# PROFESSIONAL ECONOMIST APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for International Trade](/buyers/department-for-international-trade/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: University of Kent, Global and Lifelong Learning
- Award value: £80,362
- Tender value: £80,362
- Award date: 1 September 2023
- Published: 20 December 2023
- Contract start: 1 August 2023
- Contract end: 1 September 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 151eb8fe-a3ab-482d-bdf2-30f54a34a84e-708888
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-02e826c9-98e0-4602-a37e-6061374e524a

## Description

Crown Commercial Service as the Authority worked 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 GES will 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\.

## Related contract awards

- [Assistant Finance Business Partner](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7ad8483d-94d6-4d27-821d-8f35ac6acf96): Department for International Trade
- [Legal Advice on a Repayable Launch Investment \(RLI\) Contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d512acec-f360-4f10-99bf-8e53e47af1d0): Department for International Trade
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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/151eb8fe-a3ab-482d-bdf2-30f54a34a84e-708888)