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Provision of Suffolk Adult Learning Service

Suffolk County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 21:35.

Opportunity overview

Suffolk County Council has awarded a contract to Realise Futures for the provision of the Suffolk Adult Learning Service Adult Skills Fund through a direct award.

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.

REALISE FUTURES CIC

Matched by number
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07828443
Location
Ipswich, UKH14, IP1 5NZ, 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
PA0045/M022
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Suffolk County Council is part of the Devolution Priority Programme. A Mayoral Combined County Authority for Norfolk and Suffolk, with strategic powers and led by an elected Mayor, is intended to be established. The Government announced on 4 December 2025 that the inaugural mayoral election would be delayed until 2028. However, Adult Skills Funding has been devolved in other areas without a Mayor, and it is therefore expected that Adult Skills Funding will be devolved from academic year 2027/28, from August 2027. At that point, delivery and procurement responsibilities are expected to transfer from Suffolk County Council to the Norfolk and Suffolk Mayoral Combined County Authority. To ensure continuity of service during this transition period, Suffolk County Council proposes to make a direct award to the incumbent provider, Realise Futures, for a period of one year, with an option to extend for a further year. This will maintain service continuity and align the contractual arrangement with the anticipated devolution timetable.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement
Entry 2
Id
urgency

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Suffolk County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PHVH-1657-HHMV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHVH-1657-HHMV

Address

Street Address
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP1 2BX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
REALISE FUTURES CIC
Id
GB-COH-07828443

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07828443

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCDN-6688-HDND

Address

Street Address
Realise Futures CIC, Lovetofts Drive
Locality
Ipswich
Postal Code
IP1 5NZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

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
UKH14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07828443
Name
REALISE FUTURES CIC

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Provision of Suffolk Adult Learning Service
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
29 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Optional 1 year extension to allow for any changes or delays in the expected devolution timeline.

Value

Including VAT
4,970,778
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085641-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Sept 2026, 09:14
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ipswich · UKH14 · IP1 2BX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 059318-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 059324-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 085641-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·