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title: "IEP Workforce Development Academy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f4c0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Wakefield Council"
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# IEP Workforce Development Academy

Buyer: Wakefield Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f4c0

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## Summary

The Council of the City of Wakefield commissioned the IEP Workforce Development Academy, a professional training service for residents who want to become Employment Advisers. The requirement covers education and training services, with delivery in the Wakefield area. It is a council-led service opportunity focused on developing the local employment support workforce rather than supplying goods or construction works. Businesses relevant to this requirement include organisations that design and deliver structured vocational training, employment-adviser development programmes or workforce skills academies. The service is aimed at residents entering or progressing into employment-adviser roles, so providers with a clear understanding of employability practice and adult learning are well aligned with its purpose.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Council of the City of Wakefield selected The Institute of Employability Professionals Limited, an SME, and signed the contract on 8 September 2026. The contract runs from 8 September 2026 to 31 December 2026, with a gross value of £40,000. It was a below-threshold procurement using a method recorded as unknown. The award covers the single completed lot and the contract is active. The available outcome shows one appointed supplier for the full stated requirement. The procurement concerns services rather than goods or works, and the award is classified under education and training services.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible competitor would need to provide practical training that prepares residents for employment-adviser work, supported by trainers with relevant employability knowledge and the ability to deliver an organised workforce development programme. Experience in adult learning, vocational education, employability services or adviser training would help demonstrate fit with the council’s requirement. Providers would also need sufficient operational capacity to recruit or support local learners, manage delivery over a defined programme and evidence learner progress or achievement. The selected supplier’s SME status shows that this scale of specialist service can be delivered by a focused professional training organisation rather than only by a large national contractor.

## Notice

IEP Workforce Development Academy- Provide training for residents wishing to become Employment Advisers

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084976-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Wakefield Council |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Postcode area | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF1 2HQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wakefield North |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Institute of Employability Professionals |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 14:54 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084976-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084976-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.myiep.uk/
- https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/

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