Published date: 11 June 2025

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


Closing: 18 May 2025, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Vocational training services - 80530000

Location of contract

IP12BX

Value of contract

£330,000

Procurement reference

SCC0143IB

Published date

11 June 2025

Closing date

18 May 2025

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

19 May 2025

Contract end date

19 May 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?

No

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

18 May 2025

Contract start date

19 May 2025

Contract end date

19 May 2027

Total value of contract

£330,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Exeter

Address

Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4PY

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£330,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Isla Bliss

Address

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road,
Ipswich
IP12BX
England

Email

isla.bliss@suffolk.gov.uk