Provision of Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Framework
Details
- Buyer
- Cumberland Council
- Supplier(s)
36 suppliers
- ACCOUNTANCY LEARNING LTD
- Apprentice Team Ltd
- Aspire Development (Uk) Ltd
- BALTIC TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED T/A Baltic Training Services
- Best Practice Network Ltd
- Blackburn College
- Buckinghamshire New University
- Captiva Learning Limited
- CIPS Corporate Services Ltd (CCSL)
- Dove Nest Management Training & Development Ltd
- Dutton Fisher Associates Ltd
- Economic Solutions Limited
- EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
- Eliesha Training Limited
- FUEL LEARNING LIMITED
- GenII Engineering & Technology Training Limited (Gen2)
- Ginger Nut Media Ltd trading Ginger Nut Training
- INSTEP UK LIMITED T/A Instep (UK) Limited
- Ioda Limited
- JTL
- Kendal College (Lot 3)
- LDN Apprenticeships Ltd
- LET ME PLAY LIMITED T/A LMP Education
- Lifetime Training
- Lift Schools
- Marr Corporation Limited (t/a T2 Group Limited)
- Medipro Ltd
- NCG (Trading as Carlisle College)
- Northern Care Training Ltd
- QA Ltd.
- Ripley ITT (part of Bay Learning Trust)
- System People Ltd
- The Learning Curve Group Limited
- The University of Cumbria
- University of Central Lancashire
- Workforce Training & Development
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Topic
- Vocational training services
- Published
- 17 April 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Cumberland Council is committed to investing in apprenticeships as a vital pathway for empowering residents and fostering economic growth. By offering accessible opportunities, we aim to enhance skills, promote career development, and create a skilled workforce that supports the health, wellbeing, and resilience of our communities. Our apprenticeship initiatives play a key role in addressing local skills gaps and ensuring all residents can contribute to and benefit from a thriving local economy. Our workforce planning strategy focuses on developing a skilled, inclusive workforce through apprenticeships and career pathways. By prioritising inclusive recruitment and collaborating with local educational institutions, we aim to fill skill gaps and meet future service delivery needs. Through mentorship, career development opportunities, and a focus on retention, we are building a sustainable pipeline of talent to support the Council's long-term goals. Our values of ambition, collaboration, compassion, innovation, and empowerment guide this work, ensuring that apprenticeships are integral to the Council's transformation and success. Lot 1: Cumberland Council is committed to investing in apprenticeships as a vital pathway for empowering residents and fostering economic growth. By offering accessible opportunities, we aim to enhance skills, promote career development, and create a skilled workforce that supports the health, wellbeing, and resilience of our communities. Our apprenticeship initiatives play a key role in addressing local skills gaps and ensuring all residents can contribute to and benefit from a thriving local economy. Our workforce planning strategy focuses on developing a skilled, inclusive workforce through apprenticeships and career pathways. By prioritising inclusive recruitment and collaborating with local educational institutions, we aim to fill skill gaps and meet future service delivery needs. Through mentorship, career development opportunities, and a focus on retention, we are building a sustainable pipeline of talent to support the Council's long-term goals. Our values of ambition, collaboration, compassion, innovation, and empowerment guide this work, ensuring that apprenticeships are integral to the Council's transformation and success.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date18 March 2025
- Completed: Award published17 April 2025Current notice
About the buyer
Cumberland Council is a local authority buying goods, works and services for Cumbria, guided by its own Contract Procedure Rules. Tenders are advertised through the Find a Tender Service on GOV.UK. Suppliers can also register on The Chest, the council's electronic procurement portal, free of charge. A dedicated Procurement Team sits within Business Transformation and Change. Framework agreements sit alongside open competitions among its procurement procedures. Every tender also weighs social value against council priorities. Contracts follow the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A weekly business newsletter and supplier events keep suppliers informed too.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Cumberland Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 80530000 · Vocational training services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov |
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