AwardedAwarded 11 August 2026

Boosting Apprenticeship Progression

North East Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

North East Combined Authority awarded training and education work to First Face to Face Ltd on 11 August 2026.

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What the notice says

The Boosting Apprenticeship Progression project will deliver a dual strand programme supporting KS4 and KS5 learners and employers across the North East Combined Authority area. The project will provide meaningful, sector linked encounters aligned to regional labour market priorities, alongside targeted apprenticeship preparation activity to improve young people's understanding of apprenticeship routes, levels and progression and strengthen readiness for recruitment processes. A complementary employer engagement and enablement strand will increase employers' awareness of apprenticeship pathways, incentives and funding, supporting greater employer confidence and willingness to recruit apprentices and strengthening the regional apprenticeship pipeline in priority sectors.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
First Face to Face Ltd (SME)£58,800
Awarded 22 July 2026
11 August 2026 to 3 August 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 074094-2026
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 076067-2026

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From notice 074094-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 August 2026, last updated 11 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.