Official UK procurement notice
L3 L3 Metal Fabricator and L£ Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician EPA Standards
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£812,500≈ £271k / year1.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2024awarded 21 Nov 2024
Awarded to EngEPA ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 23 Sept 2027 · extension options published · starts 24 Sept 2024
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of EPAO to L3 Metal Fabricator and L3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician EPA Standards
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The appointed End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) will be responsible for…AwardedPublished value£812,500
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).
How bids were scored
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: 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: 18
- Social Value: 10
Conditions of participation1
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the procurement documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- 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
- 20 Jun 2024, 12:59 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Aug 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038142- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047174Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
31 Jul 2024 → 26 Nov 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline31 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts24 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published26 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2024- Status changed to complete26 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
- Buyer details updated26 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £797,3751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Nov 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EngEPA ltdSMEProvision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel Undertaking the L3 Metal Fabricator and L3 Maintenance Operation Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standards | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel Undertaking the L3 Metal Fabricator and L3 Maintenance Operation Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standards · EngEPA ltdSME
- Signed
- 21 Nov 2024
- Value
- £797,375
- Period
- … – 23 Sept 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Army Commercial ApprenticeshipReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EngEPA ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.