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title: "Apprenticeship with Myerscough College"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077bba"
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buyer: "National Highways"
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# Apprenticeship with Myerscough College

Buyer: National Highways  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077bba

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## Summary

National Highways Limited commissioned Myerscough College to provide an arboriculturist apprenticeship. The training is intended to develop National Highways’ future workforce capability in managing trees and vegetation across the Strategic Road Network. This supports safe and resilient roads, compliance with environmental obligations, reducing risks from trees and vegetation, and biodiversity and sustainability objectives. The service is apprenticeship education and training (CPV 80430000). The contract record identifies delivery in the United Kingdom; it does not identify a more specific delivery location. The apprenticeship is funded through the UK Government Apprenticeship Levy.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Myerscough College. National Highways used a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold. The contract was signed on 21 September 2026 and runs from 22 September 2026 to 30 September 2029. Its value is £11,200 excluding VAT and £14,000 including VAT. There was one lot, covering the apprenticeship service. The award is active and the contract is active. The published procurement data gives no separate award date, so the contract signature date is the reported outcome date. The procurement description sets out the workforce and network-management purpose of the training; no separate scoring criteria are recorded.

For a future requirement from National Highways, a credible provider would need to deliver arboriculture apprenticeship training that builds practical capability in tree and vegetation management across a strategic road network. The buyer’s stated needs connect workforce development with road safety and resilience, environmental compliance, risk reduction, biodiversity and sustainability. Providers should therefore be able to show relevant training expertise and a programme suited to those operational and environmental outcomes. This award demonstrates that National Highways has procured a single apprenticeship service directly from a specialist college, rather than running a competition. The requirement is focused on developing an arboriculturist apprentice, not general education provision. The published description identifies UK Government Apprenticeship Levy funding as the source supporting this training.

## Notice

National Highways requires an Arboriculturist Apprentice to support the development of future capability and address long-term workforce requirements in the management of trees and vegetation across the Strategic Road Network. Effective arboriculture management is essential to maintaining a safe and resilient network, ensuring compliance with environmental obligations, reducing safety risks associated with trees and vegetation, and supporting biodiversity and sustainability objectives. This is funded by the UK Government Apprenteship Levy.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091526-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 22 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,200 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Highways |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6GA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Myerscough College |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 15:28 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091526-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091526-2026
  28th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.myerscough.ac.uk
- https://nationalhighways.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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