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Boosting Apprenticeship Progression

North East Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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11 Aug 2026 at 10:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

05 Aug 2026 at 11:33

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North East Combined Authority procured an education and training service called Boosting Apprenticeship Progression. The programme supports learners in Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5, together with employers across the North East Combined Authority area. Its learner strand provides meaningful, sector-linked encounters connected to regional labour-market priorities, alongside targeted preparation to improve understanding of apprenticeship routes, levels, progression and recruitment processes. Its employer strand raises awareness of apprenticeship pathways, incentives and funding, aiming to increase employer confidence and willingness to recruit apprentices. The work is therefore relevant to providers of apprenticeship engagement, careers education, learner preparation, employer outreach and workforce development services, particularly those able to operate across the North East and link delivery to priority sectors.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to First Face to Face Ltd on 22 July 2026. The award covers one completed lot for education and training services. The awarded and contracted value is £58,800 gross, excluding any further interpretation of the published figure. The contract was signed on 11 August 2026 and runs from 11 August 2026 to 3 August 2027. It was conducted as a below-threshold procurement using a light-touch regime. The published process identifies the North East Combined Authority as the buyer and records First Face to Face Ltd as the successful supplier. The requirement was evaluated through the procurement process that led to this award; the available record does not set out individual scoring criteria or weightings.

This award indicates demand for a compact, focused programme combining learner-facing apprenticeship activity with employer engagement. A credible competitor for comparable work would need experience delivering education, careers or apprenticeship-related services to young people at both Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5, as well as the ability to work directly with employers. Relevant capability includes explaining apprenticeship routes, levels, progression, incentives and funding in an accessible way; preparing learners for recruitment processes; and designing sector-linked encounters around labour-market priorities. Suppliers should be able to coordinate delivery across the North East Combined Authority area and demonstrate effective relationships with schools, learners, employers and regional stakeholders. The successful supplier is an SME, showing that this type of requirement can suit a focused specialist provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Boosting Apprenticeship Progression

Notice Description

The Boosting Apprenticeship Progression project will deliver a dual strand programme supporting KS4 and KS5 learners and employers across the North East Combined Authority area. The project will provide meaningful, sector linked encounters aligned to regional labour market priorities, alongside targeted apprenticeship preparation activity to improve young people's understanding of apprenticeship routes, levels and progression and strengthen readiness for recruitment processes. A complementary employer engagement and enablement strand will increase employers' awareness of apprenticeship pathways, incentives and funding, supporting greater employer confidence and willingness to recruit apprentices and strengthening the regional apprenticeship pipeline in priority sectors.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc2a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076067-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£58,800 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£58,800 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
11 Aug 2026 - 3 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North East Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE4 5BZ
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Arthur's Hill
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FIRST FACE TO FACE LTD

Further Information

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