Commissioning and Contracting
Commissioning Strategy for 2009/10
The LSC’s commissioning strategy for 2009/10 is set out in our Statement of Priorities (November 2008). The key elements of our strategy are:
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To prioritise a negotiated commissioning process with successful, high-performing providers (subject to ESF match requirements);
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To support the growth of providers who have the capacity, quality and performance to deliver and to remove the cap on negotiated growth;
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To introduce a Qualified Provider Framework to streamline our commissioning and tendering processes;
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To use open and competitive tendering to support business need and in circumstances where there is no identified provider; and to only routinely competitively tender for provision every 3 to 5 years, making full use of longer contracts
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To introduce single contracts and central management for employer responsive providers
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To remove geographical restrictions to delivery so providers can operate in any region/locality
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To streamline contracting documentation through the removal of the separate programme delivery schedules
LSC's Qualified Provider Framework
As of 31st October 2008, the LSC has opened a Qualified Provider Framework for providers of education and training services. The Qualified Provider Framework is a maintained list of all providers from which the LSC will secure education and training services. This list will incorporate those providers with whom the LSC will negotiate and/or invite to tender.
The Qualified Provider Framework will streamline the way the LSC commissions and contracts for provision and will remove barriers for new providers wishing to work with the LSC.
Providers that wish to be eligible to receive invitations to tender can apply to be pre-qualified at any time during the year. This ‘always open’ approach will allow providers to apply at a time convenient to them and which suits their business need.
Providers that would like to be invited to the next round of tenders to be issued by the LSC and who have not already qualified on the QPF must submit their completed ‘Complete Me First’ and ‘Type 2 Prequalification’ documents. These applications will then be evaluated and successful providers will be invited to tender in future tendering rounds.
Click here for more information about the Qualified Provider Framework.
Current tendering opportunities
Seven LSC regions are tendering for the Regional Apprentice Redeployment Support Programme. For more information please download the following document:
The deadline to submit a PQQ response is
21st May 2009 at 4pm.
Regional Commissioning Statements 2009/10
Regional Commissioning Statements place the national Statement of Priorities in a regional context, setting out the challenges and priorities for each region, as well as the provision to be secured for 2009/10.
Contract documentation
To see our contracting documentation for 2008/09 please use the following links:
Contract & Conditions
Contract Schedule 1
Contract Schedule 2
