Contract

Birmingham City University Engineering Apprenticeships

  • Ofcom

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-055754

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059878

Published 11 September 2025, 11:45am



Scope

Reference

C20252507

Description

Birmingham City University is one of only two providers offering the Level 6 Broadcast and Media Engineer apprenticeship and has been successfully delivering it since 2016, demonstrating a proven track record that the alternative provider cannot evidence. The programme was co-developed with leading industry partners including BT Group, Sky, Panasonic, and Arqiva, reflecting BCU’s deep integration with sector needs. Major employers such as the BBC, ITV, Sky, and Digital UK already rely on BCU to deliver this apprenticeship, further validating their credibility and capability as the leading provider.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £60,000 excluding VAT
  • £72,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

21 August 2025

Contract dates

  • 21 August 2025 to 21 August 2028
  • 3 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

Birmingham City University

Curzon Building

Birmingham

B4 7BD

United Kingdom

Region: UKG31 - Birmingham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

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Contracting authority

Ofcom

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQQZ-1663-NWMN

Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road

London

SE1 9HA

United Kingdom

Region: UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government