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Published 28 Jul 2025, 09:38 BST

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North Northamptonshire Council - Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Programme (Level 5)

Official notice

Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF25)
Published estimate£480,000≈ £120k / year · £576,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Aug 2025awarded 20 Oct 2025
Awarded to Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, THE RECALVI ENTERPRISE LTD
Contract term 4 yrsends 28 Sept 2029 · up to 26 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 29 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Northamptonshire Council ("The Council") conducted a procurement exercise through an Open procedure to find a suitably qualified and experienced provider for the Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Programme, capable of delivering the Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant apprenticeship (ST1414) to members of existing staff.

The Provider will work in partnership with the Council's Learning and Development team to ensure a high-quality training programme that enables staff to utilise the latest, innovative practices and supports career progression within the current workforce, particularly to support special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision. This is a new apprenticeship standard and forms a key part of NNC's "Grow our Own" workforce development strategy, aimed at career progression, staff retention, and supporting special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision within locally maintained schools.

The Council will enter into 1 (one) Contract for an initial period of 48 months, with a 24-month optional extension. The maximum funding band for this apprenticeship is £12,000 per apprentice. With an anticipated 40 apprentices over the contract duration, the total maximum contract value is £480,000. All costs will be funded via the Council's Apprenticeship Levy allocation

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£480,000
Contract period: 29 Sept 2025 – 28 Sept 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 26 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £480,000 exc. VAT · £576,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Enrolments are planned to take place over the next 4 years. The extension period will allow the proposed contract to cover the training, EPA period, resits and breaks in training should these occur beyond the 4-year period.
80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The Award Criteria Questionnaire is designed to allow potential suppliers to demonstrate how they will deliver the contract in terms of Quality, Social Value, and Price. The evaluation will be based on a combination of Quality (90%, including 10% for Social Value) and Price (10%).

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Jul 2025, 09:38 BST
Last source update
29 May 2026, 21:29 BST
Authority reference
NNC00000691
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043314
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0566b2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The Council is utilising its e-procurement portal (In-Tend) to manage this procurement process.

All documents and communications issued by the Council's Procurement Team will be sent via the portal.

Please use the following link to access the tender documents, submit any clarifications, and upload your bid:

in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc ↗

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) Procurement Reference Number is NNC00000691

Direct link to the project: in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/ProjectMana… ↗

Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 29 May 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 09:38 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts388 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published145 days ago
    29 May 2026, 21:29 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 09:38 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 10:50 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Nov 2025, 10:50 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    29 May 2026, 21:29 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £480,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1814 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Institute for Global Environmental StrategiesSME, THE RECALVI ENTERPRISE LTDSME10 Nov 2025 – 9 Nov 2029 · up to 9 Nov 2031Extensions: The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 48 (forty-eight) months plus an optional 24 (twenty-four) month extension period with the successful Supplier, which includes the EPA period.£480,00020 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Institute for Global Environmental StrategiesSME, THE RECALVI ENTERPRISE LTDSME

    Signed
    19 Dec 2025
    Value
    £480,000
    Period
    19 Dec 2025 – 28 Sept 2029 · up to 28 Sept 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 48 (forty-eight) months plus an optional 24 (twenty-four) month extension period with the successful Supplier.
    1 agreed KPI: Apprenticeship Completion Rate
    • Apprenticeship Completion Rate

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
18final-stage tenders145—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQCM-5634-HGCN The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, East Midlands, NN17 1QGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender