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SCC0182VA

Suffolk County Council

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21 Oct 2026 at 13:26

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council has procured apprenticeship training services to support its early careers strategy. The work is vocational training for learners, with provision intended to align with their needs and the Council’s service requirements. Delivery is associated with Ipswich. The buyer is Suffolk County Council, and the selected provider is MBKB Ltd. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant to training providers able to deliver apprenticeship programmes for a local authority.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to MBKB Ltd. The award was made on 11 October 2026, and the contract runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2028. Its awarded value is £90,000; the stated estimated range was £9,000 to £90,000. Suffolk County Council used a selective call-off from the YPO public sector framework. Framework providers submitted bids, which were filtered against the Council’s service requirements and then assessed against pre-defined criteria: quality of provision, value for money and alignment with learner needs. The process had a submission deadline of 11 October 2026 at 9am. The procurement was for a single service requirement, rather than separate lots.

For apprenticeship training providers, this award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for provision that supports its early careers strategy. A credible competitor would need to deliver apprenticeship training that meets the Council’s service requirements and responds to learner needs, while presenting a strong case on quality and value for money. The route used here was a call-off through the YPO framework, so relevant framework access and the ability to compete under its call-off arrangements are important. The successful supplier, MBKB Ltd, is identified as an SME, showing that a smaller provider was selected for a local-authority training contract of this scale. Providers with a suitable learner-focused offer and experience delivering public-sector apprenticeship programmes are well placed to assess this buyer’s requirement when it returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SCC0182VA

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-b5fd17-9778b328-6ef5-4a57-b003-7b79982f3992
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdec0160-ef2a-4703-9dae-6146d3be2283
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£90,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£90,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
12 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2028 2-3 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

MBKB LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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