diff --git a/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.UnitTests/Application/Commands/PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandlerTests.cs b/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.UnitTests/Application/Commands/PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandlerTests.cs
index 430336ea5..21f48fd0e 100644
--- a/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.UnitTests/Application/Commands/PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.UnitTests/Application/Commands/PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandlerTests.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 using NServiceBus;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Application.Commands.PatchApprenticeshipPayments;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Authentication;
+using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Configuration;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Data;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Domain.Exceptions;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Messages.Commands;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Models;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Shared.Interfaces;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Types;
+using SFA.DAS.Encoding;
 using SFA.DAS.UnitOfWork.Context;
 
 namespace SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.UnitTests.Application.Commands;
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ public class PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandlerTests
     private Mock<ICurrentDateTime> _currentDateTime;
     private Mock<IMessageSession> _messageSession;
     private UnitOfWorkContext _unitOfWorkContext;
+    private Mock<IEncodingService> _encodingService;
+    private CommitmentsV2Configuration _commitmentsV2Configuration;
+
     private PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandler _handler;
 
     [SetUp]
@@ -33,13 +38,21 @@ public void Init()
         _currentDateTime = new Mock<ICurrentDateTime>();
         _currentDateTime.Setup(x => x.UtcNow).Returns(DateTime.UtcNow);
         _messageSession = new Mock<IMessageSession>();
+        _encodingService = new Mock<IEncodingService>();
+        _encodingService.Setup(x => x.Encode(It.IsAny<long>(), EncodingType.ApprenticeshipId)).Returns("ABC123");
+        _commitmentsV2Configuration = new CommitmentsV2Configuration();
+        _commitmentsV2Configuration.ProviderUrl = new ProviderUrlConfiguration();
+        _commitmentsV2Configuration.ProviderUrl.ProviderApprenticeshipServiceBaseUrl = "https://test.local";
         _unitOfWorkContext = new UnitOfWorkContext();
 
         _handler = new PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandler(
             new Lazy<ProviderCommitmentsDbContext>(() => _dbContext),
             _currentDateTime.Object,
             _authenticationService.Object,
-            _messageSession.Object);
+            _messageSession.Object,
+            _encodingService.Object,
+            _commitmentsV2Configuration
+           );
     }
 
     [TearDown]
@@ -106,6 +119,30 @@ await _handler.Handle(new PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommand
             It.IsAny<SendOptions>()), Times.Once);
     }
 
+    [TestCase(true, "ProviderApprenticeshipPaymentFrozenNotification")]
+    [TestCase(false, "ProviderApprenticeshipPaymentUnfrozenNotification")]
+    public async Task Handle_WhenPaymentFreezeDateProvided_SendsNotificationEmail(bool freeze, string template)
+    {
+        var apprenticeship = await SetupApprenticeship(frozen: !freeze);
+        _authenticationService.Setup(a => a.GetUserParty()).Returns(Party.Employer);
+
+        await _handler.Handle(new PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommand
+        {
+            ApprenticeshipId = apprenticeship.Id,
+            PaymentFreezeDate = freeze ? DateTime.UtcNow.Date : null,
+            FreezePaymentsReason = freeze ? FreezePaymentsReason.LearnerOnBreak : null,
+            UserInfo = new UserInfo()
+        }, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        _messageSession.Verify(x => x.Send(
+            It.Is<SendEmailToProviderCommand>(c => c.ProviderId == apprenticeship.Cohort.ProviderId &&
+                c.Template == template &&
+                c.Tokens["employer_name"] == apprenticeship.Cohort.AccountLegalEntity.Name &&
+                c.Tokens["link_to_manage_apprenticeships"].Contains($"{apprenticeship.Cohort.ProviderId}/apprentices/ABC123")
+                ),
+            It.IsAny<SendOptions>()), Times.Once);
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public async Task Handle_WhenFreezePaymentsReasonMissing_ThrowsDomainException()
     {
@@ -273,7 +310,7 @@ private async Task<Apprenticeship> SetupApprenticeship(bool frozen = false, stri
             {
                 EmployerAccountId = fixture.Create<long>(),
                 ProviderId = fixture.Create<long>(),
-                AccountLegalEntity = new AccountLegalEntity()
+                AccountLegalEntity = new AccountLegalEntity(new Account(), 123, 1234, "XXXXX", "XXX123", "Test", CommitmentsV2.Models.OrganisationType.Other, null, DateTime.Today)
             },
             PaymentStatus = PaymentStatus.Active,
             StartDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMonths(-2),
diff --git a/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2/Application/Commands/PatchApprenticeshipPayments/PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandler.cs b/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2/Application/Commands/PatchApprenticeshipPayments/PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandler.cs
index 097c22f2b..27d4c2c1a 100644
--- a/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2/Application/Commands/PatchApprenticeshipPayments/PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandler.cs
+++ b/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2/Application/Commands/PatchApprenticeshipPayments/PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandler.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using NServiceBus;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Authentication;
+using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Configuration;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Data;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Data.Extensions;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Domain.Exceptions;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Models;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Shared.Interfaces;
 using SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Types;
+using SFA.DAS.Encoding;
 
 namespace SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.Application.Commands.PatchApprenticeshipPayments;
 
@@ -16,7 +18,9 @@ public class PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommandHandler(
     Lazy<ProviderCommitmentsDbContext> dbContext,
     ICurrentDateTime currentDate,
     IAuthenticationService authenticationService,
-    IMessageSession messageSession)
+    IMessageSession messageSession,
+    IEncodingService encodingService,
+    CommitmentsV2Configuration commitmentsV2Configuration)
     : IRequestHandler<PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommand>
 {
     public async Task Handle(PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommand command, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -46,6 +50,8 @@ public async Task Handle(PatchApprenticeshipPaymentsCommand command, Cancellatio
 
         await dbContext.Value.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
+        await SendEmail(isFreeze, apprenticeship.Cohort.ProviderId, apprenticeship.Cohort.AccountLegalEntity.Name, apprenticeship.Id);
+
         await messageSession.Send(new StoreLearningHistoryCommand
         {
             ApprenticeshipId = command.ApprenticeshipId,
@@ -103,4 +109,24 @@ private async Task CheckPaymentsCanBeFrozen(Apprenticeship apprenticeship, Cance
 
         return null;
     }
-}
+
+    private async Task SendEmail(bool isFreeze, long providerId, string employerName, long apprenticeshipId)
+    {
+        var encodedApprenticeshipId = encodingService.Encode(apprenticeshipId, EncodingType.ApprenticeshipId);
+
+        var sendEmailToProviderCommand = new SendEmailToProviderCommand(
+            providerId,
+            isFreeze ? "ProviderApprenticeshipPaymentFrozenNotification" : "ProviderApprenticeshipPaymentUnfrozenNotification",
+            new Dictionary<string, string>
+            {
+                {"employer_name", employerName},
+                {
+                    "link_to_manage_apprenticeships",
+                    $"{commitmentsV2Configuration.ProviderCommitmentsBaseUrl}{providerId}/apprentices/{encodedApprenticeshipId}\""
+                },
+                { "link_to_unsubscribe", $"{commitmentsV2Configuration.ProviderUrl.ProviderApprenticeshipServiceBaseUrl}notification-settings"  }
+            });
+
+        await messageSession.Send(sendEmailToProviderCommand);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file