Official UK procurement notice
PROVISION OF END POINT ASSESSMENT SERVICES TO SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE RLC, RA, RE, R SIGNALS, REME AND RAF UNDERTAKING THE L2 SUPPLY CHAIN WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE, L2 LGV DRIVER AND L2 EXPRESS DELIVERY O
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the provision of a supplier to deliver End Point Assessment (EPA) services in connection with the Army’s apprenticeship programme in accordance with Education for Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) regulations and External Quality Assurance (EQA) Provider’s regulations. EPAs will be delivered to service personnel of the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC), Royal Artillery (RA), Royal Engineers (RE), Royal Corps of Signals (R SIGNALS), Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) and Royal Air Force (RAF) undertaking the L2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative (ST0259), L2 LGV Driver C + E (ST0257) and L2 Express Delivery Operative (ST0103) Apprenticeship Standards.
CPV: Education and training services · Industrial training services · Personal development training services · Special education services · Staff training services · Technical training services · Training programme services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The appointed End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) will be responsible for…AwardedPublished value£11,000,000
The appointed End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) will be responsible for delivering the following activities in connection with the apprenticeship standard:
- Assessment Design and Delivery
- Governance, Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement
- Communications with Stakeholders
- Learner Management
- Complaints, Appeals, Re-sits and Re-takes
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 sub-criteria (12)
- Technical: 70
- Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement: 9
- Commercial: 30
- Understanding the military context: 9
- Support to apprentices: 9
- EPAO staff: 9
- EPA delivery: 9
- Governance: 9
- D&I, Safeguarding and PREVENT: 9
- Communications with AAP Stakeholders: 9
- Communications with Apprentices & Analysis of Performance Data and Feedback to AAP Stakeholders and Analysis of performance data and feedback to AAP stakeholders.: 18
- Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (12)
- Technical: 70
- Commercial: 30
- Understanding the military context: 9
- Support to apprentices: 9
- EPAO staff: 9
- EPA delivery: 9
- Governance: 9
- Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement: 9
- D&I, Safeguarding and PREVENT: 9
- Communications with AAP Stakeholders: 9
- Communications with Apprentices & Analysis of Performance Data and Feedback to AAP Stakeholders and Analysis of performance data and feedback to AAP stakeholders.: 18
- Social Value: 10
- Price carries 111 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 11.1 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
- 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
- 12 Dec 2023, 12:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Nov 2024, 11:48 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jun 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038138- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0424e0Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The contracting authority will operate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers to provide time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Unsuccessful tenderers shall be notified by the contracting authority as soon as possible after the decision is made as to the reasons why they were unsuccessful. In the first instance, potentially aggrieved economic operators should notify the Ministry of Defence of an appeal.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=58170 ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
31 Mar 2024 → 26 Nov 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected31 Mar 2024
- Submission deadline17 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
- Notice published26 Nov 2024, 11:48 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 May 2024- Published value published: £11,000,00017 May 2024, 14:17 BST
- Status changed to active17 May 2024, 14:17 BST
- Procurement method changed17 May 2024, 14:17 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST17 May 2024, 14:17 BST
- Status changed to complete26 Nov 2024, 11:48 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.1) | Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel of the RLC, RA, RE, R Signals, REME and RAF Undertaking the L2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative, L2 LGV Driver and L2 Express De | Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel of the RLC, RA, RE, R Signals, REME and RAF Undertaking the L2 Supply Chain Warehouse Operative, L2 LGV Driver and L2 Express Delivery Operative Apprenticeship Standards |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-12: 1 release · 12 Dec 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive learning Solutions ltdSME | £5,406,388 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
PROVISION OF END POINT ASSESSMENT SERVICES TO SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE RLC, RA, RE, R SIGNALS, REME AND RAF UNDERTAKING THE L2 SUPPLY CHAIN WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE, L2 LGV DRIVER AND L2 EXPRESS DELIVERY O · Explosive learning Solutions ltdSME
- Signed
- 21 Nov 2024
- Value
- £5,406,388
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Explosive Learning Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria