Team Leader Level 3 and Operations Manager Level 5 apprenticeships

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)

Awarded value£320,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Instep UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Team Leader Level 3 and Operations Manager Level 5 apprenticeships from 1st December 2024 to 28th February 2029.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Jun 2026, 15:08 BST
Last source update: 5 Jun 2026, 15:08 BST
Authority reference: SCC-2026-0042
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-053429
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06aef2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This service was procured using a framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £320,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Instep UK Limited	£320,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Team Leader Level 3 and Operations Manager Level 5 apprenticeships · Instep UK Limited
Signed
3 Jun 2026
Value
£320,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO14 7LYContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Instep UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03789359 44 Catherine Place, London, North West, SW1E 6HLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.