--- title: "SCC0179VA" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-231d7c29-4a8c-4608-b623-506f7e413e77" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-231d7c29-4a8c-4608-b623-506f7e413e77" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-231d7c29-4a8c-4608-b623-506f7e413e77.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-231d7c29-4a8c-4608-b623-506f7e413e77.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-30" --- # SCC0179VA Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-231d7c29-4a8c-4608-b623-506f7e413e77 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-231d7c29-4a8c-4608-b623-506f7e413e77) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-231d7c29-4a8c-4608-b623-506f7e413e77.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council intends to procure apprenticeship training services to support its early careers strategy. The work is vocational training, with delivery associated with Ipswich. The description says the services are intended to meet learners’ needs and support the Council’s early careers plans. The procurement record identifies small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises as suitable suppliers. The scope is described at service level; no particular apprenticeship subjects or learner numbers are set out. Suppliers whose work is focused on delivering apprenticeship training for public-sector learners may therefore find the requirement relevant. The process is recorded at the planning stage, so there is no invitation to tender in this process. The Council’s description says it has awarded the training services to MBKB through the YPO learning providers framework; it also says provider bids were filtered against the Council’s service requirements and evaluated for quality, value for money and alignment with learner needs. The planning information also sets an engagement end date of 30 September 2026. This is an engagement milestone, not a bid deadline. No procurement value, budget, contract duration, lot structure or formal selection criteria are stated. The procurement method is not set out beyond the reference to using an established public-sector framework. The work may suit apprenticeship training providers, including SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The buyer’s stated priorities indicate that suppliers should be able to deliver good-quality provision, offer value for money and align training with learners’ needs and the Council’s early careers strategy. Providers able to demonstrate a strong fit between their training offer and those priorities are the clearest match. The description says framework providers submitted bids and that the chosen provider was assessed as the best overall fit, so suppliers considering similar work should be prepared to explain how their service requirements and learner support align with a public-sector buyer’s objectives. No specific accreditation, staffing level or delivery capacity requirement is stated. ## Notice Suffolk County Council has awarded apprenticeship training services to MBKB 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/37528926-f184-4da2-ad10-40faa9ffbf3d | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80530000 - Vocational training services ## Release History - 30 Sep 2026 at 15:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37528926-f184-4da2-ad10-40faa9ffbf3d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37528926-f184-4da2-ad10-40faa9ffbf3d 30th September 2026 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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