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# Boosting Apprenticeship Pathways (Employers) (SP43)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/boosting-apprenticeship-pathways-employers-sp43-ocds-h6vhtk-078c5e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North East Combined Authority: "Boosting Apprenticeship Pathways (Employers) (SP43)". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [North East Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-east-combined-authority-ons-e47000014)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14, UKC2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £24,950 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/boosting-apprenticeship-pathways-employers-sp43-ocds-h6vhtk-078c5e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078c5e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/boosting-apprenticeship-pathways-employers-sp43-ocds-h6vhtk-078c5e#tl-md)

## Description
o increase employer participation in apprenticeship programmes by raising awareness of apprenticeship opportunities, funding and support mechanisms, and by encouraging employers to recruit and develop apprentices. In addition, a minimum of 25 employers engaged with North East Ambition programmes with targeted schools, colleges and young people.
The programme will:
• Increase employer understanding of apprenticeship pathways.
• Improve awareness of apprenticeship funding, incentives and support. 
• Increase employer confidence in recruiting apprentices.
• Strengthen connections between employers, schools and apprenticeship providers.
• Increase the number of employers offering apprenticeship opportunities.
• Engage a minimum of 25 employers in North East Ambition programmes with targeted schools, colleges and young people.
The contractor will provide:
• Monthly monitoring returns.
• Termly review meetings.
• Employer engagement and feedback data.
• Number of apprenticeship vacancies secured (as part of this project)
• Interim report (January/February 2027).
• Final impact report (July/August 2027).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73200000, 79340000, 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SDN Mesma Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93540`
  - Value: £24,950 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £24,950
  - Signed Date: 19/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F099239-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-21T07:38:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T14:39:21.154Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078c5e