Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southampton City Council
Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road
Southampton
SO14 7LY
UK
Contact person: Caroline Marie Walsh
Telephone: +44 2382545949
E-mail: caroline.walsh@southampton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ32
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southampton.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Team Leader Level 3 and Operations Manager Level 5 apprenticeships
Reference number: SCC-2026-0042
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Team Leader Level 3 and Operations Manager Level 5 apprenticeships from 1st December 2024 to 28th February 2029.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
328 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Team Leader Level 3 and Operations Manager Level 5 apprenticeships from 1st December 2024 to 28th February 2029.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This service was procured using a framework.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SCC-2026-0042
Title: Team Leader Level 3 and Operations Manager Level 5 apprenticeships
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Instep UK Limited
03789359
44 Catherine Place
London
SW1E 6HL
UK
Telephone: +44 1925980490
E-mail: enquiries@instepuk.com
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
URL: https://instepuk.com/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 320 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/06/2026