QA LIMITED wins Walsall Project Manager Level 6 Apprenticeship contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 14:46.

Opportunity overview

The Project Manager Level 6 Apprenticeship is to be delivered through a blended delivery model incorporating online learning, tutor-led sessions, workplace-based learning and structured progress reviews. Training will be delivered to Council employees based within Walsall and associated workplace locations, with learning activities undertaken both remotely and within the working environment. The apprenticeship will support workforce development, professional skills progression and the acquisition of project management knowledge, skills and behaviours required to support effective programme and project delivery across Council services.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

QA LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £26.4k
Awarded: 9 Sept 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-e13e3ec8-761c-40e5-b43b-4484ac0f4bf0-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 02413137

Classification

CPV80570000 — Personal development training services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: W4160-11 Project Manager Level 6
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80570000
Description: Personal development training services

Tender Period

Ends: 10 Sept 2026, 12:00

Contract period

Starts: 21 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Dec 2028, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: WS1 1TP

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/HD6Z2kJf
Name: Walsall Metro Borough Council

Identifier

Legal Name: Walsall Metro Borough Council
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/HD6Z2kJf

Address

Street Address: Lord Hill House
Locality: WALSALL
Postal Code: WS1 1DA
Country Name: England

Contact

Email: procurement@walsall.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-02413137
Name: QA LIMITED

Identifier

Legal Name: QA LIMITED
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 02413137

Address

Street Address: Rath House 55-65 Uxbridge Road SLOUGH Berkshire SL1 1SG GB

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-e13e3ec8-761c-40e5-b43b-4484ac0f4bf0-1
Status: active
Date: 10 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 12 Oct 2026, 13:33

Value

Amount: 26,400
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02413137
Name: QA LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 21 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Dec 2028, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c739e2f-0bf7-4fbb-b04f-1847b0b8a4c5 ↗
Published: 12 Oct 2026, 13:33
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · WALSALL · WS1 1DA · England
Delivery location · WS1 1TP

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

5c739e2f-0bf7-4fbb-b04f-1847b0b8a4c5-917442Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 12 Oct 2026, 13:33

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Walsall Metro Borough Council awarded QA LIMITED a £26,400 contract for delivery of a Project Manager Level 6 Apprenticeship through a framework call-off.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; award status activeEvidence: Process stage/display status is award/awarded; the award status is active.
Award decision date10 September 2026Evidence: Award record date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date12 October 2026Evidence: Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-12T13:33:23+01:00.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 5c739e2f-0bf7-4fbb-b04f-1847b0b8a4c5-917442
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e13e3ec8-761c-40e5-b43b-4484ac0f4bf0
First published: 12 Oct 2026
Last checked: 12 Oct 2026, 14:46
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Walsall Metro Borough Council awarded QA LIMITED a £26,400 contract for delivery of a Project Manager Level 6 Apprenticeship through a framework call-off.

Published outcome

Award recorded as active; QA LIMITED is the named supplier.

Market significance

A small, single-supplier public-sector apprenticeship training award in Walsall.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

QA LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-e13e3ec8-761c-40e5-b43b-4484ac0f4bf0-1 · 26400 GBP · verified

View supporting evidence

Named as the sole supplier on the active award. Verified company name and number 02413137 are supplied through a company-number match.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice; award status active

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Process stage/display status is award/awarded; the award status is active.

Award decision date

99% confidence

10 September 2026

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Award record date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00.

Notice publication date

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-12T13:33:23+01:00.

Contract period stated

99% confidence

21 September 2026 to 31 December 2028

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Tender and award contractPeriod state startDate 2026-09-21 and endDate 2028-12-31T23:59:59Z.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£26,400

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The sole award value is GBP 26,400; tender value is also GBP 26,400.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Allocated to the single named award and supplier

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One award lists QA LIMITED as its only supplier and has a value of GBP 26,400.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Submission deadline

99% confidence

10 September 2026, 12:00 BST

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TenderPeriod endDate: 2026-09-10T12:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

10 September 2026

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Award date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract start date

99% confidence

21 September 2026

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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-21T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract end date

99% confidence

31 December 2028

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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2028-12-31T23:59:59Z.

Award notice published

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T13:33:23+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Project Manager Level 6 Apprenticeship delivery

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Tender title and description identify the Project Manager Level 6 Apprenticeship.

Delivery model

99% confidence

Blended online learning, tutor-led sessions, workplace-based learning and structured progress reviews

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Tender description specifies these delivery elements.

Beneficiaries and location

98% confidence

Council employees in Walsall and associated workplace locations; activity may be remote and workplace-based

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Tender description and delivery postcode WS1 1TP.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 80570000 — Personal development training services

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Primary tender classification is CPV 80570000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement route

99% confidence

Selective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement

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procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails is Call-off from a framework agreement.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Evaluation and award rationale

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated term

99% confidence

21 September 2026 to 31 December 2028

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Award contractPeriod gives these dates.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

SME/VCSE suitability

98% confidence

Tender marked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs

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Tender suitability flags are sme: true and vcse: true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Market route

99% confidence

Framework call-off rather than an open procurement

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The published procurement method details state Call-off from a framework agreement.

Delivery expectation

98% confidence

Supplier must support a blended apprenticeship model across remote and workplace settings

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Tender description specifies online, tutor-led, workplace-based and progress-review elements.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-e13e3ec8-761c-40e5-b43b-4484ac0f4bf0
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Walsall Metro Borough Council

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Buyer party legal name and process buyer_name identify Walsall Metro Borough Council.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Walsall, England (WS1 1DA)

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Buyer party address lists Lord Hill House, Walsall, WS1 1DA, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

QA LIMITED, company number 02413137

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Verified company name and number are supplied using company-number matching; source identifier is GB-COH-02413137.

Supplier status

98% confidence

Active company status reported in supplier verification

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Supplier verification reports verifiedCompanyStatus: Active.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME; not VCSE

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Supplier party details state scale: sme and vcse: false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement timing

75% confidence

Around the stated end date of 31 December 2028, subject to any unpublished extension or replacement arrangement

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This is an estimate based solely on the explicit contract end date; extension options were not supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award/contract interpretation

99% confidence

The source is an awarded contract notice with an active award and stated contract period; it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.

View supporting evidence

Notice type is Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder; award status is active; no signature evidence is supplied.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Bid count, bidder identities, scoring, pricing breakdown, award rationale, lot allocation and extension terms are not supplied.

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

Lots

99% confidence

No lot records or lot allocation are supplied.

View supporting evidence

Lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature or provide a signed-contract date.
Information on competing bids, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension options was not supplied in the published notice.
No lot records, lot titles or lot-level allocations were supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Walsall Project Manager Level 6 Apprenticeship contract?

QA LIMITED was named as the sole supplier on the active award.

What is the value of the award?

The published award value is £26,400.

What is the stated contract period?

The notice states 21 September 2026 to 31 December 2028.

How was the supplier appointed?

The notice describes the procurement as a selective framework call-off.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

W4160 The Provision of Apprenticeship Framework 2026

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

QA LIMITED

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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