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Level 7 Operational Research Specialist Apprenticeship

Department for Business and Trade · published 16 Jan 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID449646c2-0a49-4ce6-af19-0deb9065aa7e-879613
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-951c48e8-31a1-4b85-8e7c-3db139496d71
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-307868
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£56,000
award field
Tender value
£56,000
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Category
services
CPV
80400000
Adult and other education services
Delivery
Not stated
CT2 7NZ
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

A new contract is required for four learners to join the 'Operational Research specialist Level 7' apprenticeship standard. It will allow the learners to upskill within the area of research allowing them to become experts in the field and offer increased value for money.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release16 Jan 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published16 Jan 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published16 Jan 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published1 Sept 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Published name only

University of Kent

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 16 Jan 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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