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title: "PhD and MSc supervisor training for APHA colleagues"
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# PhD and MSc supervisor training for APHA colleagues

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/phd-and-msc-supervisor-training-for-apha-colleagues-ocds-h6vhtk-05277d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "PhD and MSc supervisor training for APHA colleagues". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency-defra-network-etendering-port-gov-ea1079)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £23,900 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/phd-and-msc-supervisor-training-for-apha-colleagues-ocds-h6vhtk-05277d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05277d`

## Before you bid
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- **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/phd-and-msc-supervisor-training-for-apha-colleagues-ocds-h6vhtk-05277d#tl-md)

## Description
This is introductory supervisor training for all staff at APHA who are supervising a PhD or MSc student’. We used to arrange training via university of Surrey, but unfortunately, they could no longer provide training as have their own in-house training set up. We reached out to government campus, but they also can no longer provide training – and suggested we arrange via local procurement.
We have since approached various universities etc but had similar response to surrey university – most universities now have their own online training programmes set up/ or inbuilt via their own learning platforms (ie like our induction pathway).
We’ve finally found provider who can now offer this valuable training. This in-house programme is designed to support our supervisors to deliver a valuable experience for their PhD researchers and Masters students.
The programme will be built on the key elements of supervisor training and through completion of the course will evidence that supervisors have been appropriately trained. The programme will be customised for the APHA context of working in a highly translational space, where supervisors work closely with academic partners and PhD researchers are often staff members with critical roles.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80532000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** PhD and MSc supervisor training for APHA colleagues (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Skillfluence**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185287`
  - Value: £23,900 (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Skillfluence**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185287`
  - Value: £23,900 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** PhD and MSc supervisor training for APHA colleaguesPh (active)
  - Signed Value: £23,900
  - Signed Date: 16/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059518-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-25T09:01:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:24:46.354Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05277d