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Training Provision to Support Educated Other Than At School (EOTAS

Caerphilly County Borough Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 18:37.

Opportunity overview

CContract award notice for the Training Provision to Support Educated Other Than At School (EOTAS) following an open tender process. This notice is to advise the market the outcome from the open tender process and the intension to award the lots to the named service providers outlined in this notice and to commence the voluntary standstill. This contract was awarded in lots as outlined below Lot 1 – Construction – awarded to ARC Labour Solutions Ltd, at cost of £486,720.00 EX VAT and £584.064.00 Including VAT for the four year period. Lot 2 - Hair and Beauty – awarded to Educ8 Training Group Limited at a cost of £789,999.60 ex vat and £947,999.52 including VAT Lot 3 - Digital Skills - awarded to Educ8 Training Group Limited at a cost of £644,467.20 ex vat and £773,360.64 including VAT

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.

ARC Labour Solutions Ltd

Matched by exact name
Shared published award value
£1.9m
Awarded
15 Jul 2026
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PHBP-4271-JRBY
Location
Pontypridd, UKL15, CF37 5YR, United Kingdom

Educ8 Training Group

Matched by normalised name
Shared published award value
£1.9m
Awarded
15 Jul 2026
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PVHM-2972-JLLR
Location
Hengoed, UKL16, CF82 7EH, 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
CCBC/PS2974/26/LE
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWHP-2369-JPYL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWHP-2369-JPYL

Address

Street Address
Penallta House, Tredomen Park
Locality
Hengoed
Postal Code
CF82 7PG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL16

Contact

Name
Helen Sellwood

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
ARC Labour Solutions Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PHBP-4271-JRBY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHBP-4271-JRBY

Address

Street Address
Unit 4-5 Centre Court
Locality
Pontypridd
Postal Code
CF37 5YR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL15

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Educ8 Training Group
Id
GB-PPON-PVHM-2972-JLLR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVHM-2972-JLLR

Address

Street Address
Tredomen Gateway Tredomen Park
Locality
Hengoed
Postal Code
CF82 7EH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL16

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Training Provision to Support Educated Other than At School (EOTAS)
Status
active
Date
16 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
22 Jul 2026, 00:00

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
UKL16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
2,305,424.16
Amount
1,921,186.8
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHBP-4271-JRBY
Name
ARC Labour Solutions Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PVHM-2972-JLLR
Name
Educ8 Training Group

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
With the option to extend for up to a further period of twenty-four (24) months

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
069846-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Jul 2026, 15:18
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
4 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hengoed · UKL16 · CF82 7PG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 036958-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 036984-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 044471-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 069846-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·