AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Northamptonshire Council has a signed, active contract with Leicester College to deliver two Level 3 Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician apprenticeships. The contract value is £44,000 including VAT and the published term runs from 23 September 2026 to 12 September 2031.
Published outcomeAward 1 and contract 1 are active; Leicester College is the named supplier for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, light-touch education and training services contract funded through the apprenticeship levy.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Leicester College
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £44,000 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names Leicester College as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of GBP 44,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 098803-2026 is described as a 'Contract details notice on Find a Tender'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 23 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-23.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£44,000 including VAT
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Contract 1 value records amountGross GBP 44,000 and amount GBP 44,000.
Indicative per-apprenticeship cost
94% confidence£22,000
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The procurement description states two apprenticeships are provided at a cost of £22k each.
Funding source
95% confidenceApprenticeship levy
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The description states that training is fully funded by the apprenticeship levy.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-23.
Contract start
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-23.
Contract end
99% confidence12 September 2031
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2031-09-12.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Document 098803-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDelivery of two Level 3 Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician apprenticeships
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The title and description state the requirement is delivery of two such apprenticeships.
Service category
99% confidenceEducation and training services
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Award item 1 has CPV 80000000, described as Education and training services.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUKF region
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Award item 1 specifies delivery address region UKF.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - unknown'.
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime is recorded as lightTouch.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bids received, bidders and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence23 September 2026 to 12 September 2031
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-09-23 to 2031-09-12.
Duration
97% confidenceApproximately 5 years
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The published description states training is over 5 years; the recorded contract period is 23 September 2026 to 12 September 2031.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceFixed published total of £44,000 for two apprenticeship places
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The description states £22k each for two apprenticeships, while contract 1 records a £44,000 gross value.
Market accessibility
99% confidenceBelow-threshold light-touch procurement
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The tender is marked below threshold and light touch.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
98% confidenceSupplier is identified through a GB-UKPRN education-provider identifier; Companies House verification is not applicable.
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Supplier record gives identifier scheme GB-UKPRN and supplier_identity_status 'not_applicable'.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid-count, tenderer, scoring or evaluation fields are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- Information on bids received, competing suppliers, evaluation, scores and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are published.
- No pricing breakdown beyond the stated £22,000 per apprenticeship and £44,000 total is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Northamptonshire CouncilLeicester Collegeplumbing apprenticeshipdomestic heating technicianapprenticeship levyeducation and training servicespublic contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
Leicester College is the named supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £44,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 23 September 2026 to 12 September 2031.
What does the contract cover?
It covers delivery of two Level 3 Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician apprenticeships.
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