Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-02-09
Buyer: Norfolk County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 80000000 | 80530000
Estimated value: 30000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Norfolk County Council reopened the procurement for the framework agreement of external training providers to deliver quality apprenticeships across a variety of occupational areas throughout Norfolk. We sought further provision of current Apprenticeship Standards and Apprenticeship Frameworks as defined the SFA. As new standards are developed, and frameworks close, we would expect Providers to be adaptable and flexible to support this. We will contact providers to identify their capacity and interest in delivering new standards as well as opening this opportunity to the market. The framework agreements are being let by Norfolk County Council as the Contracting Authority, but with the consent of Norfolk County Council, will be available for use by any District Council, any Public Sector body, any Educational establishement and NHS bodies operating in the geographical county of Norfolk or in any adjoining counties.
Within this lot the subject areas will cover (amongst others) project management, business admin, management, leadership and marketing.
Within this lot the subject areas covered will include(amongst others) accounting, credit control, workplace pensions admin and security services.
Within this lot the subject areas covered include data analyst, IT application specialist, software development, infrastructure technician and digital learning design.
Within this lot the subject areas covered include (but are not limited to) leader in adult care, lead practitioner in adult care and health and social care, medical administration, pathology support, pharmacy services, perioperative support.
Within this lot the subject areas covered include (but are not limited to) children, young people and families manager, Community health and sport office, custodial care, early year educator, sports development, youth work and supporting teaching and learning.
Within this lot the subject areas covered include driving good vehicles, engineering construction, highways maintenance, passenger transport onboard and station team member, transport planning vehicle maintenance and repair and warehousing and storage.
Within this lot the subject areas covered include contact centre operations and customer service practitioners.
This lot covers such training as Construction Surveying, Construction Technical and Professional: own Planning Technical Support, Engineering Manufacture L3 and others.
This procurement was managed electronically via the Council's e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles Once registered they were able to see the procurement project under the ‘tenders’ section and ‘express an interest’ to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk
The Authority has considered (pursuant to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012) whether to explicitly seek social value through this procurement, but has decided that it is not appropriate on this occasion as Social Value is embedded in the Service Specification. The Authority has also concluded that it is not necessary to consult about social value in this instance.
The arrangement is multi-lotted and is open to multiple suppliers under each lot and is being let under the Light Touch Regime. The Framework Agreements differ from those let under the non-light touch regime in that the Council, exercising its flexibility, will open the Framework Agreement periodically for new applicants throughout its term and reserves the right to extend the framework from its 48 month initial term for an additional 48 months, in two period of 24 months.
Contracts awarded under the framework may have a maximum total duration of 10 years. No contract awarded from the framework will be permitted to extend beyond 1.3.2037.
The framework agreements are being let by Norfolk County Council as the Contracting Authority, but with the consent of Norfolk County Council, will be available for use by any District Council, any Public Sector body, any Educational establishement and NHS bodies operating in the geographical county of Norfolk or in any adjoining counties.
The estimated value has been calculated based on the estimated annual levy payable by Norfolk County Council multiplied by the maximum length of the framework. We have estimated a value based on the assumption that all those organisations who have indicated they will use the Framework will do so and added these figures together.


Winner: CAKE people Development
Award value: 30000000
Number of bids: 9