Outsourced Qualifications Delivery Services

What the buyer says

Sanctuary Group is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) with organisations that provide qualifications assessment and delivery services for vocational, professional and apprenticeship qualifications. This engagement will help inform the procurement strategy and future contracting approach for a potential outsourced qualifications delivery service. The requirement is expected to include the delivery of qualifications across care, housing and business disciplines throughout England and Scotland, together with quality assurance, learner support and management information services. The scope may also include the transfer and ongoing management of existing qualification assessors under TUPE regulations where applicable. Objectives of the Engagement Sanctuary wishes to engage with the market to: • Understand supplier capability, capacity and delivery models. • Explore approaches to delivering qualifications across multiple disciplines and geographical regions. • Understand experience of managing learner journeys, quality assurance and regulatory compliance. • Gather feedback on potential lotting, contract structure and mobilisation requirements. • Explore opportunities to maximise the use of available funding regimes and grant opportunities. • Understand supplier experience of TUPE transfers and workforce integration. • Obtain market feedback to support the development of any future procurement process. Potential Scope The future requirement may include: • Delivery of care, housing and business-related qualifications. • Support for vocational qualifications, professional qualifications and apprenticeship pathways where applicable. • Learner enrolment, , assessment and certification services. • Progress monitoring, achievement tracking and reporting. • Internal qual…