Education and training services

Tender description

Warwickshire County Council invite applications from suitably experienced operators for admission to the Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of apprenticeship training. The DPS will be used for the provision of apprenticeship training, to include the independent delivery of end-point assessments. The DPS can be used for this purpose by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Coventry City Council, Warwick District Council and subject to authorisation by Warwickshire County Council, it can also be used by other Local Authorities in Warwickshire and the West Midlands. Warwickshire County Council invites applications from training providers who are on the Skills Funding Agency Register of apprenticeship training providers. The period of validity of the DPS will be until 30 September 2025 but the Council reserves the right to amend, shorten or extend this period of validity to meet the requirements of the authorities involved. Providers who are on the previous DPS do not need to re-apply as their place will continue on this renewed DPS. The DPS will be used to select training providers to provide apprenticeship training, to include the independent delivery of end-point assessments. The DPS can be used for this purpose by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Coventry City Council, Warwick District and subject to authorisation by Warwickshire County Council, it can also be used by other Local Authorities in Warwickshire and the West Midlands. Business opportunities will either be made available to approved operators on the DPS either by direct award or via a tender process. Tender opportunities are likely to be offered by a mini-competition exercise via an electronic procurement portal. The estimated contract value is a high estimate allowing for potential increase in usage by the named authorities, scope for other authorities to use the DPS and should the County Council decide to extend the period of validity beyond 2025.