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SCC0179VA

Suffolk County Council

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Planning

30 Sep 2026 at 15:31

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council intends to procure apprenticeship training services to support its early careers strategy. The work is vocational training, with delivery associated with Ipswich. The description says the services are intended to meet learners’ needs and support the Council’s early careers plans. The procurement record identifies small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises as suitable suppliers. The scope is described at service level; no particular apprenticeship subjects or learner numbers are set out. Suppliers whose work is focused on delivering apprenticeship training for public-sector learners may therefore find the requirement relevant.

The process is recorded at the planning stage, so there is no invitation to tender in this process. The Council’s description says it has awarded the training services to MBKB through the YPO learning providers framework; it also says provider bids were filtered against the Council’s service requirements and evaluated for quality, value for money and alignment with learner needs. The planning information also sets an engagement end date of 30 September 2026. This is an engagement milestone, not a bid deadline. No procurement value, budget, contract duration, lot structure or formal selection criteria are stated. The procurement method is not set out beyond the reference to using an established public-sector framework.

The work may suit apprenticeship training providers, including SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The buyer’s stated priorities indicate that suppliers should be able to deliver good-quality provision, offer value for money and align training with learners’ needs and the Council’s early careers strategy. Providers able to demonstrate a strong fit between their training offer and those priorities are the clearest match. The description says framework providers submitted bids and that the chosen provider was assessed as the best overall fit, so suppliers considering similar work should be prepared to explain how their service requirements and learner support align with a public-sector buyer’s objectives. No specific accreditation, staffing level or delivery capacity requirement is stated.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SCC0179VA

Notice Description

Suffolk County Council has awarded apprenticeship training services to MBKB 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-b5fd17-231d7c29-4a8c-4608-b623-506f7e413e77
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37528926-f184-4da2-ad10-40faa9ffbf3d
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80530000 - Vocational training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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