Official UK procurement notice
Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer L6 Degree Apprenticeship (ST0151) v2
Authority: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Concession value (operator's revenue)£440,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2025awarded 8 Aug 2025
Awarded to Solent University, University of Portsmouth
Contract term 4 yrs 2 moends 31 Oct 2029 · starts 1 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide the off-the-job training component of the Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer L6 Degree Apprenticeship, for three cohorts of apprentices.
CPV: Staff training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£440,000
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).
How bids were scored
- Criteria will be detailed within ITT documents published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jul 2025, 09:47 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2025, 13:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
SOR_EE_2025v2- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037304- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0558c8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
- Submission deadline
- 25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Submissions will need to be submitted via the Defence Sourcing Portal. If you would like to be included in the ITT please sign up as a supplier and confirm registration to [email protected]
Please follow link below to complete DSP Supplier Registration:
Timeline
4 Jul 2025 → 7 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published4 Jul 2025, 09:47 BST
- Clarification questions by13 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent13 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published380 days ago7 Oct 2025, 13:12 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025- Tender notice published4 Jul 2025, 09:47 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Aug 2025, 13:30 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2025, 13:30 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2025, 13:12 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £320,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Sept 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solent University, University of Portsmouthjoint awardEmbedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer Level 6 Degree1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2029 | £320,000 | 8 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Solent University, University of Portsmouth
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2025
- Value
- £320,000
- Period
- 22 Sept 2025 – 31 Jan 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Progress Updates · Achievement and Certification of Degree and Apprenticeship · IPR
- Progress Updates, Update on apprentice progress against training plan milestones, including issues and achievements
- Achievement and Certification of Degree and Apprenticeship, Certificates to be issued to apprentices upon successful completion.
- IPR, Protection of Intellectual Property
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- SOLENT UNIVERSITY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- University of PortsmouthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender