (In particular, those providers that are based within the Teesside/North East area).

Theoretical input to be delivered by Cleveland Fire Brigade Training and Assurance Department who have recently registered as a Supporting Provider, on Cleveland Fire Brigade premises, Queens Meadow Complex, Hartlepool.

The client would like to gain an increased level of awareness and understand more about the suppliers who have knowledge and experience of delivering Level 3 Operational Fire Fighting Apprenticeship qualification and are keen to speak with companies to help us develop a specification of requirements for the future delivery of Level 3 Operational Fire Fighter Apprenticeship.

The brigade anticipates 16 apprentices per cohort per year, commencing in June 2023, with similar numbers over the next 3 years.

Interested parties should email their expression of interest to mmayes@clevelandfire.gov.uk by 17.00 hours Friday 6th January 2023.

Providers to note a Market Engagement Event may be held early January 2023, dates and times to be confirmed.

This is a pre procurement engagement notice only, seeking knowledge from Main Providers how the Level 3 Operational Fire Fighter apprenticeship qualification could be achieved within the EFSA rules.

This does not commit the clients to any future procurement exercise The overall aim of this expression of interest is to: 1.

Allow the supply market visibility of the proposed/future opportunity 2.

Cleveland Fire Brigade will use the output of this pre-market engagement activity to determine the next stages and inform a potential procurement exercise.

3.

To gauge the level of interest from the supply market of capable providers.