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title: "National Apprenticeship Awards Sponsorship Services"
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# National Apprenticeship Awards Sponsorship Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-apprenticeship-awards-sponsorship-2027-2029-ocds-h6vhtk-077c8d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Work & Pensions: "National Apprenticeship Awards Sponsorship Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: dwp2.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (open for submissions, 26 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Work & Pensions](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-work-pensions-gov-d10)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-apprenticeship-awards-sponsorship-2027-2029-ocds-h6vhtk-077c8d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077c8d`

## 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/national-apprenticeship-awards-sponsorship-2027-2029-ocds-h6vhtk-077c8d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [dwp2.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdwp2.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-apprenticeship-awards-sponsorship-2027-2029-ocds-h6vhtk-077c8d#participate

## Description
The Department for Work and Pensions is undertaking market engagement in relation to a proposed Open Procurement for sponsorship services supporting the National Apprenticeship Awards. 
Suppliers are invited to participate in a market engagement event planned for 16 October 2026, where DWP will explain the requirement in more detail and invite comments from potential bidders. The event will be held on Friday 16th October at 10.30am and will be delivered via MS Teams. 
Interested suppliers wishing to participate in the market engagement event should register their interest by emailing naa.sponsorshipitt@DWP.GOV.UK no later than 09:00 on 16th October 2026. Please include the names and email addresses of all those from your organisation who wish to attend.
Following registration, suppliers will receive joining instructions for the online event.
Presentation materials and a summary of questions and answers arising from the event will be made available to all interested suppliers to support transparency and equal treatment. These will be available via DWP's e-procurement system Atamis.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79952000

- **Estimated Value:** £375,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F094944-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-07T16:03:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:07:15.364Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077c8d