Contract award · 4 Aug 2026

Adult Skills Fund - 26-27

Hull City Council awarded “Adult Skills Fund - 26-27” to Blue Apple Training, Hull College, Humber Learning Consortium for £1.59m on 4 Aug 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionEducation & trainingYorkshire and the Humber

Value across 8 lots £1.59m
WinnersBlue Apple Training SME, Hull College SME +6 more

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Hull City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£1,594,284 across 8 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date4 Aug 2026
  2. Published10 Sep 2026Published 37 days after the contract date

Description

HEYCA (Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority) has awarded a contract to Skills-UK, Education & Training Limited to provide relevant learning/regulated qualifications linked to the Local Skills Improvement Plan The contracts are anticipated to commence 4th August 2026 ending by 31st August 2027.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Adult Skills Fund - 26-27Blue Apple Training SME£143k
Adult Skills Fund - 26-27Hull College SME£262k
Adult Skills Fund - 26-27Humber Learning Consortium SME£263k
Adult Skills Fund - 26-27Portull Training Services Ltd SME£261k
Adult Skills Fund - 26-27SCL Education and Training Limited£207k
Adult Skills Fund - 26-27Skills-UK, Education & Training Limited SME£91,943
Adult Skills Fund - 26-27The Skills Network SME£210k
Adult Skills Fund - 26-27Triage Centrum Limited SME£158k

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