Professional Economist Integrated Degree Apprenticeship RM6107

Crown Commercial Service as the Authority are working with the Government Economic Service (GES) support team in HM Treasury to establish a single supplier Framework Agreement for Professional Economist Integrated Degree Apprenticeships. As the largest employer of economists in England the GES are committed to employing Professional Economist Apprentices. The Professional Economist Apprenticeship entry route is seen as the important new pillar of the GES Recruitment Strategy and will have parity of esteem with the established Fast Track and Main Stream entry routes. The apprenticeship route is considered a vital part of the GES's drive to ensure that the economics profession continues to attract the brightest and the best from all backgrounds.

Through this Framework Agreement it is the GES intention to form an enduring professional relationship with a single training provider to deliver all of the Professional Economist Integrated Degree Apprenticeship Training for GES member organisations. Current indications are that 75 apprentices will be recruited for August 2019 starts and this may grow in subsequent years.

To participate in this procurement potential providers must be registered on the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP), must have three years' experience of delivering an Economics degree programme and currently offer an L100 programme.

The scope will include the Apprenticeship Standards as published in the Specification, Attachment 4a.

Tenders submitted by consortia are welcome for this Procurement.

The duration of the Framework Agreement set out in II.2.7 is the Initial Framework Period of 2 years. There are also two additional 1 year extension options available in that Framework Agreement.

Additional information: The value in Section II.I.5 of the Contract Notice is £10 million.

The framework agreement has an initial period of 2 years, with options to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months.