Notice Information
Notice Title
Leadership Apprenticeship Provider
Notice Description
UEA seeks to appoint one apprenticeship training provider, registered as a Main Provider on the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR), to deliver the Level 3 Team Leader and Level 5 Operations Manager apprenticeship standards. The appointed provider will deliver cohort-based leadership development, with the option for UEA-only closed cohorts delivered on campus, supplemented by blended online learning. The contract will be awarded through the CCS RM6102 Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace, and all suppliers must adhere to the requirements of ESFA funding rules. We expect to have approximately 15-20 new apprentice learners per annum for either level 3 or 5 apprenticeships.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e132c2fc-9f34-4f2a-a3f1-68b802cd8c51
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaaea282-4ee3-4132-ab17-0529b3c0d816
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £130,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £130,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Jan 2026 - 11 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
- UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
- Contact Name
- Sian Townshend
- Contact Email
- s.townshend@uea.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR4 7TJ
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Norwich
- Electoral Ward
- University
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaaea282-4ee3-4132-ab17-0529b3c0d816
5th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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