Award of £20m Contract for Delivery of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships in England
SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of £20m Contract for Delivery of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships in England
Awarded 31 Aug 2016
Awarded31 Aug 2016
Value£4,868,396.53
AgencySKILLS FUNDING AGENCY
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 8y 7mo ago1y 7mo term
Awarded 31 Aug 2016Expired 30 Mar 2018
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The Skills Funding Agency awarded a contract to 1st Care Training, Absolute Care Training & Education Ltd, Arden University Limited, CAN Training Limited, Care First Training Ltd, City, University of London, CMI Enterprises Limited, and Culture, Learning and for the delivery of higher and degree apprenticeships at levels 4-7 inclusive in England.
The £20 million procurement required a minimum of ten apprenticeship starts or £50,000 in the 2016 to 2017 funding year, with funding restricted to training and assessment of eligible apprenticeships starting on or after 1 August 2016.
The contract value is £4,868,396.53.
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Award of £20m Contract for Delivery of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships in England
Won by 1st Care Training,Absolute Care Training & Education Ltd,Arden University Limited,CAN Training Limited,Care First Training Ltd,City, University of London ,CMI Enterprises Limited,Culture, Learning and Libraries (Midlands),Dynamic Training UK Ltd,Evolution Training ,FLM Training Ltd,Fresh Training Services (UK) Ltd,Gloucestershire Enterprise Ltd,Green Inc (Eu) Limited,Healthcare Learning Ltd,HYA Training Ltd,Management Focus Training Solutions Ltd,Manley Summers Housing Personnel Ltd,MBKB Ltd,Nimis Limited,Pearson College Ltd,The Development Manager Ltd,The World of Work Limited,Touchstone Education Solutions Ltd,Umbrella Training and Employment Solutions Limited,University hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,University of Bradford,University of Brighton,University of Chichester,University of Exeter,University of Hull,University of Warwick,Well Associates Ltd,Worcester Business School · SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY
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