The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Apprenticeships Training Marketplace Extension Notice
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Education & Training — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service has published 8 Education & Training notices, about every 11 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around May 2027.
67% of The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.
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CCS set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for a period of 48 months with the extension option of 24 months.
A further extension period of 43 months has been implemented.
The total duration of this DPS is 9 years and 7 months and the end date is 27 October 2028.
Bidders can request to participate for this DPS for its 115 month duration including any extension periods.
This DPS is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR), and is subject to limited regulations, in accordance with Regulations 74-76 PCR2015.
This DPS provides central government and wider public sector with the opportunity to procure services within the scope of the existing and new Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE) live Frameworks, Apprenticeships Standards, End Point Assessments (EPAs); and related services via a number of Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) registered suppliers on the Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) Register and or the Register of EPA Organisations (RoEPAO).
CCS reserve the right to reduce, extend or terminate the DPS period at any time during its life time; as set out in the terms of the DMP Agreement.
What this notice demands of you
2 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.
This DPS provides central government and wider public sector with the opportunity to procure services within the scope of the existing and new Apprenticeship Standards for
CCS set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for a period of 48 months with the extension option of 24 months.
Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.
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- ocds-h6vhtk-04b6e9
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Buyer ref
- 037043-2024
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