Official UK procurement notice
Apprenticeships Suppliers Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)
West Sussex County Council are creating a new Flexible Framework for Apprenticeships to onboard training delivery providers. This framework is intended to establish a flexible and high-quality pool of approved Apprenticeship Suppliers who can deliver a broad range of services across defined Lots: Published lot titles: Health & Social Care; Education, Early Years & Community Support; Business, Administration & Management; Digital, Technology & Data; Creative, Cultural, Media, Marketing & Design; Engineering, Construction, Transport, Environment Built & Sustainability; Public Services, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Protective Services, CommunityS.
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWest Sussex County Council are creating a new Flexible Framework for Apprenticeships to onboard training delivery providers. This framework is intended to establish a flexible and high-quality pool of approved Apprenticeship Suppliers who can deliver a broad range of services across defined Lots:
Lot 1 Health & Social Care
Lot 2 Education, Early Years & Community Support
Lot 3 Business, Administration & Management
Lot 4 Digital, Technology & Data
Lot 5 Creative, Cultural, Media, Marketing & Design
Lot 6 Engineering, Construction, Built Environment, Transport,
Environment & Sustainability
Lot 7 Public Services, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Protective
Services & Community Safety
The total contract value is £50 million, this has been split between all lots as an estimate not an actual figure.
Please note that this Framework will remain open to applicants for the full life time of this Framework.
Call off competitions will commence in 2027.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not required
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 7 yrs 6 mo from 1 Apr 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 30 Sept 2034
Who may buy through it
Sussex and Brighton Strategic Authority
Published description of the framework
N/A
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 7 lots carries the same published figure, £7,142,857: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Health & Social Careceiling above
This lot covers apprenticeships that develop skills for roles across health, clinical support, adult social care, children’s care, and community wellbeing. It includes, but is not limited to, standards supporting public health, social work support, and wider care services.
Lot #2Education, Early Years & Community Supportceiling above
This lot includes apprenticeships for professionals working in schools, early years settings, and wider community learning and support environments. It covers teaching assistants, early years practitioners, youth work, learning mentors, SEND support, and careers guidance. It also includes community-focused roles that support wellbeing, education engagement, family support, outreach, coaching, and local community development activities.
Lot #3Business, Administration & Managementceiling above
This lot covers apprenticeships supporting core business operations and organisational effectiveness. It includes, but is not limited to, business administration, human resources, project and programme management, leadership and management, and business improvement roles. This lot focuses on developing strong operational, organisational, and managerial capability.
Lot #4Digital, Technology & Dataceiling above
This lot includes digital and IT apprenticeships that strengthen organisational technology capability. It covers, but is not limited to, software development, cyber security, data and AI roles, digital support, cloud and infrastructure operations, and digital transformation functions.
Lot #5Creative, Cultural, Media, Marketing & Designceiling above
This lot covers apprenticeships across the creative industries, cultural sectors, marketing, media and communications, and design professions. It includes, but is not limited to, content and creative production, digital and graphic design, cultural heritage, marketing and digital marketing, communications, and design led roles. This lot supports creative, promotional, and content driven capability across sectors.
Lot #6Engineering, Construction, Transport, Environment Built & Sustainabilityceiling above
This lot covers technical and professional apprenticeships across engineering disciplines, the built environment, transport operations, and environmental or sustainability focused roles. It includes, but is not limited to, engineering; construction and building services; and surveying roles. It also incorporates transport focused pathways such as transport planning and infrastructure support, alongside roles related to environmental management and sustainability practices.
Lot #7Public Services, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Protective Services, CommunitySceiling above
This lot covers apprenticeships supporting public protection, statutory duties, legal and regulatory functions, commercial governance, and community safety. It includes, but is not limited to, fire and rescue, legal services, compliance, regulatory affairs, and commercial procurement roles. It also incorporates community facing protective services such as community safety officers and anti social behaviour teams.
What it takes to wini
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
- “Apprenticeships Suppliers Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How West Sussex County Council buys Education and training services (CPV 80), and who usually turns up
West Sussex County Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in South East England (authority’s region).
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 95 days of the bid deadline.
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The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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1 bid0% / 8%
2–30% / 25%
4–60% / 25%
7+100% / 43%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Our matching links this notice to “Learning and Development Suppliers Framework” of this authority, but none of the 20 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1Health & Social CareCPV 80Published estimate£7.1m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid0%
2–31%
4–68%
7+91%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £291k5 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £23k i | at estimate n=1 | |
| £377k9 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £22m i | 33% below n=1 | |
| £734k7 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £32m i | at estimate n=1 | |
| £686k4 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £76k i | no comparable pairs | |
| £432k1 award in 36m · last 18 months ago | 1 live · £432k i | at estimate n=1 |
Lot #2Education, Early Years & Community SupportCPV 80Published estimate£7.1m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid0%
2–31%
4–68%
7+90%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £23m21 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £25m i | 4% below n=6 | |
| £734k7 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £32m i | at estimate n=1 | |
MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITEDGroup company | £2.7m9 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £7.5m i | no comparable pairs |
| £145k2 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | 1 live · £40k i | at estimate n=2 | |
| £2.1m9 awards in 36m · last 18 months ago | 4 live · £4.2m i | at estimate n=3 |
Lot #3Business, Administration & ManagementCPV 80Published estimate£7.1m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid0%
2–31%
4–68%
7+91%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £448k8 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £104k i | 5% below n=4 | |
| £291k5 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £23k i | at estimate n=1 | |
| £377k9 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £22m i | 33% below n=1 | |
| £80k2 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £185k i | 12% below n=1 | |
| £286k7 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £304k i | no comparable pairs |
Lot #4Digital, Technology & DataCPV 80Published estimate£7.1m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid0%
2–31%
4–69%
7+90%
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £2.3m6 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 5 live · £2.7m i | at estimate n=3 | |
| £560k2 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £410k i | at estimate n=1 | |
| £734k7 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £32m i | at estimate n=1 | |
MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITEDGroup company | £2.7m9 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £7.5m i | no comparable pairs |
| £376k3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £376k i | at estimate n=1 |
Lot #5Creative, Cultural, Media, Marketing & DesignCPV 80Published estimate£7.1m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid0%
2–31%
4–68%
7+91%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £23m21 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £25m i | 4% below n=6 | |
| £734k7 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £32m i | at estimate n=1 | |
MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITEDGroup company | £2.7m9 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £7.5m i | no comparable pairs |
| £145k2 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | 1 live · £40k i | at estimate n=2 | |
| £60k2 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago | 2 live · £7.6m i | at estimate n=1 |
Lot #6Engineering, Construction, Transport, Environment Built & SustainabilityCPV 80Published estimate£7.1m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid0%
2–31%
4–68%
7+91%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| WASTEBUSTER CICWorked for this buyer | Schools Waste and Climate Educationnotice published Sept 2024 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £282k1 award in 36m · last 29 months ago | None on file | 9% below n=1 | |
| £7.8m10 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 5 live · £15m i | 6% below n=2 | |
| £15m10 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 4 live · £14m i | 5% below n=10 | |
| £980k16 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 6 live · £10m i | at estimate n=1 | |
| £377k9 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £22m i | 33% below n=1 |
Lot #7Public Services, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Protective Services, CommunitySCPV 80Published estimate£7.1m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid0%
2–31%
4–68%
7+91%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £23m21 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £25m i | 4% below n=6 | |
| £275k5 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £117k i | at estimate n=4 | |
| £90k3 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £90k i | at estimate n=4 | |
| £734k7 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £32m i | at estimate n=1 | |
MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITEDGroup company | £2.7m9 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 1 live · £7.5m i | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Sussex and Brighton Strategic Authority · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 12:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
I-1318- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093314- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c20Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Atamis (Health Family)- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Appointment period ends
- 1 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender documents are available via the Atamis Portal atamis-7669.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Please search under 'Opportunity's' for Apprenticeships Supplier Framework.
Timeline
29 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published45 days ago29 Sept 2026, 10:48 BST
- Next notice expected42 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published42 days ago2 Oct 2026, 12:32 BST
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 2 days16 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 17 days · period end, not a bid countdown1 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 138 days31 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 138 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2026- Pipeline notice published29 Sept 2026, 10:48 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published2 Oct 2026, 12:32 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £50,000,0002 Oct 2026, 12:32 BST
- Status changed to active2 Oct 2026, 12:32 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Oct 2026, 12:32 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT2 Oct 2026, 12:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender