Suffolk County Council awards £130,000 apprenticeship training contract to MULTIVERSE GROU

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 18:36.

Opportunity overview

Suffolk County Council has awarded apprenticeship training services to Multiverse Group Limited through established public sector frameworks, specifically the YPO framework. Learning providers submitted bids which were filtered based on the Council's service requirements. These bids were then evaluated against pre-defined criteria including quality of provision, value for money, and alignment with learner needs. The successful provider demonstrated the best overall fit for delivering apprenticeship training to support the Council's early careers

Awarded to

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Multiverse Group Limited

Matched by number

Published award value: £130k
Awarded: 10 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-ebd3b8f8-7042-4b2d-bcf1-81c0ec931899-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 10027474

Classification

CPV80530000 — Vocational training services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: SCC0175VA
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80530000
Description: Vocational training services

Tender Period

Ends: 11 Oct 2026, 08:00

Contract period

Starts: 12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 11 Oct 2028, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: IP1 2BX

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/Z37KdXES
Name: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

Identifier

Legal Name: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/Z37KdXES

Address

Street Address: ENDEAVOUR HOUSE 8 RUSSELL RD
Locality: IPSWICH
Postal Code: IP12BX
Country Name: England

Contact

Email: Rising.High@suffolk.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-10027474
Name: Multiverse Group Limited

Identifier

Legal Name: Multiverse Group Limited
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 10027474

Address

Street Address: 2 Eastbourne Terrace, 5th And 6th Floors, London, United Kingdom, W2 6LG

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-ebd3b8f8-7042-4b2d-bcf1-81c0ec931899-1
Status: active
Date: 11 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 17:13

Value

Amount: 130,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-10027474
Name: Multiverse Group Limited

Contract period

Starts: 12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 11 Oct 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/4a6a7fa5-3bc8-467e-8ddc-e543a1931f4f ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 17:13
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · IPSWICH · IP12BX · England
Delivery location · IP1 2BX

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

4a6a7fa5-3bc8-467e-8ddc-e543a1931f4f-918487Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 20 Oct 2026, 17:13

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Suffolk County Council awarded apprenticeship training services to MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED through a call-off from the YPO framework. The published award value is £130,000 and the stated period runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2028.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeAwarded contract notice on Contracts FinderEvidence: Published document is described as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-ebd3b8f8-7042-4b2d-bcf1-81c0ec931899-1 has status “active”.
Award date11 October 2026Evidence: Award record date: 2026-10-11T00:00:00+01:00.

95% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 4a6a7fa5-3bc8-467e-8ddc-e543a1931f4f-918487
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ebd3b8f8-7042-4b2d-bcf1-81c0ec931899
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 18:36
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award is recorded for MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED.

Market significance

This is a £130,000 public-sector vocational training services award made through an established framework route.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-ebd3b8f8-7042-4b2d-bcf1-81c0ec931899-1 · 130000 GBP · verified

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The award names Multiverse Group Limited as supplier; supplier verification matches Companies House number 10027474 and verified legal name MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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Published document is described as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-ebd3b8f8-7042-4b2d-bcf1-81c0ec931899-1 has status “active”.

Award date

96% confidence

11 October 2026

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Award record date: 2026-10-11T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract period

98% confidence

12 October 2026 to 11 October 2028

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Published contract period start and end dates are 2026-10-12 and 2028-10-11.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£130,000

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The active award value is GBP 130,000.

Published minimum value

95% confidence

£13,000

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Tender minValue is GBP 13,000.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Submission deadline

96% confidence

11 October 2026, 08:00 BST

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Tender period end date: 2026-10-11T08:00:00+01:00.

Award date

96% confidence

11 October 2026

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Award date: 2026-10-11T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract start

98% confidence

12 October 2026

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Contract period start date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract end

98% confidence

11 October 2028

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Contract period end date: 2028-10-11T23:59:59+01:00.

Award notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Award notice publication date: 2026-10-20T17:13:28+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

95% confidence

Apprenticeship training services supporting the Council's early-careers programme

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Notice description states that apprenticeship training is intended to support Suffolk County Council’s early careers.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 80530000 — Vocational training services

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Primary CPV classification is 80530000, described as Vocational training services.

Delivery location

90% confidence

IP1 2BX

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Tender item delivery address lists postal code IP1 2BX.

Lots

98% confidence

No lots published

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No lot records or award lot identifiers are supplied.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement route

99% confidence

Selective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement

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Published procurement method is selective and method detail is “Call-off from a framework agreement”.

Framework identified in description

94% confidence

YPO framework

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The description states the services were awarded through established public-sector frameworks, specifically the YPO framework.

Published evaluation factors

94% confidence

Quality of provision, value for money, and alignment with learner needs

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Notice description lists these pre-defined evaluation criteria.

Bidder participation

92% confidence

Learning providers submitted bids; number of bids unknown

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Description says learning providers submitted bids but provides no bid count or bidder identities.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated duration

98% confidence

2 years

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The stated period runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2028.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award rationale published

90% confidence

The notice says the successful provider offered the best overall fit against the stated criteria.

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Description states the successful provider demonstrated the best overall fit for delivering the apprenticeship training.

Value interpretation

98% confidence

£130,000 is published as the single award value and is allocated to the sole named supplier.

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One active award names one supplier and states an award value of GBP 130,000.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

95%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-ebd3b8f8-7042-4b2d-bcf1-81c0ec931899
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Suffolk County Council

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Buyer party is identified as SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Ipswich, England (IP1 2BX)

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Buyer address is Endeavour House, 8 Russell Rd, Ipswich, IP1 2BX, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier legal identity

99% confidence

MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED (Companies House number 10027474)

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Supplier verification confirms legal name MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED and company number 10027474 by company-number match.

Supplier size classification

92% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details record scale as large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement point

80% confidence

Around October 2028, subject to any unpublished extension, replacement or termination arrangements

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This estimate is based solely on the explicit end date of 11 October 2028; no renewal or extension terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award and supplier traceability

98% confidence

Strong

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One active award, one named supplier, an award value, dates, an award notice and a verified Companies House identifier are supplied.

Evaluation transparency

98% confidence

Limited

View supporting evidence

Evaluation factors are published, but scores, weighting, bidder count and comparative assessment are not supplied.

Commercial detail

99% confidence

Limited

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Information not supplied in the published notice on pricing structure, volumes, service levels, lot allocation, extensions or renewal options.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The notice does not publish bid numbers, bidder identities, scoring, criterion weightings or a detailed comparative evaluation.
No extension, renewal, termination, pricing breakdown, volume or service-level terms are supplied.
No lots or individual lot allocations are published.
The published £13,000 minimum value is not explained; the £130,000 award value is the available award figure.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won Suffolk County Council's SCC0175VA award?

MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 10027474.

What is the value of the SCC0175VA award?

The published award value is £130,000.

What services are covered?

Apprenticeship training services, classified as vocational training services.

When is the stated contract period?

12 October 2026 to 11 October 2028.

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SCC0175VA

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Multiverse Group Limited

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