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Apprentice Worker Agency

Apprentice Worker Agency is a UK public sector tender from Northumbrian Water Limited (North East England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East of England), with an estimated value of £24.5m (excluding VAT). The closing date is .

In our daily copy of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (), 5 open tenders share CPV 79414000; Northumbrian Water Limited has 3 open tenders; the median stated value for that CPV code is £140,000.

Apprentice Worker Agency. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerNorthumbrian Water Limited (Pity Me)
Published
Closing date, 23:59 UK time (request to participate)
Estimated value£24.5m (excluding VAT)
CPV code79414000 — Human resources management consultancy services
79620000 — Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
CPV categoryBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Contract typeServices
ProcedureCompetitive flexible procedure
RegionNorth East England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East of England
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), VCSEs (voluntary, community and social enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 091685-2026

Read the full notice and documents on Find a Tender

Summary from the notice

Northumbrian Water Group (NWL) is committed to developing future talent through a high-quality apprenticeship programme which supports workforce planning, succession management and skills development across the organisation. We require a supplier to provide Apprenticeship Agency Services across…

Official summary as published on Find a Tender (shortened).

How this procurement works

This uses the competitive flexible procedure (Procurement Act 2023). The buyer designs its own stages, often a request to participate first, then invited tenders. Read the notice for each stage and deadline.

Who can bid

The buyer marked this tender as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. That is a signal the buyer expects smaller organisations to be able to bid, but you still need to meet the requirements in the notice.

Closing date

11 days left: the deadline for requests to participate is , 23:59 UK time (as of ). Late submissions are normally rejected; check the notice for the exact time and how to submit.

Next steps

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  2. Open the official notice, follow the link to the buyer's tender portal and download the documents.
  3. Check that you meet the selection criteria (experience, insurance, finances) and send clarification questions early.
  4. Prepare your response, including any social value questions, and submit before the closing date.

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