T Levels Wave 3 - Lot 2 Legal, Finance and Accounting: Finance/ Lot 3 Legal, Finance and Accounting: Accounting/ Lot 4 Engineering and Manufacturing: Manufacturing, Processing and Control/ Lot 5 Engineering and Manufacturing: Maintenance, Installation and Repair/ Lot 6 Engineering and Manufacturing: Design and Development/ Lot 7 Business and Administration: Management and Administration

Award of contract(s) to design, implement and deliver the Technical Qualification (TQ) component for each of the six T Levels of the UK Government's Wave 3 - T Level programme. T Levels are a new classroom-based technical study programme forming part of the UK Government's Post-16 Skills Plan. They will be available to young people alongside apprenticeships as one half of a high quality technical education offer. T Levels will be primarily studied at an education or training provider. Students will study a broad occupational area before specialising, and will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills on a substantial industry placement. This is divided into six Lots, with six Lots representing the TQ component of a T Level.

Additional information: This procurement was conducted under Directive 2014/23/EU and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive and Regulations respectively). As the services which are the subject of the procurement fall within Annex IV of the Directive and Schedule 3 of the Regulations, the Procurement is subject to lighter regulation in accordance with Article 19 and Regulation 19. Accordingly, whilst the Authority intends to conduct this procurement as a form of OPEN procedure, it shall only be bound by those obligations referred to in Article 19 and Regulation 19.