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SCC0175VA

Suffolk County Council

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20 Oct 2026 at 17:13

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council has procured apprenticeship training services to support its early careers. The work is vocational training for learners, with provision expected to reflect learner needs and the Council’s service requirements. Delivery is associated with Ipswich, Suffolk. The buyer is Suffolk County Council; the successful provider is Multiverse Group Limited. The requirement is for services rather than goods or construction, and is relevant to apprenticeship training providers able to serve a local authority’s early-careers programme.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Multiverse Group Limited. The award was made on 11 October 2026, with a contract running from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2028. The awarded value is £130,000. The Council used a selective call-off from the YPO public sector framework: providers submitted bids, which were filtered against the Council’s requirements and evaluated on quality of provision, value for money and alignment with learner needs. The estimated procurement range was £13,000 to £130,000. The process was not divided into lots. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For apprenticeship training providers, this award demonstrates established local-authority demand for early-careers training, sourced through the YPO framework rather than a standalone open competition. A credible competitor would need suitable framework access and the ability to meet Suffolk County Council’s service requirements while delivering training that fits learner needs. The evaluation also shows that quality of provision and value for money matter alongside learner alignment, so providers need to evidence both effective delivery and a competitive offer. The requirement is a substantial, multi-year service for a council programme, making relevant apprenticeship delivery experience and the operational capacity to support learners throughout the contract period important. The stated SME and VCSE suitability indicates that organisations of those types can be relevant competitors when comparable work is procured.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SCC0175VA

Notice Description

Suffolk County Council has awarded apprenticeship training services to Multiverse Group Limited 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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ebd3b8f8-7042-4b2d-bcf1-81c0ec931899
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a6a7fa5-3bc8-467e-8ddc-e543a1931f4f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80530000 - Vocational 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
20 Oct 20261 weeks 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

Multiverse Group Limited

Further Information

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