Notice Information
Notice Title
AI & Data Apprenticeships
Notice Description
Southend-on-Sea City Council seeks to procure a strategic workforce transformation service aimed at delivering high-impact, levy-funded digital apprenticeships in Data, AI, Digital Productivity and Leadership. This initiative is designed to address critical skills gaps across the organisation, enabling staff to make data-informed decisions, improve operational efficiency, and future-proof the workforce against evolving technological demands.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-3c2ed937-0581-4318-baea-7fa3bf49bf83
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3db7b09e-96c4-4061-a01c-610d4b643953
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £833,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £714,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jan 2026 - 29 Jan 2029 3-4 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
- SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
- Postcode
- SS2 6EN
- Post Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Electoral Ward
- Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3db7b09e-96c4-4061-a01c-610d4b643953
30th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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