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North Northamptonshire Council Apprenticeship Training Services Framework

Open United Kingdom Education & training

Buyer North Northamptonshire Council

32 days left

Key facts

Closes
12:00 (UTC)
Estimated value
€2.4M
€2,362,809 · converted from GBP
Procedure
Open procedure
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 32 days
  4. Awarded pending

Bidding window

32 days from publication to deadline

Usual length

Notices of this kind (United Kingdom, open procedure, above the EU threshold) give a median of 30 days, half of them between 26 and 36 days, based on 1,768 notices of the last two years.

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Summary

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North Northamptonshire Council is running an open framework procurement to establish a multi-provider Apprenticeship Training Framework delivering high quality apprenticeship training across a broad range of occupational sectors, professions and qualification levels. The framework is structured into seven lots with sub-lots: Lot 1 Business and Management (HR, administration, quality, project management, housing, revenues and benefits, governance, service design); Lot 2 Digital, Data and Marketing (foundation apprenticeships, data, AI, digital support, digital solutions, cyber security, marketing); Lot 3 Construction (trades, building services, low carbon, facilities management); Lot 4 Legal, Accounting and Procurement; Lot 5 Catering and Hospitality; Lot 6 Education and Early Years; and Lot 7 Agriculture and Environmental.

Description

North Northamptonshire Council wishes to invite prospective Providers to participate in an Open Framework procurement for the provision of Apprenticeship Training Services. The Council is seeking to establish a multi-provider Apprenticeship Training Framework to support workforce development priorities through the delivery of high-quality apprenticeship training across a broad range of occupational sectors, professions and qualification levels. The Framework has been structured into multiple Lots and Sub-Lots LOT 1 - Business and Management - Lot 1a - Human Resources (HR) and Learning and Development (L&D) - Lot 1b - Business, Administration and Customer Service - Lot 1c - Improvement and Quality - Lot 1d - Project Management - Lot 1e - Housing and Property Management - Lot 1f - Revenue and Benefits - Lot 1g - Governance - Lot 1h - Service Designer LOT 2 - Digital, Data and Marketing - Lot 2a - Foundation Apprenticeships - Lot 2b - Data - Lot 2c - Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Lot 2d - Digital Support 1 - Lot 2e - Digital Support 2 - Lot 2f - Digital Solutions - Lot 2g - Cyber Security - Lot 2h - Marketing and Communications LOT 3 - Construction - Lot 3a - Foundation Apprenticeships - Lot 3b - Trades - Lot 3c - Building Services Engineering - Lot 3d - Low Carbon - Lot 3e - Facilities Management - Lot 3f - Support Technician LOT 4 - Legal, Accounting and Procurement - Lot 4a - Legal 1 - Lot 4b - Legal 2 - Lot 4c - Legal 3 - Lot 4d - Accountancy - Lot 4e - Audit - Lot 4f - Procurement LOT 5 - Catering and Hospitality - Lot 5a - Foundation Apprenticeship - Lot 5b - Catering and Hospitality LOT 6 - Education and Early Years - Lot 6a - Early Years - Lot 6b - Schools Pathway - Lot 6c - Undergraduate Teacher - Lot 6d - Postgraduate Teacher - Lot 6e - Sports Coach LOT 7 - Agriculture and Environmental - Lot 7a - Agricultural Operative or Technician - Lot 7b - Professional Arborist - Lot 7c - Environmental Practitioner - Lot 7d - Greenkeeping - Lot 7e - Landscape or Horticultural LOT 8 - Health and Care - Lot 8a - Adult Care Services Foundation Apprenticeship - Lot 8b - Children's Youth - Lot 8c - Children's Youth (Higher Level) - Lot 8d - Adult Care Services - Lot 8e - Early Intervention (Adults and Children's) - Lot 8f - Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship (Adults and Children's) - Lot 8g - Health 1 (Occupational Therapist) - Lot 8h - Health 2 (Public Health Practitioner) - Lot 8i - Health 3 (Speech and Language Therapist) - Lot 8j - Leisure LOT 9 - Protective Services - Lot 9a - Health and Safety - Lot 9b - Anti-Social Behaviour - Lot 9c - Emergency Planning - Lot 9d - Regulatory Compliance - Lot 9e - Trading Standards LOT 10 - Engineering and Manufacturing - Lot 10a - Asset Management - Lot 10b - Processes Suppliers may apply for one or more Lots. Further details of the Framework requirements, Lots, Sub-Lots and associated apprenticeship standards are set out in the procurement documentation.

Bid or no-bid?

Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.

  1. In your favour:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €2.4M.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Education & training.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    32 days left, 23 of them working days.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    In this country this kind of contract is usually awarded for between €24,934 and €112,302.

  6. Your call:

    Do we know this buyer?

    The buyer has 83 notices in the register and no pattern of winners yet.

Can I bid?

  • Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
  • Documents in English.

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Source: Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service)

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Last verified against Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) 8 hours ago

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What this market pays

The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 360 awards for Education & training in United Kingdom.

This notice
€2.4M
Median award
€52,495
Middle half of past awards
€24,934 to €112,302

The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

The buyer

Full buyer profile

North Northamptonshire Council

United Kingdom

notices in the register
83
awards
71
awarded in total
€455,778

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
55
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
16%

Based on 64 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Education & training - United Kingdom

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
Shannon Trust 15 €1.6M Sep 2026
TWA Certifications Ltd 10 €333,401 Sep 2026
QA LIMITED 7 €2.1M Oct 2026
Kinetic Youth Ltd 7 €750,548 Sep 2026
Fareport Training Organisation Limited 7 €44,953 Aug 2026

Based on 455 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.

2 open tenders right now

Market context

Larger than 81% of the open notices in Education & training across Europe.

open now in Education & training
1,419
median open notice
€288,665

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

United Kingdom · Education & training

different companies won awards here
330
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
7%
buyers awarded contracts here
129

Based on 450 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

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