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Published 29 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Apprenticeships Suppliers Framework — UK public procurement notice

Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsstarts 2 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Open Light Touch multi-lotted framework for the provision of external providers of training services.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 8 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 2 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2034 (8 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
Authority reference
I-1318
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c20

How it was run

Appointment period ends
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    29 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 3 days
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract startsin 3 days
    2 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 10:48 BSTUK1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXJW-5627-QRQR County Hall, Chichester, South East, PO19 1RG [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender