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<p>A minimum contract value was set for awards under the non-levy apprenticeship procurement,
which we concluded in December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Following notification of initial
award, we received 29 complaints from providers that were unsuccessful due to the
application of the minimum contract value.</p><p> </p><p>The Education and Skills
Funding Agency (ESFA) referred these providers back to the specific elements of the
invitation to tender that explain the reasons for the application of the minimum contract
level, as well as the process that was used to do so (attached). The ESFA directed
them to guidance on the use of sub-contracting and levy transfers as further ways
of supporting non-levy payer access to apprenticeship training.</p>
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