Official UK procurement notice
Finance and Accounting Apprenticeships
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supply and training of Finance and Accounting Apprentices within DE&S.
The Authority requires that the Finance and Accounting Apprenticeships are to be delivered face to face in Bristol to maximise student success rates. Provision of Apprenticeship Training is required by September 2025 for the incoming 2025 cohort, and will be delivered for three years, from 2025 -2028, with an option intake for the 2026 – 2029 cohort.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Corporate Commercial team are undertaking a…Awarded
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Corporate Commercial team are undertaking a procurement to appoint a provider for the supply and training of Finance and Accounting Apprentices within DE&S.
The Authority requires that the Finance and Accounting Apprenticeships are to be delivered face to face in Bristol to maximise student success rates. Provision of Apprenticeship Training is required by September 2025 for the incoming 2025 cohort, and will be delivered for three years, from 2025 -2028, with an option intake for the 2026 – 2029 cohort.
The training facility will be sourced by the provider, will be within 10 miles of Bristol, BS34 8JH and accessible by public transport e.g., train/bus and/or car parking.
The courses requiring delivery are named as follows; Assistant Account Level 3 (ST0002) Apprenticeship
Professional Accounting / Taxation Technician Level 4 (ST0003) Apprenticeship
Number of learners, cohorts and contract options are as follows;
Delivery of training for up to 12 learners for the Level 3 (ST0002) in the 2025 cohort from September 2025
Delivery of training for up to 12 learners for the Level 4 (ST0003) in the 2025 cohort from March 2027
Contract option for up to 12 learners for the Level 4 (ST0003) in the 2024 cohort from March 2026
Contract option for up to 10 learners for the Level 3 (ST0002) in the 2026 cohort from September 2026
Contract option for up to 10 learners for the Level 4 (ST0003) in the 2026 cohort from March 2028
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Price: 100
- price: 100
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: 100
- Price: 100
- Price carries 200 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 20 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 24 Jun 2025, 16:14 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2025, 14:31 BST
- Authority reference
715147451- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051626- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552d1Find a Tender
Publisher note: This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise industry that Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Corporate Commercial team are undertaking a procurement to appoint a provider for the supply and training of Finance and Accounting Apprentices within DE&S. The Authority requires that the Finance and Accounting Apprenticeships are to be delivered face to face in Bristol to maximise student success rates. Provision of Apprenticeship Training is required by September 2025 for the incoming 2025 cohort, and will be delivered for three years, from 2025 -2028, with an option intake for the 2026 – 2029 cohort. The training facility will be sourced by the provider, will be within 10 miles of Bristol, BS34 8JH and accessible by public transport e.g., train/bus and/or car parking. The courses requiring delivery are named as follows; Assistant Account Level 3 (ST0002) Apprenticeship Professional Accounting / Taxation Technician Level 4 (ST0003) Apprenticeship Number of learners, cohorts and contract options are as follows; Delivery of training for up to 12 learners for the Level 3 (ST0002) in the 2025 cohort from September 2025 Delivery of training for up to 12 learners for the Level 4 (ST0003) in the 2025 cohort from March 2027 Contract option for up to 12 learners for the Level 4 (ST0003) in the 2024 cohort from March 2026 Contract option for up to 10 learners for the Level 3 (ST0002) in the 2026 cohort from September 2026 Contract option for up to 10 learners for the Level 4 (ST0003) in the 2026 cohort from March 2028 The authority intends to procure the requirement through the Crown Commercial Services Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace DPS (Agreement ID RM6102). The Authority encourages any suppliers interested in bidding for this tender to create a supplier account following the link: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps?_gl=1*1jlfn8l*_ga*NjIxMTk1ODMwLjE3MzAyMDAxNTk.*_ga_SK4BZ95L7T*czE3NDcwNTU5NTMkbzMyJGcwJHQxNzQ3MDU1OTU2JGowJGwwJGgw#apprenticeshiptraining
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
29 Jul 2025 → 27 Aug 2025 · 2 dates- Next notice expected29 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published27 Aug 2025, 14:31 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2025- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2025, 14:31 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Aug 2025, 14:31 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | — | The Contracting Authority will be using the Rapid Award Procedure. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Intuition LtdFinance & Accounting Apprenticeship | £234,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Finance & Accounting Apprenticeship · First Intuition Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2025
- Value
- £234,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- First Intuition LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.