AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Northamptonshire Council has concluded and signed a contract with CITY SKILLS LIMITED for delivery of five Level 5 Learning and Development Consultant Business Partner apprenticeships. The contract is funded through the apprenticeship levy and is valued at £35,000 gross.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and linked to active Contract 1. The contract was signed and started on 1 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, light-touch education and training services procurement covering five apprenticeships over four years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CITY SKILLS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £35,000 gross shared contract value GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 names City Skills Limited as supplier. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 10951894 and verified the legal name as CITY SKILLS LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to Award 1, has a gross value of £35,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete".
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 1 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-01.
Contract commencement
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£35,000 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross of 35000 and currency GBP.
Apprenticeship unit cost stated in description
95% confidence£7,000 per apprentice
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The description states "7k each apprentice" for five apprenticeships.
Funding
99% confidenceFully funded by the apprenticeship levy
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The description states "Training fully funded by the apprenticeship levy."
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-01.
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 August 2030
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2030-08-30.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDelivery of five Level 5 Learning and Development Consultant Business Partner apprenticeships
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The procurement title and description identify delivery of five apprenticeships for the specified Level 5 programme.
Service category
99% confidenceEducation and training services
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The award item carries CPV 80000000, described as education and training services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender data lists Lot 1, and Award 1 is related to Lot 1.
Delivery area
90% confidenceUKF region
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The award item specifies a delivery address region of UKF.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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The tender procurementMethodDetails field states "Below threshold - unknown".
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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The tender specialRegime field includes "lightTouch".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 30 August 2030
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-09-01 to 2030-08-30.
Stated duration
98% confidenceFour years
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The description states delivery is "over a period of 4 years"; contract dates are consistent with an approximately four-year term.
Extension options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or option terms are present in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceA fixed published gross contract value of £35,000 covers five apprenticeships, equivalent to the stated £7,000 per apprentice.
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The contract value is £35,000 gross and the description states five apprenticeships at £7,000 each.
Market relevance
92% confidenceThe opportunity concerns apprenticeship training provision rather than a broader learning and development consultancy engagement.
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The title references the Level 5 apprenticeship standard and the description specifies delivery of five apprenticeships.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was verified by Companies House number 10951894; the verified legal name is CITY SKILLS LIMITED.
Published value allocation
99% confidenceThe £35,000 is a contract-level value linked to Award 1 and is not published as a separate lot value.
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Contract 1 provides the value while Lot 1 has no value amount in the supplied data.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown beyond the stated per-apprentice figure, or extension terms are provided.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, lot and contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is supplied.
- The published notice does not provide bidder numbers, tenderer identities, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings information.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are supplied; the August 2030 re-procurement horizon is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
- Lot 1 has no separately published title, description or value.
- The £35,000 figure is published at contract level, not as an independently stated lot value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Northamptonshire CouncilCITY SKILLS LIMITEDLevel 5 Learning and Development Consultant Business Partnerapprenticeship trainingeducation and training services£35,000 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
CITY SKILLS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 10951894.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £35,000.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 1 September 2026 and ends on 30 August 2030.
What is being delivered?
Five Level 5 Learning and Development Consultant Business Partner apprenticeships.
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