Notice Information
Notice Title
Somerset Council Apprenticeship Services Provision
Notice Description
The purpose of this procurement is to contract with multiple providers to deliver an Apprenticeship Service to eligible people. The Authority requires a service provider, or providers, to manage the delivery of its Apprenticeship programme. The Apprenticeships to be provided via this procurement exercise are funded via the Authority's Apprenticeship Levy. Applicants must be able to access Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) levy funding for apprentices and listed on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers throughout this contract.
Lot Information
Business and administration
For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
Health and Social Care and Protective ServicesHealth and Social Care and Protective Services For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
Construction and the built environmentConstruction and the built environment For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
Creative, Design and DigitalCreative, Design and Digital For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
Education and early yearsEducation and early years For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
Engineering and manufacturingEngineering and manufacturing For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
Legal, finance and accountingLegal, finance and accounting For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
Sales, marketing and procurementSales, marketing and procurement For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-061007
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007239-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender 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
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Feb 20264 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOMERSET COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercialandprocurement@somerset.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TAUNTON
- Postcode
- TA1 4DY
- Post Town
- Taunton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLK23 Somerset CC
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007239-2026
27th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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