Purpose

The Council established a Dynamic Purchasing
System for the provision of apprenticeship training and assessment
for Sandwell Council employees and new start apprentices. There are
currently 36 providers listed on the Dynamic Purchasing
System.

The expenditure to date is as follows:

2017/18 - £42606.87
2018/19 - £387436.60
2019/20 - £659220.12
2020/21 - £695968.46
2021/22 - £837,648.00
2022/23 - £803,312.00

The annual Council contribution into the apprenticeship levy for
the period of the extension is projected to be £1,115,496 per
annum. This equates to 0.5% of the Sandwell council pay bill
(including Local Authority maintained schools). The levy
contribution receives a 10% top up from government.

Price Increases:
There are no known price increases to be applied as the original
terms of the DPS are to continue. Any changes will be in line with
previously agreed mechanisms, in line with ESFA funding rules and
continue to offer value for money.

This contract extension is compliant with Regulation 72(1)(c) of
the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in that:

(i) the need for modification has been brought about by
circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have
foreseen;
(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the
Framework;

Content

That approval be given to extend the Dynamic
Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Apprenticeship
training and Assessment for a period of 2 years from 1 November
2023 to 31 October 2025.