Published date: 11 June 2025

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


Closing: 8 October 2023, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Vocational training services - 80530000

Location of contract

ip12bx

Value of contract

£330,000

Procurement reference

SCC0101SLL

Published date

11 June 2025

Closing date

8 October 2023

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

9 October 2023

Contract end date

30 September 2025

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?

No

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

8 October 2023

Contract start date

9 October 2023

Contract end date

30 September 2025

Total value of contract

£330,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

QA Limited

Address

International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London, E1W 1UN

Reference

Companies House number: 02413137

Value of contract

£330,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Isla Bliss

Address

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road,
Ipswich
Ip12BX
England

Email

isla.bliss@suffolk.gov.uk