Published date: 28 August 2025

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


Closing: 3 August 2025, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Vocational training services - 80530000

Location of contract

IP1 2BX

Value of contract

£10,000 to £110,000

Procurement reference

SCC0150IB

Published date

28 August 2025

Closing date

3 August 2025

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

4 August 2025

Contract end date

4 August 2027

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 services to CU Apprenticeships through established public sector frameworks, specifically YPO. 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.

Award information

Awarded date

4 August 2025

Contract start date

4 August 2025

Contract end date

4 August 2027

Total value of contract

£110,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CU APPRENTICESHIPS (BETTER FUTURES) LIMITED

Address

Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, United Kingdom, CV1 5FB

Reference

Companies House number: 14162852

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Vicky Archer

Address

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road,
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
England

Email

Rising.High@suffolk.gov.uk