Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel of The RLC& RN Undertaking The L2 Production Chef, L3 Senior Production Chef and L3 Facilities Management Supervisor Apprenticeship
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel of The RLC & RN Undertaking The L2 Production Chef, L3 Senior Production Chef and L3 Facilities Management Supervisor Apprenticeship Standards
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The appointed End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) will be responsible for…Awarded
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 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 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
- 17 Feb 2025, 11:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 May 2025, 13:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020055- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e290Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Mar 2025, 17:01 GMT
Timeline
18 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline18 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Mar 2025, 17:01 GMT
- Notice published9 May 2025, 13:05 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2025- Buyer details updated18 Feb 2025, 06:20 GMT
- Status changed to complete9 May 2025, 13:05 BST
- Buyer details updated9 May 2025, 13:05 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Contract periodEnd Date · II.2.7) | 31 Jul 2029 | 31 Jul 2030 | +365 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Catering Training TrustSMEPROVISION OF END POINT ASSESSMENT SERVICES TO SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE RN & RLC UNDERTAKING THE L2 PRODUCTION CHEF, L3 SENIOR PRODUCTION CHEF AND L3 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR APPRENTICESHIP | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
PROVISION OF END POINT ASSESSMENT SERVICES TO SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE RN & RLC UNDERTAKING THE L2 PRODUCTION CHEF, L3 SENIOR PRODUCTION CHEF AND L3 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR APPRENTICESHIP · Army Catering Training TrustSME
- Signed
- 8 May 2025
- Value
- £1,295,240
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Army Apprenticeship CommercialReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Army Catering Training TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.