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Early Careers and Apprenticeship Support Programme

Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 17:28.

Opportunity overview

The LGA seeks to appoint a strategic delivery partner for our Early Careers and Apprenticeships Support Programme 2026. This programme provides expertise and delivery of services to councils as employers at a national, regional and local level for councils in England.

Classification

  • CPV79634000 — Career guidance services
  • CPV80300000 — Higher education services
  • CPV80400000 — Adult and other education services
  • CPV80500000 — Training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£30k · Including VAT

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
EARLY CAREERS
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
16 Mar 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
5 Mar 2026, 17:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
30,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality of Quote

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
cost
Name
Cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
18 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2027, 00:59

Renewal

Description
Possible extension for a further three months

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80500000
Description
Training services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80400000
Description
Adult and other education services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80300000
Description
Higher education services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79634000
Description
Career guidance services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-12714
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 2
Id
A-12715
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 3
Id
018081-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Feb 2026, 15:47
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
Id
GB-COH-03675577

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03675577

Address

Street Address
18 smith square
Locality
london
Postal Code
sw1p 3hz
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Camilla Camilla.Galway-Cooper

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · london · UKI32 · sw1p 3hz · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 018081-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·