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Published 24 Mar 2022, 21:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Apprenticeship Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£3,800,000≈ £760k / year39.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Apr 2022awarded 5 Oct 2022
Awarded to Babington Business College Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Jul 2027 · starts 31 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A contract for the provision of Apprenticeship Training across multiple standards. The requirements are for The House of Commons (HOC), Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) and the House of Lords (HOL) which form the three organisations that make up Parliament.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1A restricted procedure for for the provision of Apprenticeship Training across…Awarded 5 yrs

A restricted procedure for for the provision of Apprenticeship Training across multiple standards. The requirements are for The House of Commons (HOC), Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) and the House of Lords (HOL) which form the three organisations that make up Parliament.<br/>44 suppliers expressed an interest, 5 suppliers submitted a response to the SQ, and 2 were invited to submit a full tender response.

Contract period: 31 Jul 2022 – 30 Jul 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: London
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Commercial: 50%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Procedure method
Restricted 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
24 Mar 2022, 21:52 GMT
Last source update
4 Jun 2026, 12:57 BST
Authority reference
GSV2371
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052774
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032624 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

25 Apr 2022 → 4 Jun 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    16 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    31 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published140 days ago
    4 Jun 2026, 12:57 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Jun 2026, 12:57 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    4 Jun 2026, 12:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Babington Business College Ltd£2,300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 210715608 Parliament Square, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AAContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England and WalesReview bodyReview contact point London
  • The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.