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Published 15 Apr 2026, 10:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Environment Agency Electrical Training Contract

Official notice

Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 May 2026awarded 22 Jun 2026
Awarded to INTERTRAIN UK LTD2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Development and delivery of a suite of low voltage, extra low voltage and electrical instrument courses in line with EA business needs and standards.

  • No preliminary market engagement: CF-05712 - Early engagement notice was submitted onto Contract finder.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 x 1 year extensions

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Envelope: 50%
  • Commercial Envelope: 40%
  • Sustainability Envelope: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Envelope
  • Sustainability Envelope
  • Commercial Envelope
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Apr 2026, 10:39 BST
Last source update
9 Jul 2026, 15:48 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jun 2026
Authority reference
C34737
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034063
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0682aa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defra Group eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
10 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.

Timeline

15 Apr 2026 → 9 Jul 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published189 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 10:39 BST
  2. Clarification questions by168 days ago
    5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline163 days ago
    10 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent121 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by112 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts112 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends111 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published103 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 15:48 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 10:39 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Jun 2026, 15:07 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Jun 2026, 15:07 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    9 Jul 2026, 15:48 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
INTERTRAIN UK LTD7 Jul 2026 – 29 Jun 2029 · up to 29 Jun 2031Extensions: 2 x 1 year · Options: 2 x 1 year extensions£500,000same award published again · counted once22 Jun 2026standstill to 1 Jul 2026Standstill
INTERTRAIN UK LTD£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Environment Agency Electrical Training Contract · INTERTRAIN UK LTD

    Signed
    9 Jul 2026
    Value
    £500,000
    Period
    9 Jul 2026 – 8 Jul 2029 · up to 8 Jul 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 1 year extensions
    Options
    2 x 1 year extensions

    No agreed KPIs: Customer will arrange KPIs with supplier from CMP

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNWW-1475-NYLN Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Intertrain UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXCQ-2548-XWQM Balby Court Business Campus, Balby Carr Bank, Balby, Doncaster, Yorkshire & Humber, DN4 8DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender