Official UK procurement notice
Data Analytics Level 4 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionData Analytics Level 4 with Project Delivery Focus
- How the procedure runs: A PSQ has been published on 21/1/2026 and will expire on 20/2/2026. Only those who pass this process will be invited to ITT. The ITT is due to be published 2/3/2026 and a contract award decision is due on 16/4/2026. The PSQ abd draft copy of the ITT are available here. We are only looking for PSQ submissions at this time with the ITT to follow https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60628
CPV: Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,500,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Those who pass the PSQ
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Critaeria: Please see ITT
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Those who pass the PSQ
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Dec 2025, 15:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 12:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
715737471- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005178- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa9fFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Through Apprentcieship Levy
- How it runs
A PSQ has been published on 21/1/2026 and will expire on 20/2/2026. Only those who pass this process will be invited to ITT. The ITT is due to be published 2/3/2026 and a contract award decision is due on 16/4/2026. The PSQ abd draft copy of the ITT are available here. We are only looking for PSQ submissions at this time with the ITT to follow contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Details of the PSQ and draft ITT can be found here contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗
A market awareness day is now being held on TEAMS on 17th February 1.30pm-3pm. Please contact [email protected] with contact details for your attendees. We are opening a period of questions for a Q&A session, could you send these if you have any to to [email protected] by no later than 6th February
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 13 May 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published309 days ago19 Dec 2025, 15:12 GMT
- Next notice expected289 days ago8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published276 days ago21 Jan 2026, 11:12 GMT
- Submission deadline246 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by191 days ago16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent185 days ago23 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts178 days ago30 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends172 days ago5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published164 days ago13 May 2026, 12:44 BST
Notice history
11 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Pipeline notice published19 Dec 2025, 15:12 GMTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published19 Dec 2025, 15:31 GMTUK3
- Procurement method changed19 Dec 2025, 15:31 GMT
- Tender notice published21 Jan 2026, 11:12 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active21 Jan 2026, 11:12 GMT
- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 13:55 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Apr 2026, 09:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Apr 2026, 09:56 BST
- Contract award notice published29 Apr 2026, 14:17 BSTUK6
- Procurement termination notice published13 May 2026, 12:44 BSTUK12
- Contract signature expected20 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Special Instructions now include details of a market awareness day. Also ITT has been updated in its weightings and description of intakes within the statement of requirement
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-01: 2 releases · 21 Jan 2026, 27 Jan 2026
- 2025-12: 2 releases · 19 Dec 2025, 19 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QA Limited20 May 2026 – 19 May 2028 · up to 19 May 2029Extensions: One Year Extension option · Options: One Year Extension option · Amended: Extension of standstill period by two weeks | £3,600,000 | 23 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · QA Limited
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 29 Apr 2028
- Status
- cancelled (13 May 2026), Following a review, the Authority has identified issues in the evaluation criteria and inconsistencies in the evaluation process. As a result, the Authority has taken the decision not to proceed with the current competition and is cancelling the procurement. The Authority is currently considering next steps and any decisions will be communicated through the appropriate channels
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QA LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (11)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Draft ITT
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Through the DSP
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender