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title: "SCC0178VA"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Suffolk County Council"
published: "2026-08-07"
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# SCC0178VA

Buyer: Suffolk County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1c37ff70-c618-4fd3-a9cd-4793b4aab333

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## Summary

Suffolk County Council procured apprenticeship training services to support its early careers strategy. The requirement covers vocational training for apprentices and is intended to provide provision aligned with learner needs and the Council’s service requirements. The service is classified as vocational training services and falls within the services category. Delivery is associated with the Council’s Ipswich operations. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council, whose address is in Ipswich, England. The selected provider, Apprentify Limited, is a small and medium-sized enterprise based in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The procurement was suitable for both SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that organisations of either type could be considered for comparable apprenticeship training requirements, subject to the relevant framework and service conditions.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Apprentify Limited on 31 July 2026. It used a selective call-off from the YPO Framework for learning providers, rather than an open standalone tender. The tender submission deadline was 31 July 2026 at 9.00am. The estimated value was between £18,000 and £180,000 including the stated minimum and maximum, and the awarded value was £180,000. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. Framework bids were filtered against the Council’s service requirements and evaluated using quality of provision, value for money and alignment with learner needs. Apprentify was judged to offer the best overall fit. No lots are identified.

This award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for structured apprenticeship training supporting an early careers strategy. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to deliver vocational apprenticeship provision at scale across a two-year council contract, while meeting defined service requirements and responding effectively to learner needs. Evidence of high-quality training delivery, strong learner support and reliable outcomes would be important. Suppliers would also need to demonstrate value for money rather than relying on price alone, because the evaluation considered quality, commercial value and fit with learners. The successful supplier was an SME, and the requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. Access to the relevant YPO learning-provider framework would also be central to using this procurement route.

## Notice

Suffolk County Council has awarded apprenticeship training services to Apprentify through established public sector frameworks, specifically the YPO Framework Learning providers submitted bids which were filtered based on the Council's service requirements. These bids were then evaluated against pre-defined criteria including quality of provision, value for money, and alignment with learner needs. The successful provider demonstrated the best overall fit for delivering apprenticeship training to support the Council's early careers strategy.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5793a74-f1de-4e87-881d-8888ff8676d0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £180,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £180,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Suffolk County Council |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Postcode area | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Apprentify Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80530000 - Vocational training services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 15:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5793a74-f1de-4e87-881d-8888ff8676d0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f5793a74-f1de-4e87-881d-8888ff8676d0
  7th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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