Official UK procurement notice
Construction QS Apprenticeships · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Northumbria at Newcastle (Education)
Northumbria University provides a Construction Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship (BSc Quantity Surveying (Construction)). This means we are required to obtain SEATS/SMSTS training for Construction QS apprentices accredited by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). SMSTS is a five-day course aimed at project managers and site agents, while SEATS is a one-day course focused on environmental responsibilities within the construction industry.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthumbria University provides a Construction Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship (BSc Quantity Surveying (Construction)). This means we are required to obtain SEATS/SMSTS training for Construction QS apprentices accredited by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). SMSTS is a five-day course aimed at project managers and site agents, while SEATS is a one-day course focused on environmental responsibilities within the construction industry.
The current training requires training and associated approved qualifications, as specified within the Construction Quantity Surveyor standard (ST0045/AP01). Due to the apprenticeship rules we are looking to identify any suppliers who have in house capabilities to deliver our requirements in the volumes needed, which are c. 60 plus of each assessments:
•Site Safety Plus – Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
•Site Safety Plus – Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme (SEATS)
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CPV: Education and training services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Market period
- 1 yr from 31 Jan 2027
The lotProcurement structure
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- “Construction QS Apprenticeships” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How University of Northumbria at Newcastle buys Education and training services (CPV 80), and who usually turns up
University of Northumbria at Newcastle’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
How the contest usually goes
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Half of these awards have an award date within 65 days of the bid deadline.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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1 bid6%
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Lot #1CPV 80Published estimate£80k
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1 bid6%
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7+56%
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Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Nov 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Authority reference
T26/0004- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107711- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07baf0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
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Timeline
12 Nov 2026 → 31 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published2 days ago12 Nov 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Today15 Nov 2026
- Market engagementin 9 days24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Prior to commencing any procurement, we are engaging the market to understand the supplier availability in the market for each of these requirements.
As part of this process and to assist the University develop its requirements, we would appreciate responses from interested suppliers to our short questionnaire. The questionnaire relating to this premarket engagement opportunity is available via our Delta eSourcing platform:
- Tender notice expectedin 15 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 76 days31 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Nov 2026, 16:09 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender