Social Worker Apprenticeships 25/26 cohorts

Official notice

Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK13)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 6 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to The Open University

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Social Worker Apprenticeships 25/26 cohorts -via Apprenticeships and Associated Training - 1086

CPV: Personnel-training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Nov 2025, 09:09 GMT
Last source update: 26 Nov 2025, 09:09 GMT
Authority reference: DN797758
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-077070
Classification (CPV): Personnel-training services
Delivery area: South West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e8cc Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Via a framework so initial notice not required.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Open University	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 077070-2025-DN797758-1 · The Open University
Signed
6 Nov 2025
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Social Worker Apprenticeships 25/26 cohorts -via Apprenticeships and Associated…	1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	£88,000 – £288,000
Whole notice	—	—	—	£88,000 – £288,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gloucestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Shire Hall, Gloucester, South West, GL1 2THContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Open UniversityAwarded supplier Buckinghamshire, South West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.