AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Northamptonshire Council has an active signed contract with The Bedford College Group to deliver three Level 3 Installation and Maintenance Electrician apprenticeships. The published gross contract value is £69,000, funded from the apprenticeship levy.
Published outcomeThe Bedford College Group is the sole named supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, light-touch education and training services contract covering apprenticeship delivery over approximately five years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
The Bedford College Group
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £69,000 gross contract value; not separately allocated to the supplier or lot in the notice. GBP · Active contract supplier
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Award 1 names The Bedford College Group as its supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, is active and has a gross value of GBP 69,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract details notice published; tender and lot marked complete, award and contract marked active.
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The notice is titled 'Contract details notice on Find a Tender'; tender status is complete, lot 1 status is complete, and award/contract status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 25 September 2026.
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-09-25.
Contract period
99% confidence25 September 2026 to 12 September 2031.
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-25 and endDate is 2031-09-12.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£69,000 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 69000, amount 69000 and currency GBP.
Published per-apprenticeship cost
96% confidence£23,000 each for three apprenticeships
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The tender description states a total cost of £69,000 and £23,000 each for three apprenticeships.
Funding source
96% confidenceApprenticeship levy
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The tender description states that the full training cost is to be drawn from the apprenticeship levy.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-25.
Contract start
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-25.
Contract end
99% confidence12 September 2031
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2031-09-12.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The Find a Tender contract details notice has datePublished 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDelivery of three Level 3 Installation and Maintenance Electrician apprenticeships.
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The title and tender description specify delivery of three Level 3 Installation and Maintenance Electrician apprenticeships.
Service classification
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000).
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Award item 1 carries CPV 80000000, described as Education and training services.
Delivery geography
93% confidenceEast Midlands (UKF), United Kingdom.
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Award item 1 specifies a delivery address region of UKF, United Kingdom.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.
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Tender and award data reference lot 1, while the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - unknown'.
Legal framework
99% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023/54).
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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch regime.
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Tender specialRegime includes lightTouch.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation results, scores or award rationale is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive.
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Contract 1 status is active.
Duration
97% confidenceApproximately five years, from 25 September 2026 to 12 September 2031.
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The published contract period runs between these dates; the description also refers to training delivery over five years.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing basis
98% confidencePublished as a £69,000 gross contract value; detailed pricing and payment terms are not supplied.
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Contract 1 provides total amount and amountGross only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
97% confidenceA single supplier is named for a single published lot and three apprenticeship places.
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; the description specifies three apprenticeships.
Value context
96% confidenceThe published total equates to £23,000 per apprenticeship, as stated by the buyer.
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The description explicitly states £69,000 total and £23,000 each.
Funding context
96% confidenceThe buyer states that training costs will be drawn from its apprenticeship levy.
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The tender description says the full training cost will be drawn from the apprenticeship levy.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity basis
99% confidenceThe supplier name is reported from the published UKPRN record and is not Companies House-verified in the supplied data.
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Supplier identity status is not_applicable; the supplier identifier scheme is GB-UKPRN and no verified company name or number is supplied.
Award value allocation
98% confidenceThe £69,000 is a contract-level value linked to award 1; the notice does not publish a separate lot-level value allocation.
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Contract 1 provides the value, while lot 1 has no value amount.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes tender dates, submission deadline, bid count, evaluation method, scores, award rationale, lot title, lot description, detailed pricing and extension terms.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied tender, lot, award and contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No tender publication date, submission deadline or award decision date is supplied.
- No bidder numbers, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale are published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension, option, renewal, payment schedule or detailed pricing terms are supplied.
- The supplier is identified through a UKPRN record; no Companies House-verified legal name or company number is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Northamptonshire CouncilThe Bedford College Groupelectrician apprenticeship trainingLevel 3 Installation and Maintenance Electricianapprenticeship levyeducation and training services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
The Bedford College Group is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £69,000.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 25 September 2026 to 12 September 2031.
What is being delivered?
Three Level 3 Installation and Maintenance Electrician apprenticeships.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.