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    ContractsEmployer Apprenticeship Programme Support
    Awarded contract

    Employer Apprenticeship Programme Support

    Awarded
    £25k
    Published 21 Oct 2026

    Support employers to increase apprenticeship recruitment and pathway participation through awareness-raising, funding guidance, and engagement with 25+ employers in North East programmes.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North EastPublished 21 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £25k
    Published 21 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £24,950
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • SM
      SDN MESMA GROUP LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    21 October 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This opportunity seeks to expand employer participation in apprenticeship programmes across the North East. The project aims to increase employer awareness of apprenticeship pathways, funding, incentives, and support mechanisms while building confidence in recruiting apprentices. Key objectives include strengthening connections between employers, schools, and apprenticeship providers, and securing a minimum of 25 employer engagements with targeted schools, colleges, and young people through North East Ambition programmes. The successful contractor will deliver monthly monitoring returns, termly review meetings, employer engagement and feedback data, track apprenticeship vacancies created, provide an interim report (January/February 2027), and submit a final impact report (July/August 2027). This project directly supports increased apprenticeship opportunity uptake in the region.

    Track record

    9 awards · 9 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-078c5e

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    Sector
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