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Published 2 Oct 2024, 11:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Nuclear Degree Apprentice Training Provision

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK)

Final published estimate£600,000initial estimate £1,000,000 · 3 value updates

Submissions closed 9 Jan 2025awarded 11 Apr 2025

Awarded to Bridgwater & Taunton College3 awards

Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 31 Jul 2027 · starts 24 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To allow the SDA to enrol a maximum of 30 students per year (three cohorts) against the ST0289 Nuclear Scientist and Nuclear Engineer (integrated degree), as recognised by the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfATE) This also includes the application of an End-Point Assessment Plan (EPA).

The Occupational Skills Training (OST) will also be integrated into the course content as a higher education addition.

Apprentice costs will be covered by the Government Apprentice Levy, and the Authority will only make payment against the Occupational Skills Training.

CPV: Adult-education services at university level · Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 5 moPublished value£600,000

Contract period: 24 Feb 2025 – 31 Jul 2027 (2 yrs 5 mo)

Delivery: UK, South West · The Apprenticeship will be conducted at the Colleges premises to align with the classroom based activities.

Variant bids: not allowed

80430000 Adult-education services at university level

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

Price

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
It is a requirement that the bidder must comply and meet the the Apprentice Standard; ST0289 Nuclear Scientist and Engineer (Level 6).

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 2 Oct 2024, 11:19 BST
Last source update: 15 Apr 2025, 08:35 BST
Award evaluation window: 9 Jan 2025 – …
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-015119
Classification (CPV): Adult-education services at university levelEducation and training services
Delivery area: UKSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a4f1 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms: This contract will be subject to the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) and MOD Terms & Conditions will apply.
The tenderer must comply and agree to the T&Cs that will be set out in the contract, and a limit of liability is to be agreed upon.
Each academic term, there is to be face-to-face meetings between the Authority (SDA) and the Supplier for the duration of the contract.
To conduct regular assessments to evaluate the trainee’s performance and learning outcomes, and to communicate the outcomes to the employers.

Publisher note: The total value of this contract is covered by the Apprenticeship Levy. The maximum Levy for this Apprenticeship standard is £27,000 per Apprentice. This contract is based against a maximum of 30 students per cohort (three cohorts over three years), but the Authority is to clarify the exact number of students to enrol each year therefore the value could differ depending.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE

Submission deadline: 9 Jan 2025, 19:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 9 Jan 2025, 19:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/esop/ogc-host/public… ↗

Timeline

9 Jan 2025 → 15 Apr 2025 · 6 dates

Submission deadline
9 Jan 2025, 19:00 GMT
Bids opened
9 Jan 2025, 19:00 GMT
Contract starts
24 Feb 2025
Bids must remain valid until
24 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT
Next notice expected
28 Feb 2025
Notice published
15 Apr 2025, 08:35 BST

Notice history

13 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Dec 2024

Published value published: £1,000,000
13 Dec 2024, 07:40 GMT
Status changed to active
13 Dec 2024, 07:40 GMT
Procurement method changed
13 Dec 2024, 07:40 GMT
Deadline published: 9 Jan 2025, 19:00 GMT
13 Dec 2024, 07:40 GMT
Buyer details updated
13 Dec 2024, 07:40 GMT
Published value updated to £2,000,000
13 Dec 2024, 07:53 GMT
was £1,000,000
Buyer details updated
13 Dec 2024, 07:53 GMT
Published value updated to £600,000
13 Dec 2024, 08:02 GMT
was £2,000,000
Buyer details updated
13 Dec 2024, 08:02 GMT
Status changed to complete
9 Apr 2025, 11:24 BST
Buyer details updated
9 Apr 2025, 11:24 BST
Buyer details updated
9 Apr 2025, 11:39 BST
Buyer details updated
15 Apr 2025, 08:35 BST

Routine re-releases (7)

2024-12: 3 releases · 13 Dec 2024, 13 Dec 2024
2024-10: 1 release · 2 Oct 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £5,491,7693 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 3latest 11 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bridgwater & Taunton CollegeProvision of L3 waterfront apprenticeship scheme	—	—	Awarded
Bridgwater & Taunton CollegeProvision of HNC level 4 Marine Engineering Course	—	—	Awarded
Bridgwater & Taunton College	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Nuclear Degree Apprentice Training Provision · Bridgwater & Taunton College
Signed
11 Apr 2025
Value
£2,593,769
Period
… – 31 Jul 2027
Status
active
Provision of L3 waterfront apprenticeship scheme · Bridgwater & Taunton College
Signed
7 Apr 2025
Value
£2,430,000
Period
… – 31 Jul 2027
Status
active
Provision of HNC level 4 Marine Engineering Course · Bridgwater & Taunton College
Signed
7 Apr 2025
Value
£468,000
Period
… – 31 Jul 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducationDefenceGeneral public services Bristol, UK, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Bridgwater and Taunton CollegeAwarded supplier Bath Road, UK, TA6 4PZ
Bridgwater and Taunton CollegeAwarded supplier College Way, UK, TA6 4PZ

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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