# Direct Award for Digital and Project Management apprentieship programmes

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS](/buyers/h-m-revenue-customs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: QA Limited
- Award value: £392,000
- Tender value: £392,000
- Award date: 10 June 2024
- Published: 27 January 2025
- Contract start: 10 June 2024
- Contract end: 31 August 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 57f0dac8-7d05-4239-87ac-704965d21f87-812823
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9e0d636e-cf76-4030-8092-f7a40ca623e0

## Description

Direct Award to QA Ltd under regulation Reg\. 32\. \(2\) \(c\): "\.\.\.\.extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with\." Workforce plans for 22 apprenitces are reliant on the provision of the following apprenitceships: Data Analyst \(Level 4\) x 2; Business Analyst \(Level 4\) x 12; Project Management \(Level 6\) x 8\. For each apprenticeship standard it will be a single cohort intake, a one-off contract to enrol by May 2024 and continue with the commitment to deliver the full programme\(s\) until End Point Assessment is completed\. Mis-management of the Cross Government contract has negatively impacted HMRCs workforce plans\. This award will resolve this issue\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57f0dac8-7d05-4239-87ac-704965d21f87-812823)