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title: "Vocational Progressions Project"
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# Vocational Progressions Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vocational-progressions-project-ocds-h6vhtk-067f26). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority: "Vocational Progressions Project". Published status: complete. Published Value: £330,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 May 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-and-peterborough-combined-authority-ons-e47000008)
- **Published Value:** £330,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 May 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Higher education services, Secondary education services, Technical and vocational secondary education services, Technical secondary education services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £330,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vocational-progressions-project-ocds-h6vhtk-067f26#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067f26`

## 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/vocational-progressions-project-ocds-h6vhtk-067f26#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fcambridgeshirepeterborough-ca)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vocational-progressions-project-ocds-h6vhtk-067f26#participate

## Description
The Authority, acting as the Lead Authority and Accountable Body, seeks to award a single contract to an experienced Supplier to design, manage, and deliver the Vocational Progressions Project, supporting improved apprenticeship outcomes and reducing the number of young people who become NEET. The contract will cover delivery across 15 schools, focusing on targeted support for students in Years 12–14, and will run in alignment with the wider Youth Guarantee timelines. 
The successful Supplier will be responsible for: 
Designing and delivering a structured programme of vocational progression support in each school, including group sessions, guidance interviews and mock assessment centres, as set out in the Specification.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80200000, 80210000, 80211000, 80212000, 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £330,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2026 to 02/04/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Vocational Progressions Project (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Education Development Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-134628`
  - Value: £330,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £396,000
  - Signed Date: 17/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032467-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-09T09:40:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T08:37:39.899Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067f26