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# Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2024-2025

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/modern-apprenticeship-services-learning-provider-and-employer-2024-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-041b37). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited: "Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2024-2025". Published status: complete. Published Value: £277,793,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-skills-development-scotland-co-limited-coh-sc202659)
- **Published Value:** £277,793,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 January 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Education and training services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £809,758,000 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041b37`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/modern-apprenticeship-services-learning-provider-and-employer-2024-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-041b37#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/modern-apprenticeship-services-learning-provider-and-employer-2024-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-041b37#participate

## Description
Modern Apprenticeships (MA) Services for starts for year 2024-2025, plus optional two 1 year extension periods for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.  The current estimated value of this tender is up to 277.79m GBP (exclusive of any applicable VAT), including optional extension periods, for both lots, including those in-training places as of 31 March 2024 and any subsequent years and is subject to a confirmed budget, each year, from Scottish Government to SDS.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - MA Services - Learning provider
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80400000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** SDS invites bids for Learning Providers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.  MAs already in-training shall continue for their duration of the individual's apprenticeship. Additional information: Bidders can...

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - MA Services - Employer
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80400000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** SDS invites bids from Employers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.  MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship. Additional information: Bidders cannot bid fo...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Lot 2 - MA Services - Employer (active)
  - Award id: `021277-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Aberdeenshire Council, Argyll and Bute Council, BAE Systems PLC (+33 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13459`, `GB-FTS-118237`, `GB-FTS-175970`, `GB-COH-SC114142`, `GB-FTS-142327`, `GB-COH-02225727`, `GB-FTS-184046`, `GB-FTS-118240`, `GB-FTS-176910`, `GB-FTS-13471`, `GB-FTS-118241`, `GB-FTS-118242`, `GB-FTS-13496`, `GB-FTS-185084`, `GB-FTS-78579`, `GB-FTS-118244`, `GB-FTS-77199`, `GB-FTS-118246`, `GB-FTS-118247`, `GB-FTS-13499`, `GB-FTS-13482`, `GB-FTS-13518`, `GB-FTS-13483`, `GB-FTS-13485`, `GB-FTS-154175`, `GB-FTS-118249`, `GB-FTS-118248`, `GB-FTS-118250`, `GB-FTS-112451`, `GB-FTS-118251`, `GB-FTS-13489`, `GB-FTS-13533`, `GB-FTS-13501`, `GB-FTS-163830`, `GB-FTS-13458`, `GB-FTS-13491`
  - Value: £277,790,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 1 - MA Services - Learning provider (active)
  - Award id: `021280-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **AVQM, Aberlour Child Care Trust, Academy House Education Limited (+80 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13367`, `GB-FTS-10962`, `GB-FTS-118255`, `GB-FTS-118256`, `GB-FTS-118257`, `GB-FTS-13430`, `GB-FTS-118258`, `GB-FTS-118259`, `GB-FTS-13409`, `GB-FTS-13366`, `GB-FTS-118260`, `GB-FTS-119498`, `GB-FTS-118261`, `GB-FTS-13368`, `GB-FTS-13337`, `GB-FTS-70080`, `GB-FTS-118263`, `GB-FTS-118264`, `GB-FTS-118265`, `GB-FTS-13465`, `GB-FTS-118266`, `GB-FTS-13371`, `GB-FTS-13340`, `GB-FTS-13432`, `GB-FTS-118267`, `GB-FTS-118268`, `GB-FTS-118269`, `GB-FTS-13370`, `GB-FTS-118270`, `GB-FTS-13339`, `GB-FTS-175465`, `GB-FTS-13372`, `GB-FTS-120814`, `GB-FTS-13412`, `GB-FTS-13374`, `GB-FTS-118271`, `GB-FTS-119487`, `GB-FTS-119501`, `GB-FTS-101579`, `GB-FTS-118272`, `GB-FTS-13437`, `GB-FTS-13415`, `GB-FTS-6706`, `GB-FTS-118273`, `GB-FTS-119506`, `GB-FTS-118254`, `GB-FTS-118274`, `GB-FTS-118275`, `GB-FTS-8146`, `GB-FTS-118277`, `GB-FTS-109073`, `GB-FTS-13417`, `GB-FTS-120747`, `GB-FTS-6717`, `GB-FTS-10413`, `GB-FTS-13419`, `GB-FTS-6723`, `GB-FTS-118280`, `GB-FTS-133412`, `GB-FTS-13378`, `GB-FTS-90587`, `GB-FTS-151494`, `GB-FTS-6722`, `GB-FTS-13439`, `GB-FTS-13420`, `GB-FTS-119494`, `GB-FTS-119489`, `GB-FTS-8156`, `GB-FTS-118281`, `GB-FTS-113236`, `GB-FTS-13421`, `GB-FTS-118283`, `GB-FTS-13380`, `GB-FTS-126145`, `GB-FTS-118285`, `GB-FTS-13442`, `GB-FTS-118286`, `GB-FTS-13384`, `GB-FTS-89404`, `GB-FTS-118287`, `GB-FTS-13438`, `GB-FTS-118288`, `GB-FTS-13369`
  - Value: £254,178,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 021283-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Borders College, Fife Council, Glencoe Outdoor Centre (+83 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-119495`, `GB-FTS-118319`, `GB-FTS-13408`, `GB-FTS-118290`, `GB-FTS-13443`, `GB-FTS-13454`, `GB-FTS-13346`, `GB-FTS-13387`, `GB-FTS-185282`, `GB-FTS-30487`, `GB-FTS-13389`, `GB-FTS-13390`, `GB-FTS-118292`, `GB-FTS-13365`, `GB-FTS-118294`, `GB-FTS-181206`, `GB-FTS-118296`, `GB-FTS-6713`, `GB-FTS-118293`, `GB-FTS-13392`, `GB-FTS-13508`, `GB-FTS-118297`, `GB-FTS-13393`, `GB-FTS-13509`, `GB-FTS-6714`, `GB-FTS-118298`, `GB-FTS-13519`, `GB-FTS-13395`, `GB-FTS-13452`, `GB-FTS-118299`, `GB-FTS-118300`, `GB-FTS-89428`, `GB-FTS-6734`, `GB-FTS-13510`, `GB-FTS-6729`, `GB-FTS-174169`, `GB-FTS-179973`, `GB-FTS-13521`, `GB-FTS-118303`, `GB-FTS-13397`, `GB-FTS-118304`, `GB-FTS-118320`, `GB-FTS-13399`, `GB-FTS-13352`, `GB-FTS-118307`, `GB-FTS-118308`, `GB-FTS-13406`, `GB-FTS-13405`, `GB-FTS-13358`, `GB-FTS-118305`, `GB-FTS-13353`, `GB-FTS-13401`, `GB-FTS-118312`, `GB-FTS-118306`, `GB-FTS-119492`, `GB-FTS-12991`, `GB-FTS-118310`, `GB-FTS-186321`, `GB-FTS-13404`, `GB-FTS-171864`, `GB-FTS-13356`, `GB-FTS-13514`, `GB-FTS-31531`, `GB-FTS-118311`, `GB-FTS-13407`, `GB-FTS-13455`, `GB-FTS-13359`, `GB-FTS-76331`, `GB-FTS-118313`, `GB-FTS-8159`, `GB-FTS-106012`, `GB-FTS-118314`, `GB-FTS-118315`, `GB-FTS-118316`, `GB-FTS-13363`, `GB-FTS-13531`, `GB-FTS-6709`, `GB-FTS-13503`, `GB-FTS-65606`, `GB-FTS-6731`, `GB-FTS-119499`, `GB-FTS-118317`, `GB-FTS-118318`, `GB-FTS-13507`, `GB-FTS-13506`, `GB-FTS-118302`
  - Value: £277,790,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Lot 2 - MA Services - Employer (active)
  - Signed Value: £277,790,000
  - Signed Date: 29/03/2024

- **Contract:** Lot 1 - MA Services - Learning provider (active)
  - Signed Value: £254,178,000
  - Signed Date: 29/03/2024

- **Contract:** 021283-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £277,790,000
  - Signed Date: 29/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021283-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-11T13:53:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T05:47:55.014Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041b37