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Level 4/6 Aroboriculturist Apprenticeship

North Northamptonshire Council

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11 Aug 2026 at 12:04

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Northamptonshire Council procured apprenticeship training services in arboriculture: five Level 4 Arboriculturist places and one Level 6 Professional Arboriculturist place. The programme is intended to develop arboricultural staff through structured training, with payments funded fully through the apprenticeship levy. The buying organisation is North Northamptonshire Council, based at The Corby Cube in Corby. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The requirement is classified as education and training services and is a single service lot. It is relevant to colleges, training providers and other organisations with the capability to deliver regulated or structured arboriculture apprenticeship programmes at Levels 4 and 6, including provision for both technical development and professional arboriculturist training.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Myerscough College. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. The award covers one lot and the contract was signed on 20 May 2026. The active contract runs from 20 May 2026 to 1 May 2030, with a gross value of £92,000. The requirement comprises five Level 4 places priced at £14,000 each and one Level 6 place priced at £22,000. The stated evaluation route was the direct-award method rather than a competitive tender, so no scored evaluation basis or bidder selection criteria are reported. The selected supplier is Myerscough College.

This award demonstrates a defined need from North Northamptonshire Council for specialist arboriculture apprenticeship delivery, funded through the apprenticeship levy and covering both intermediate and advanced professional training. A future competitor would need credible capability to provide Level 4 Arboriculturist and Level 6 Professional Arboriculturist programmes, manage multiple apprentice places, and deliver training over a multi-year service period. Providers with established arboriculture teaching resources, suitably experienced trainers, learner support arrangements and the operational capacity to administer levy-funded apprenticeships would be well placed to assess similar requirements from this buyer. Myerscough College’s selection also indicates that a specialist education provider with relevant arboricultural training capability can meet the council’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Level 4/6 Aroboriculturist Apprenticeship

Notice Description

Delivery of the following apprenticeships Level 4 Arboriculturist - 5 places @14k each Level 6 Professional Arboriculturist - 1 place @ 22k each total value 92k [ninety two thousand] for delivery over 4 years - training payment fully utilising the apprenticeship levy

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e12f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076173-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£92,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
20 May 2026 - 1 May 2030 3-4 years
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 Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CORBY
Postcode
NN17 1QG
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Corby West
Westminster Constituency
Corby and East Northamptonshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Myerscough College

Further Information

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