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 1924664685
E-mail: contracts@ypo.co.uk
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ypo.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://procontract.due-north.com/register?ReadForm
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
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
Title: YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ACORN TRAINING LTD
Stoke-on-Trent
UK
NUTS: UKG23
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ASPIRE PROCUREMENT TRAINING LTD
Warrington
UK
NUTS: UKD61
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CAMBRIDGE MARKETING COLLEGE LIMITED
Cambridge
UK
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GTG TRAINING LIMITED
Wolverhampton
UK
NUTS: UKG39
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HUGH BAIRD COLLEGE
Bootle
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING
Leeds
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MANCHESTER DIGITAL LIMITED
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MEDIPRO LIMITED
Stockton-on-Tees
UK
NUTS: UKC14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SMART TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Newport
UK
NUTS: UKL21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF RECRUITERS
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON T/A UCL
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WORKFORCE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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
16/06/2025