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title: "ENQ1367 - Procurement of 1 x AAT L3 Apprenticeship"
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# ENQ1367 - Procurement of 1 x AAT L3 Apprenticeship

Buyer: Derby City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7988c6f2-7bfb-449d-9858-27b3a2c6c0cc

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## Summary

Derby City Council procured an Assistant Accountant Level 3 apprenticeship programme, specifically an AAT Level 3 apprenticeship. This is a vocational education and training service designed to develop an apprentice’s accounting skills and support them towards the Assistant Accountant occupational role. Delivery is in the East Midlands, with the council as the buying organisation. The requirement was a service rather than goods or construction works, classified under secondary education services. The programme was called off from a Commercial Services Apprenticeship Provider Dynamic Marketplace Framework, so it was aimed at providers participating in that established purchasing arrangement rather than suppliers approaching the council through an unrestricted tender.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to EMA Training Limited on 19 June 2026. The award value was £12,000. The contract period runs from 22 June 2026 to 30 September 2027. The tender submission deadline was 19 June 2026 at 23:59. Derby City Council used a selective procedure and a call-off from a framework agreement, rather than an open competition. The published outcome identifies one active award and one supplier. The procurement was evaluated within the framework call-off process; the available record does not set out separate price, quality or technical weightings. The opportunity was categorised as a services contract and marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award shows demand from Derby City Council for externally delivered accounting apprenticeships, with a defined AAT Level 3 pathway and a substantial delivery period. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement would be established apprenticeship and vocational training providers with strong accounting provision, qualified teaching and assessment staff, and the systems needed to support an apprentice through the programme. Experience of delivering Assistant Accountant or comparable Level 3 standards would be directly relevant, as would the ability to manage learner support, progress monitoring and employer liaison across the East Midlands. Access to the council’s relevant apprenticeship provider marketplace or framework would also be important, since this requirement was sourced through that route rather than open tendering.

## Notice

This contract was awarded for the procurement of the following Apprenticeship Programme: Assistant Accountant, Level 3. Call off from Commercial Services Apprenticeship Provider Dynamic Marketplace Framework (RM6102)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86477c1c-be53-483f-81d0-3d1f80d32d57 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 22 Jun 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £12,000 |
| 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 | Derby City Council |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Postcode area | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 2FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby South |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EMA TRAINING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80200000 - Secondary education services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 12:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86477c1c-be53-483f-81d0-3d1f80d32d57

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86477c1c-be53-483f-81d0-3d1f80d32d57
  25th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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