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Published 18 Jul 2025, 18:53 BST

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North Northamptonshire Council - Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Programme (Level 5)

Official notice

Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF25)
Published estimate£480,000≈ £120k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Aug 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 28 Sept 2029 · up to 26 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 20 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier to provide an apprenticeship programme for the Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeships. Over the contract period, the Council expect to enrol up to 40 apprentices onto the Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant apprenticeship programme

The purpose is to enable career progression within the current workforce and to support with qualifying and retaining staff. This is a new apprenticeship standard approved in September 2024 and therefore has not been procured previously.

The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 48 (forty-eight) months plus an optional 24 (twenty-four) month extension period with the successful Supplier, which includes the EPA period.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£480,000
Contract period: 20 Sept 2025 – 28 Sept 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 26 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £480,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Enrolments are planned to take place over the next 4 years. The extension period will allow the proposed contract to cover the training, EPA period, resits and breaks in training should these occur beyond the 4-year period.
80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The Award Criteria Questionnaire has been designed to allow Potential Suppliers to explain and demonstrate how they will deliver the contract in terms of Quality (80%), Social Value (10%) and Price (10%).

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jul 2025, 18:53 BST
Last source update
30 Jul 2025, 19:38 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041451
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05627c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The Council is utilising its e-procurement portal (In-Tend) to manage this procurement process.

All documents and communications issued by the Council's Procurement Team will be sent via the portal.

Please use the following link to access the tender documents, submit any clarifications, and upload your bid:

in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc ↗

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) Procurement Reference Number is NNC00000650.

Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 20 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 18:53 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 19:38 BST
  3. Clarification questions by
    1 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    20 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 18:53 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 19:38 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    30 Jul 2025, 19:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—24 Jul 2025CancelledPlease note that the tender opportunity previously published under UK4: Tender Notice 2025/S 000-041451 has been withdrawn and reissued under UK4: Tender Notice 2025/S 000-043314. The Council's new project reference number is: NNC00000691

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQCM-5634-HGCN The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, East Midlands, NN17 1QGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender