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001364 – Apprenticeships and Police Training Entry Routes Framework

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · Local or regional public body

In brief

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation has announced plans to buy training and education work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £20,000,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 6 years, starting 7 June 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 109 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £20,000,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

YPO are reprocuring the 3rd iteration of their Apprenticeship and Associated Training Framework retaining national coverage available to all Public Sector customers. The scope of the framework will align with the Department of Working Pensions (DWP) and Skills England offering all apprenticeship programme types within Lot 1 including but not limited to Apprenticeship Standards, Foundation Apprenticeships and Apprenticeship Units and Lot 2 specifically tailored towards Police Training Entry Routes covering the: Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP), Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP) and Degree in Professional Policing Holder routes.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 099573-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 099589-2026

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From notice 099573-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 21 October 2026, last updated 21 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 21 October 2026.