Official UK procurement notice
GMCA 1067 For the provision of Firefighter End Point Assessment
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGreater Manchester Combined Authority on behalf of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is looking to procure an End Point Assessment Organisation for the delivery of Operational Firefighter End Point Assessment.
As an employer-provider, we deliver the L3 Operational Firefighter apprenticeship. Each Apprentice is required to take an end point assessment to complete their apprenticeship. Approximately 254 apprentices are expected to go to end point assessment during the life of the 3-year contract, with end point assessments due approximately every 4/5 months.
Numbers of apprentices may fluctuate due to recruitment requirements and apprentice retention. GMCA will liaise with the successful provider to coordinate planning for end point assessment dates.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£711,200
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 90
- Price: 10
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Nov 2024, 11:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2025, 11:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN750308- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007801- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b3a7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Dec 2024, 12:15 GMT
Timeline
4 Dec 2024 → 4 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened4 Dec 2024, 12:15 GMT
- Notice published4 Mar 2025, 11:32 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2025, 11:32 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFJ Awards LimitedSME | £804,333 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007801-2025-GMCA 1067-1 · SFJ Awards LimitedSME
- Signed
- 5 Feb 2025
- Value
- £804,333
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SFJ Awards LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.