Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF20XE
UK
Contact person: Contracts Team
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 'Skills England'.
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 Skills England website:
https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/ 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 Skills England guidance.
The framework will replicate the structure that is provided by Skills England. 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 Skills England 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 Skills England's 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 Skills England throughout the duration of the framework.
The standards are each listed on the Skills England website and can be found at: https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/
At the point of the framework being published there will be:
- 11 regions
- 15 routes
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
Open 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 000-005546
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 001086
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CHERITH SIMMONS LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT LLP
10045070
Addlestone
KT15 2AT
UK
NUTS: UKJ2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CILEX LAW SCHOOL LIMITED T/A CILEx Law School
10003252
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
OPTIMUM SKILLS LIMITED
10043661
Newton Aycliffe
UK
NUTS: UKC13
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PILOT IMS LIMITED
10005101
Halesowen
UK
NUTS: UKG36
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
REED LEARNING LIMITED
10088273
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SR APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED T/A SR Education
10031146
Derby
UK
NUTS: UKF11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE CODERS GUILD LTD T/A The Coders Guild
10058030
Leeds
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE S&A TRANSFORM GROUP LIMITED
10088850
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK T/A University of Suffolk
10014001
Suffolk
UK
NUTS: UKH14
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.3) Additional information
YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users.
YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
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
21/07/2026