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# Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2027-2028

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/modern-apprenticeship-services-learning-provider-and-employer-2027-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-07934a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Skills Development Scotland Ltd: "Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2027-2028". Published status: active. Published Value: £320,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 35 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Skills Development Scotland Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/skills-development-scotland-ltd-GB-FTS-134601)
- **Published Value:** £320,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 December 2026 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
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07934a`

## 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-2027-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-07934a#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-2027-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-07934a#participate

## Description
Modern Apprenticeships (MA) Services for starts for year 2027-2028, plus optional two up to 12 month extension periods for 2028-2029 and 2029-2030. The current estimated value of this tender is up to 320m GBP (exclusive of any applicable VAT), including optional extension periods, for both lots, including those in-training places as of 31 March 2027 and any subsequent years and is subject to a confirmed budget, each year, from Scottish Government to SDS.

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

- **Description:** SDS invites bids from Learning Providers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. MAs already in-training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship. Additional information: Bidders canno...

### 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 2027 to 31 March 2028. MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship. Additional information: Bidders cannot bid for...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F102503-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-29T11:18:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T00:54:19.359Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07934a