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Apprenticeship Training

Sunderland City Council

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Planning

23 Oct 2026 at 14:50

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sunderland City Council intends to procure apprenticeship training services for delivery in Sunderland. The stated scope is the provision of apprenticeship training, covering education and training services. The procurement is divided into one lot and is intended to operate as a framework agreement, providing a route for training provision over the planned contract period. The work is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and for voluntary, community and social enterprises. This may suit providers able to deliver apprenticeship training locally and support the council’s workforce or learners through structured training programmes. The procurement is currently at the planning stage: the council has set out its intention to buy these services, but has not yet invited bids.

The procurement is at planning stage, following preliminary market engagement. Sunderland City Council expects to use a framework agreement for one lot. The planned contract period runs from 21 January 2027 to 20 November 2031. A scheduled engagement milestone is dated 2 November 2027; this is an indicative planning milestone, not a bid submission deadline. The process is identified as a light-touch services procurement and is above the relevant threshold. No estimated contract value or budget is stated. The council has not yet published an invitation to tender, so suppliers should treat the procurement approach and timetable as planning information rather than settled tender requirements. Evaluation criteria and participation conditions have not yet been set out.

The council has identified the work as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it potentially relevant to both specialist apprenticeship providers and smaller training organisations. Providers with the ability to deliver apprenticeship training in Sunderland and to support learners throughout a multi-year framework are likely to be well placed when the procurement reaches the market. The planned framework route may suit organisations able to provide training repeatedly over its term, rather than only for a single short engagement. The stated scope does not identify particular apprenticeship standards, qualifications, accreditations, staffing levels or minimum experience requirements, so suppliers should avoid assuming these are already defined. The preliminary market engagement milestone indicates that the buyer is undertaking engagement before the tender stage; interested providers can use the cited engagement reference to find further information and prepare for the later competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Apprenticeship Training

Notice Description

Provision of Apprenticeship Training

Planning Information

Further information can be found www.open-uk.org Reference Number: OPEN-PR-23102026110625389

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f44
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100595-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Jan 2027 - 20 Nov 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sunderland City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR1 3AA
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC23 Sunderland
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Millfield
Westminster Constituency
Sunderland Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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