Official UK procurement notice
End Point Assessment - Drivers
Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,550,000≈ £1.6m / year · £1,550,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 May 2026awarded 19 Jun 2026
Awarded to Explosive learning Solutions ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of End Point Assessments for Train Driver (Level 3) Apprentices
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,550,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must be a recognised member of OFQUAL for end point assessment level 3 train drivers ST0645.
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
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 10%
- Quality: 20%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Quality: Social value
- Quality
Conditions of participation1
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must be a recognised member of OFQUAL for end point assessment level 3 train drivers ST0645.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Apr 2026, 12:11 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 18:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031398- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067cdaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Access code: 2JP37HC7B7
Timeline
7 Apr 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published199 days ago7 Apr 2026, 12:11 BST
- Submission deadline163 days ago13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by134 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent126 days ago19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published125 days ago19 Jun 2026, 18:08 BST
- Contract starts114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026- Tender notice published7 Apr 2026, 12:11 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jun 2026, 18:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jun 2026, 18:08 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,550,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive learning Solutions ltdSMEEnd Point Assessments - Drivers1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029Extensions: 2+1 year contract | £1,550,000 | 19 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EXPLOSIVE LEARNING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender