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IEP Workforce Development Academy

Wakefield Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 14:54

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Council of the City of Wakefield commissioned the IEP Workforce Development Academy, a professional training service for residents who want to become Employment Advisers. The requirement covers education and training services, with delivery in the Wakefield area. It is a council-led service opportunity focused on developing the local employment support workforce rather than supplying goods or construction works. Businesses relevant to this requirement include organisations that design and deliver structured vocational training, employment-adviser development programmes or workforce skills academies. The service is aimed at residents entering or progressing into employment-adviser roles, so providers with a clear understanding of employability practice and adult learning are well aligned with its purpose.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Council of the City of Wakefield selected The Institute of Employability Professionals Limited, an SME, and signed the contract on 8 September 2026. The contract runs from 8 September 2026 to 31 December 2026, with a gross value of £40,000. It was a below-threshold procurement using a method recorded as unknown. The award covers the single completed lot and the contract is active. The available outcome shows one appointed supplier for the full stated requirement. The procurement concerns services rather than goods or works, and the award is classified under education and training services.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible competitor would need to provide practical training that prepares residents for employment-adviser work, supported by trainers with relevant employability knowledge and the ability to deliver an organised workforce development programme. Experience in adult learning, vocational education, employability services or adviser training would help demonstrate fit with the council’s requirement. Providers would also need sufficient operational capacity to recruit or support local learners, manage delivery over a defined programme and evidence learner progress or achievement. The selected supplier’s SME status shows that this scale of specialist service can be delivered by a focused professional training organisation rather than only by a large national contractor.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

IEP Workforce Development Academy

Notice Description

IEP Workforce Development Academy- Provide training for residents wishing to become Employment Advisers

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4c0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084976-2026
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£40,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 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
Wakefield Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF1 2HQ
Postcode Area
Wakefield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wakefield North
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Institute of Employability Professionals

Further Information

Notice Documents

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