Published date: 11 June 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 29 April 2025, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Vocational training services - 80530000

Location of contract

Ip1 2bx

Value of contract

£270,000

Procurement reference

SCC0144IB

Published date

11 June 2025

Closing date

29 April 2025

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

30 April 2025

Contract end date

30 April 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Suffolk County Council has awarded apprenticeship training contracts through established public sector frameworks, specifically the YPO and CCS Dynamic Purchasing Systems. 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 providers demonstrated the best overall fit for delivering apprenticeship training to support the Council's early careers strategy.

Award information

Awarded date

29 April 2025

Contract start date

30 April 2025

Contract end date

30 April 2028

Total value of contract

£270,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Lancashire

Address

Preston

Lancashire

PR1 2HE

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£270,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Isla Bliss

Address

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road,
Ipswich
Ip1 2BX
England

Email

isla.bliss@suffolk.gov.uk