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title: "SCC0182VA"
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buyer: "Suffolk County Council"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# SCC0182VA

Buyer: Suffolk County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9778b328-6ef5-4a57-b003-7b79982f3992

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## Summary

Suffolk County Council has procured apprenticeship training services to support its early careers strategy. The work is vocational training for learners, with provision intended to align with their needs and the Council’s service requirements. Delivery is associated with Ipswich. The buyer is Suffolk County Council, and the selected provider is MBKB Ltd. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant to training providers able to deliver apprenticeship programmes for a local authority.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to MBKB Ltd. The award was made on 11 October 2026, and the contract runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2028. Its awarded value is £90,000; the stated estimated range was £9,000 to £90,000. Suffolk County Council used a selective call-off from the YPO public sector framework. Framework providers submitted bids, which were filtered against the Council’s service requirements and then assessed against pre-defined criteria: quality of provision, value for money and alignment with learner needs. The process had a submission deadline of 11 October 2026 at 9am. The procurement was for a single service requirement, rather than separate lots.

For apprenticeship training providers, this award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for provision that supports its early careers strategy. A credible competitor would need to deliver apprenticeship training that meets the Council’s service requirements and responds to learner needs, while presenting a strong case on quality and value for money. The route used here was a call-off through the YPO framework, so relevant framework access and the ability to compete under its call-off arrangements are important. The successful supplier, MBKB Ltd, is identified as an SME, showing that a smaller provider was selected for a local-authority training contract of this scale. Providers with a suitable learner-focused offer and experience delivering public-sector apprenticeship programmes are well placed to assess this buyer’s requirement when it returns to market.

## 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/fdec0160-ef2a-4703-9dae-6146d3be2283 |
| 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 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £90,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £90,000 |
| 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 | MBKB LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80530000 - Vocational training services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 13:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdec0160-ef2a-4703-9dae-6146d3be2283

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdec0160-ef2a-4703-9dae-6146d3be2283
  21st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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