Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
YPO
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
UK
Contact person: Contracts Team
Telephone: +44 1924834834
E-mail: contracts@ypo.co.uk
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ypo.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ypo.co.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships
Reference number: 001086
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Framework Agreement for the provision of Apprenticeship Standards and Associated Training. The Framework is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO’s internal requirements. YPO may seek to introduce collaborative partners to this Framework throughout its duration to support growth.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The routes are as prescribed by the ‘Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education’.
These were defined using labour market information regarding the size and nature of
occupations grouped to reflect shared requirements for occupationally related skills and
knowledge.
The routes are listed on the left hand side of the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical
Education’ website:
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/
YPO will list all routes, along with standards which are approved for delivery, and providers
will have the ability to select which standards region they are able to deliver in when bidding
for the framework.
The routes will be as listed by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education
guidance.
The framework will replicate the structure that is provided by the Institute for
Apprenticeships & Technical Education. If the structure is amended by the institute then the
framework structure will be amended to run in-line on the next quarter update.
Please be advised that the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education has the ability
to change the title of routes and move standards into alternative routes based on feedback
from contracting authorities, YPO reserve the right to follow the same process based on the
Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education direction.
Any new routes will be added onto the framework on a quarterly basis with the subsequent
standards aligned under them.
On a quarterly basis YPO will add on new developed standards as they appear on the above
website, the number of standards will continue to grow and will be updated in the
documents.
Providers will be able to bid for all live standards that have been listed from the beginning of
the framework and all new standards that are added by the Institute for Apprenticeships &
Technical Education throughout the duration of the framework.
The standards are each listed on the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education
website and can be found at:
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/
At the point of the framework being published there will be:
- 11 regions
- 15 routes
- 646 standards
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-035499
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 001086
Title: YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 42
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aurelia Training Ltd
Coventry
UK
NUTS: UKG33
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Baltic Training Services Limited
Darlington
UK
NUTS: UKC13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BCU Birmingham City University
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UKG31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blue Sky Assessing and Consultancy Limited
Suffolk
UK
NUTS: UKH14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Community First Academy Trust
Wigan
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Compass Skills Training Limited
Lancashire
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Corndel Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CSA (SERVICES) LTD T/A CSA
Newcastle
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Derwentside College
Derwentside
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DN COLLEGES GROUP T/A North Lindsey College
Doncaster
UK
NUTS: UKE31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ema Training Limited
Derby
UK
NUTS: UKF11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GLP Training Ltd
Worcester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HAWK MANAGEMENT UK LTD
Twickenham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
INSTEP UK LIMITED T/A Instep (UK) Limited
Warrington
UK
NUTS: UKD61
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Leeds Beckett University Enterprises Limited
Leeds
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NCFE
Newcastle Upon Tyne
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nelson and Colne College
Lancashire
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Penshaw View Training Limited
Tyne & Wear
UK
NUTS: UKC2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Qualsafe Awards
Bradford
UK
NUTS: UKE41
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SCL Education & Training Limited
Berks
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield
UK
NUTS: UKE32
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Skills Office Network Ltd
Tyne & Wear
UK
NUTS: UKC2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
T3 Training & Development Ltd
Barnsley
UK
NUTS: UKE31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Teesside University
Middlesborough
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Trafford College Group
Stretford
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Burnley College
Lancashire
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TQ Education And Training Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TRS Training Limited
Merseyside
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Buckingham
Buckingham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of East Anglia
Norfolk
UK
NUTS: UKH1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Well Associates Limited
Stourport-On-Severn
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Woodspeen Training Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
York St John University
York
UK
NUTS: UKE21
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NEWHAM COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 000 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/02/2024