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DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Investors in Apprenticeships

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£275k
Awarded25 Oct 2018
Published18 Dec 2018
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£275ktotal 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

An Investors in Apprentices Quality Mark, developed under the Investors in People brand family will meet government's objectives and the social purpose of Investors in People.

This partnership leverages both the existing brand and reach of Investors in People and the opportunity the government's ambitious apprenticeship delivery target presents.

The quality mark will focus on accrediting and assuring the working environment and the quality of support, leadership and progression opportunities given to apprentices within an organisation.

This aligns with the 4 key benefits to be realised from the apprenticeship reform, a key part of the government's commitment on apprenticeships.

Following the pilot phase with a group of 50 employers there will be an evaluation and any recommended changes will be made, after which (if the evaluation does not throw up any major issues) the quality mark will be launched to employers nationally and will be delivered on a self-funding basis by Investors in People.

The funding from ESFA is solely to support the development of the award.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The quality mark will focus on accrediting

The quality mark will focus on accrediting and assuring the working environment and the quality of support, leadership and progression opportunities given to apprentices within an organisation.

02

The funding from ESFA is solely

The funding from ESFA is solely to support the development of the award.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

2 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

ApprenticeshipsPolicies & commitments
This partnership leverages both the existing brand and reach of Investors in People and the opportunity the government's ambitious apprenticeship delivery target presents.
Investors in PeopleCertification & assessment schemes
An Investors in Apprentices Quality Mark, developed under the Investors in People brand family will meet government's objectives and the social purpose of Investors in People.

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