To authorise the award of framework contracts for the delivery of apprenticeship training for Council employees, funded through the Apprenticeship Levy.
The government levy is taken at 0.5% of the Council payroll bill (c2.6m per annum). The levy will be returned to a digital account that providers on the framework will access to fund training subject to successful delivery and end point assessment.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Decision status:
Wards affected: Various;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/08/2017
Decision due: 14 Sep 2017 by Director of City Development
Lead director: Director of City Development
Department: City Development
Contact: Martyn Long, Head of Employment and Skills 07712 214341 Email: martyn.long@leeds.gov.uk.
Consultation process
All directorates and schools are being consulted by the HR service. Trade Unions have been kept regularly updated through meetings with HR.
Legal services and PPPU (Projects, Programmes and Procurement Unit) have been consulted throughout the procurement process.
Consultees
Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Resources and Strategy
Executive Member for Employment, Enterprise and Opportunity
CPPU Procurement and Legal Services
LCC Directorates