Official UK procurement notice
End Point Assessment Organisation for ASW and AAP Apprentices
Authority: Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,600,000≈ £800k / year · £1,920,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Jul 2026awarded 25 Sept 2026
Awarded to Future (Awards and Qualifications) Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 27 Oct 2028 · up to 27 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 28 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionYAS 44 2026_27End Point Assessment Organisation for ASW and AAP Apprentices
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,600,000
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
Published sub-criteria (10)
- Understanding the Requirement: 15%
- (APAR) Assessment Plan: 10%
- Assessment Outcomes: 10%
- Expertise in the Field: 10%
- Contract Management: 5%
- Organisation Values: 5%
- Business Continuity: 5%
- Cost: 30%
- Social Value Act: 5%
- Sustainability: 5%
Published award criteria (10)
- Cost: Commercial Schedule
- Understanding the Requirement: Technical Schedule
- (APAR) Assessment Plan: Technical Schedule
- Assessment Outcomes: Technical Schedule
- Expertise in the Field: Technical Schedule
- Contract Management: Technical Schedule
- Sustainability: Technical Schedule
- Social Value Act: Technical Schedule
- Organisation Values: Technical Schedule
- Business Continuity: Technical Schedule
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jun 2026, 09:40 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 14:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
C452174- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055520- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b3aeFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 16 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Jun 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published133 days ago12 Jun 2026, 09:40 BST
- Clarification questions by122 days ago23 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline99 days ago16 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent28 days ago25 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by27 days ago25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published23 days ago30 Sept 2026, 14:47 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 5 days28 Oct 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2026- Tender notice published12 Jun 2026, 09:40 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Sept 2026, 14:47 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2026, 14:47 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,600,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future (Awards and Qualifications) LtdSMEYAS 44 2026_27 End Point Assessment Organisation for ASW and AAP Apprentices29 Oct 2026 – 27 Sept 2030 | £1,600,000 | 25 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Future (Awards and Qualifications) 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