Official UK procurement notice
The provisions of End point assessment services
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of EPA for the Level 2 Aviation Customer Services Operative (ST0907), Level 2 Aviation Ground Handler (ST0908), Level 3 Aviation Flight Operations Coordinator (ST1007), Level 3 Aviation Ground Specialist (ST0038) and the Level 3 Aviation Movement
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
- EPAO Delivery: 9
- Governance: 9
- D&I Safeguarding and PREVENT: 9
- Communicating with Stakeholders: 9
- Communicating with Apprentices & Analysis of data performance and feedback to AAP stakeholders: 18
- Social value: 9
Published award criteria (12)
- Technical: 70
- Commercial: 30
- understanding the military context: 9
- Support to Apprentices: 9
- EPAO Staff: 9
- EPAO Delivery: 9
- Governance: 9
- Quality assurance and Continual Improvement: 9
- D&I Safeguarding and PREVENT: 9
- Communicating with Stakeholders: 9
- Communicating with Apprentices & Analysis of data performance and feedback to AAP stakeholders: 18
- Social value: 9
- Price carries 111 of 199 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
- Yes
- First published
- 17 Feb 2025, 11:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2025, 12:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023793- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e28eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 17:01 GMT
Timeline
21 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline21 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 17:01 GMT
- Notice published21 May 2025, 12:15 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 May 2025, 12:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive learning Solutions ltdSMEProvision of EPA for the Level 2 Aviation Customer Services Operative (ST0907), Level 2 Aviation Ground Handler (ST0908), Level 3 Aviation Flight Operations Coordinator (ST1007), Level 3 Aviation Grou | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of EPA for the Level 2 Aviation Customer Services Operative (ST0907), Level 2 Aviation Ground Handler (ST0908), Level 3 Aviation Flight Operations Coordinator (ST1007), Level 3 Aviation Grou · Explosive learning Solutions ltdSME
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- £599,259
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Army ApprenticeshipsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Explosive learning Solutions ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.