Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 24 Apr 2025, 15:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Apprentice Training and Assessment Contracts for ECITB APTUS Modern

Official notice

Authority: ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD (Charity / VCSE)

3 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£320,000envelope for 3 lots · £400,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 May 2025awarded 12 Dec 2025
Awarded to Forth valley College of Further Education
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Sept 2029 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Apprentice Training and Assessment Contracts for ECITB APTUS Modern Apprentiships

CPV: Education and training services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£320,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot
Lot #1Electrical MaintenanceAwarded 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£106,667

Lot 1: Electrical Maintenance - training and assessment services required to be delivered for apprentices recruited in 2025 in the Offshore Region in the Electrical Maintenance discipline.

Please see the related Specification.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £106,667 exc. VAT · £133,333 inc. VAT
Delivery: ScotlandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    The ECITB is assessing suitability at the award stage. More information can be found within the Procurement Pack.

Lot #2Instrumentation & Control MaintenanceAwarded 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£106,667

Lot 2: Instrumentation & Control Maintenance - training and assessment services required to be delivered for apprentices recruited in 2025 in the Offshore Region in the Electrical Instrumentation & Control Maintenance discipline.

Please see the related specification for further detail.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £106,667 exc. VAT · £133,333 inc. VAT
Delivery: ScotlandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    The ECITB is assessing suitability at the award stage. More information can be found within the Procurement Pack.

Lot #3Mechanical MaintenanceAwarded 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£106,667

Lot 3: Mechanical Maintenance - training and assessment services required to be delivered for apprentices recruited in 2025 in the Offshore Region in the Mechanical Maintenance discipline.

Please see the relevant Specification for full details.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £106,667 exc. VAT · £133,333 inc. VAT
Delivery: ScotlandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    The ECITB is assessing suitability at the award stage. More information can be found within the Procurement Pack.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
  • Condition of participation

    The ECITB is assessing suitability at the award stage. More information can be found within the Procurement Pack.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Apr 2025, 15:50 BST
Last source update
8 Jan 2026, 14:29 GMT
Authority reference
P2510-1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016839
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05071f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.ecitb.org.uk ↗

All Tender submissions should be made via email to [email protected]

Timeline

24 Apr 2025 → 8 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Apr 2025, 15:50 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    8 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    15 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published282 days ago
    8 Jan 2026, 14:29 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Apr 2025, 15:50 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    8 Jan 2026, 14:29 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2026, 14:29 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £450,2311 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Across several lots1 award
Forth valley College of Further Education——Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 264506 · GB-PPON: PPPJ-1399-NBBQ Kings House Business Center, Home Park Business Estate, Station Road, Kings Langley, East of England, WD4 8LZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (10)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender