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

North Northamptonshire Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 07:25.

Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

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Contract value
£480k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Dec 2025
Including VAT
£576k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00000000
Location
London, UKI44, SE1 0AS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NNC00000691
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
North Northamptonshire Council
Id
GB-PPON-PQCM-5634-HGCN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQCM-5634-HGCN

Address

Street Address
The Corby Cube, George Street
Locality
Corby
Postal Code
NN17 1QG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF25

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
THE RECALVI ENTERPRISE LTD
Id
GB-COH-00000000

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00000000

Address

Street Address
64 Southbridge Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 0AS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF25
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00000000
Name
THE RECALVI ENTERPRISE LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
19 Dec 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
19 Dec 2025, 00:00
Ends
28 Sept 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 Sept 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
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.

Value

Including VAT
576,000
Amount
480,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Apprenticeship Completion Rate

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051113-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 May 2026, 21:29
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Corby · UKF25 · NN17 1QG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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