Notice Information
Notice Title
SCC0144IB
Notice Description
Suffolk County Council has awarded apprenticeship training contracts through established public sector frameworks, specifically the YPO and CCS Dynamic Purchasing Systems. 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 providers 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-b5fd17-7b232cf3-e0a7-4688-bac8-b54c461eec8f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d17870b-48fb-46dc-af82-749a1b2bdf8e
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic, Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80530000 - Vocational training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £270,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £270,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 29 Apr 2025 - 30 Apr 2028 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
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Isla Bliss
- Contact Email
- isla.bliss@suffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IPSWICH
- Postcode
- IP1 2BX
- Post Town
- 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
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d17870b-48fb-46dc-af82-749a1b2bdf8e
11th June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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