Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 12 Dec 2025, 11:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Apprentice Training and Assessment: ECITB APTUS Modern Apprentice Offshore Region - September 2026

Official notice

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

3 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£390,000total for 3 lots · £390,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026awarded 8 Jul 2026
Awarded to Forth Valley College
Contract term 3 yrs 10 moends 30 Jun 2030 · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The ECITB wishes to appoint a provider to fulfil its requirement for Apprentice Training and Assessment Contracts for ECITB APTUS Modern Apprentice ECITB Offshore Region - September 2026.

The ECITB is looking to procure a training provider to deliver training and assessment services leading to the ECITB's Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering Construction qualification for apprentices in the employment of employers, in-scope to the ECITB and working in the upstream oil and gas sector.

Please see original linked UK4 Tender Notice for full details: 2026/S 000-003644

CPV: Education and training services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£390,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot
Lot #1APTUS Electrical Maintenance (A)Awarded 3 yrs 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£130,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 30 Jun 2030 (3 yrs 10 mo)Value: £130,000 exc. VAT · £130,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please see the Tender pack

Lot #2APTUS Instrumentation & Control Maintenance (B)Awarded 3 yrs 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£130,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 30 Jun 2030 (3 yrs 10 mo)Value: £130,000 exc. VAT · £130,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please see the Tender pack

Lot #3APTUS Mechanical Maintenance (C)Awarded 3 yrs 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£130,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 30 Jun 2030 (3 yrs 10 mo)Value: £130,000 exc. VAT · £130,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please see the Tender 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

    Please see the Tender 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
12 Dec 2025, 11:25 GMT
Last source update
20 Jul 2026, 10:22 BST
Authority reference
P2510-1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082372
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f49e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.ecitb.org.uk ↗

Please submit tenders and all correspondence to [email protected]

The ECITB does not have a e-procurement portal.

Timeline

12 Dec 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published318 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 11:25 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by279 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline275 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published98 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 10:22 BST
  5. Contract starts55 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Dec 2025, 11:25 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    15 Jan 2026, 16:45 GMT
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    20 Jul 2026, 10:22 BST
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    20 Jul 2026, 10:22 BST
Published amendments (1)

ITT amended to change the Mandatory question 9.1 Security (Cyber). Changes red-lined within ITT Version 1.2 (15.01.26). **Please download this new version ahead of tender submission to use the correct tender response form**

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £513,6151 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Across several lots1 award
Forth Valley College£513,615 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • P2510-1 APTUS Form of Contract 2026 Lots 1-3 · Forth Valley College

    Signed
    8 Jul 2026
    Value
    £513,615 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

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
  • Forth Valley CollegeAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZJG-6887-JDRDGB-SC: SC021191 Grangemouth Road, Falkirk, Scotland, FK2 9ADContact email

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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender