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SCC0177VA

Suffolk County Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 17:07

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council procured apprenticeship training services to support its early careers strategy. The requirement covers vocational training for apprentices and is intended to meet the Council’s service requirements and learner needs. The work is associated with the Council in Ipswich, Suffolk, and falls within the wider category of education and training services. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council. The selected provider is LDN Apprenticeships Ltd, an apprenticeship training specialist. The procurement was designed to be suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that organisations of these types could be relevant competitors for comparable apprenticeship provision. The requirement centres on delivering effective apprenticeship programmes rather than supplying goods, construction works or general consultancy.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. Suffolk County Council used a selective call-off from the YPO Framework, with bids filtered against the Council’s service requirements and evaluated on quality of provision, value for money and alignment with learner needs. The award was made to LDN Apprenticeships Ltd on 31 July 2026 for £80,000. The estimated procurement range was £16,000 to £80,000. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 30 July 2028. The tender had a submission deadline of 31 July 2026 at 9.00am. The award is recorded as active. The procurement is for services, with the requirement classified as vocational training services. No separate lots or alternative award recipients are identified.

This award demonstrates established demand from Suffolk County Council for apprenticeship training delivered through a public sector framework. A credible future competitor would need to provide structured vocational training, demonstrate consistently high-quality provision and show clear value for money. Provision should be aligned with learner needs and capable of supporting the Council’s early careers strategy, rather than offering generic training without a clear public-sector outcomes focus. Relevant organisations include apprenticeship training providers with the operational capacity to support Council learners, manage delivery requirements and evidence quality. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable organisation types, so specialist providers in those sectors may be well placed to develop framework capability and compete for similar Council requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SCC0177VA

Notice Description

Suffolk County Council has awarded apprenticeship training services to [LDN Apprenticeship Ltd] through established public sector frameworks, specifically the YPO Framework. Learning providers submitted bids which were filtered based on the Council's service requirements. These bids were then evaluated against pre-defined criteria including quality of provision, value for money, and alignment with learner needs. The successful provider demonstrated the best overall fit for delivering apprenticeship training to support the Council's early careers strategy.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1ef044bb-9594-41ed-861f-ddceab651f36
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c790208d-9c64-40c8-a2bf-34cd5e4372d3
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80530000 - Vocational training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 30 Jul 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Suffolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LDN Apprenticeships Ltd

Further Information

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