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AWARDEDProcurement notice · Ministry of DefenceRef ocds-h6vhtk-04103b
Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel Undertaking the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard
This contract for a supplier to deliver End Point Assessment (EPA) services in connection with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Army Apprenticeship Programme. EPAs will be delivered to service personnel of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), Royal Marines (RM), Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) and Infantry undertaking a Level 3 (L3) Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard (ST0457).
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 2 bids were received in total.
Lots
1
Initial Term Value
£3,289,150
Bids Received
2
Bids per Lot
2
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
1,800 days (≈4.9 yrs)
£3,289,150
initial term
2
Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd
active
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Award criteria
Weightings from the notice.
Technical70%
Commercial30%
Understanding the military context9%(price)
Support to apprentices9%(price)
EPAO staff9%(price)
EPA delivery9%(price)
Governance9%(price)
Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement9%(price)
D&I, Safeguarding and PREVENT9%(price)
Communications with AAP Stakeholders9%(price)
Communications with Apprentices & Analysis of Performance Data and Feedback to AAP Stakeholders18%(price)
Social Value10%(price)
Government spending data: This supplier has received £4,049,995 in 171 payments (over £25k) from Ministry of Defence, Department of Health and Social Care, Metropolitan Police, BEIS, Department for Education and 3 more public bodies (2017-02-09 to 2026-03-16). View full payment history →
Key Dates
Published
12 April 2024
Tender Open
-
Tender Deadline
29 November 2023
Award Date
-
Contract Signed
10 April 2024
Contract Start
-
Contract End
-
Notice Amendments
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendment 1
Change (II.2.5)): Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 30
Cost criterion - Name: Understanding the military context / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: Support to apprentices / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: EPAO staff / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: EPA delivery / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: Governance / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: D&I, Safeguarding and PREVENT / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: Communications with AAP Stakeholders / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: Communications with Apprentices & Analysis of Performance Data and Feedback to AAP Stakeholders / Weighting: 18
Cost criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10 → Non-Cost Criteria:
Technical = 60%
1. Understanding the military context / Weighting: 9
2. Support to apprentices / Weighting: 9
3. EPAO staff / Weighting: 9
4. EPA delivery / Weighting: 9
5. Governance / Weighting: 9
6. Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement / Weighting: 9
7. D&I, Safeguarding and PREVENT / Weighting: 9
8. Communications with AAP Stakeholders / Weighting: 9
9. Communications with Apprentices / Weighting: 9
10. Analysis of Performance Data and Feedback to AAP Stakeholders / Weighting: 9
Social Value = 10%
1. Reduce the disability employment gap / Weighting: 5
2. Tackle workforce inequality / Weighting: 5
Price Criterion Weighting = 30%
Change (V.2.2)): - → Number of tenders received from SMEs: (SME – as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC):
1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
2
Procurement Details
Method
Open — any supplier may bid
Method Details
Open procedure
Route to market
Open competition
Main category
Services
Category
Special education services
Delivery location
UK
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-04103b
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes
80000000 – Education and training services; 80340000 – Special education services; 80511000 – Staff training services; 80521000 – Training programme services; 80531100 – Industrial training services; 80531200 – Technical training services; 80570000 – Personal development training services