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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: THE PROVISION OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING TO SOLDIERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY THROUGH SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS UNDER THE ARMY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, GB Email: drew.baker155@mod.gov.uk. (Drew Baker)
3. Contract type: Service contract
Restricted
4. Description: The previously published Prior Information Notice (PIN) was to alert the market of the first planned procurements to place four (4) new Tranche One (1) contracts for delivery of apprenticeships under the AAP.
The Army is one of the largest Employers of apprentices and operates as an Employer Provider with a mixed delivery model contracting out significant elements of Training and administration of the programme to Training Providers who are listed on the RoATP.
The AAP, having met its original contract placement strategy, held an education and briefing session with prospective Training Providers who hold a current listing on RoATP to advise the programmes aims, generic delivery requirements going forward, timelines and how best to engage in the contracting process.
Timing: Tuesday 10 May 2022 – 10.30 to 12.30 hours
The Authority is now seeking Service Providers to deliver part of, or all the apprenticeship qualifications covered by Lots 1 to 4. Contract duration will be 6 years from 01 August 2023 for all Lots (Subject to continued provision of apprenticeship levy or Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding).
The methodology and location for delivery of each apprenticeship varies according to the requirements of each Arm or Service.
DPQQ Event – the DPQQ has now been evaluated and moderated, with the results shown in the Contract Bidders Notice attached.
5. CPV Code(s): 80000000, 80500000, 80521000
6. NUTS code(s): UKJ, UKJ3, UKJ36
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Location: The Lecture Theatre, Army HQ, Marlborough Lines, Andover, SP11 8HJ
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Project Code 10002000
2022/S 000-023179
2022/S 000-015177
2022/S 000-010369
9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated Value of Contract: 108000000 GBP
10. Listing Deadline 1.8.2023 (17:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender
12. Other information: Notes
Interested parties are to note:
The Relaunch Event was to allow the AAP Technical and Commercial teams an opportunity to update interested parties on the changes since the original programme began and introduce it to those Training Providers who may wish to work with the Department in the future.
The published PIN was also to alert the market to the future requirement under AAP Tranche One (1) and was NOT a formal request for Expressions of Interest (EOI). A Contract Notice and Dynamic PQQ will be issued in due course to request EOIs which shall reference this PIN.
The Authority will be conducting the competition via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP).
Procurement Route: Restricted procedure
Work Category : Services
Contract Start Date: 01/08/2023
TKR-2023714-EX-1607169