Notice Information
Notice Title
WP4160 Apprenticeship Training Framework
Notice Description
The Council wishes to procure a number of suppliers to ensure the continued delivery of Walsall's Apprenticeship Programme. As part of the Framework, suppliers will be expected to support both the Council and its maintained schools with all apprenticeship requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056849
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043950-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80511000 - Staff training services
80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
80532000 - Management training services
80533100 - Computer training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jul 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 23 Feb 2026 - 22 Feb 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WALSALL COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@walsall.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WALSALL
- Postcode
- WS1 1TP
- Post Town
- Walsall
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG38 Walsall
- Delivery Location
- TLG38 Walsall
-
- Local Authority
- Walsall
- Electoral Ward
- St Matthew's
- Westminster Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043950-2025
29th July 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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