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title: "SCC0175VA"
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buyer: "Suffolk County Council"
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# SCC0175VA

Buyer: Suffolk County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ebd3b8f8-7042-4b2d-bcf1-81c0ec931899

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## Summary

Suffolk County Council has procured apprenticeship training services to support its early careers. The work is vocational training for learners, with provision expected to reflect learner needs and the Council’s service requirements. Delivery is associated with Ipswich, Suffolk. The buyer is Suffolk County Council; the successful provider is Multiverse Group Limited. The requirement is for services rather than goods or construction, and is relevant to apprenticeship training providers able to serve a local authority’s early-careers programme.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Multiverse Group Limited. The award was made on 11 October 2026, with a contract running from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2028. The awarded value is £130,000. The Council used a selective call-off from the YPO public sector framework: providers submitted bids, which were filtered against the Council’s requirements and evaluated on quality of provision, value for money and alignment with learner needs. The estimated procurement range was £13,000 to £130,000. The process was not divided into lots. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For apprenticeship training providers, this award demonstrates established local-authority demand for early-careers training, sourced through the YPO framework rather than a standalone open competition. A credible competitor would need suitable framework access and the ability to meet Suffolk County Council’s service requirements while delivering training that fits learner needs. The evaluation also shows that quality of provision and value for money matter alongside learner alignment, so providers need to evidence both effective delivery and a competitive offer. The requirement is a substantial, multi-year service for a council programme, making relevant apprenticeship delivery experience and the operational capacity to support learners throughout the contract period important. The stated SME and VCSE suitability indicates that organisations of those types can be relevant competitors when comparable work is procured.

## Notice

Suffolk County Council has awarded apprenticeship training services to Multiverse Group Limited 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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a6a7fa5-3bc8-467e-8ddc-e543a1931f4f |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 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 | £130,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £130,000 |
| 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 | Multiverse Group Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80530000 - Vocational training services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 17:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a6a7fa5-3bc8-467e-8ddc-e543a1931f4f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a6a7fa5-3bc8-467e-8ddc-e543a1931f4f
  20th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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