Urban Driver Apprenticeships · UK public procurement notice

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£400,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Learning Curve Group Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urban Driver apprenticeships for 2025/26 and 2026/27. These are for loaders working in the Waste Team requiring an LGV licence.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Learning Curve Group Limited	£400,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Urban Driver Apprenticeships · Learning Curve Group Limited
Signed
12 Sept 2025
Value
£400,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

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: 13 Nov 2025, 15:42 GMT
Last source update: 13 Nov 2025, 15:42 GMT
Authority reference: SCC-SMS-0962
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-073657
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e0b8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was procured using the YPO Apprenticeships and Associated Training Framework - 1086.

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

Learning Curve GroupAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05233487 1-10 Dunelm Rise, Spennymoor, UK, DL16 6FS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.