715708452 - Pilot STEM scheme

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£55,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Primary Engineer LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Agreement to run From Sept 2025 to August 2026

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Pilot STEM scheme to be delivered by the SSDG in collaboration with the provider…Awarded

Pilot STEM scheme to be delivered by the SSDG in collaboration with the provider Primary Engineer for the academic year beginning September 2025.

Participation by the shipbuilding sector in the annual competition ‘If you were an Engineer’. It is estimated that, through this, the sector could reach over 16,000 young people in the next academic year and help inspire them to take up roles in the shipbuilding industry.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jan 2026, 11:03 GMT
Last source update: 13 Jan 2026, 11:03 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002554
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060464 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Pilot Programme "if you were an engineer"
Limited known Suppliers available to carry out work before the September project commencement.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £55,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Primary Engineer LTDSMEPrimary Engineer Pilot STEM programme	£55,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Primary Engineer Pilot STEM programme · Primary Engineer LTDSME
Signed
5 Jan 2026
Value
£55,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Abbey Wood, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Primary Engineer LTDAwarded supplier Lancashire, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.