Provision of OME Professional Apprenticeships

CPV: Adult-education services at university level

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

13 Sept 2024, 19:04 BST

Last source update

13 Sept 2024, 19:04 BST

FTS notice number

2024/S 000-029488

Classification (CPV)

Adult-education services at university level

Delivery area

Wales (UKL18)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure

Published justification

The Secretary of State for Defence intends to award a 5-year contract to the University of Wales Trinity St David (“UWTSD”) for the provision of a block release Ordnance, Munitions & Explosives (OME) degree course from September 2024 until June 2029 for Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) employees. In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319), this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons and that the service comes under a Light Touch Regime category listed in Schedule 3.

UWSTD is the only supplier that provides a Level 6 OME degree course within the UK and furthermore the only one which can meet the Authority’s flexible requirement for practical work when on block learning phases. It is also the only course recognised by the IFATE, a pre-requisite to qualify for funding via the Apprenticeship Levy scheme. Even if there were another provider, for those Authority apprentices currently studying at UWTSD, a change of provider) would be impractical.

• University of Wales Trinity St DavidAwarded supplier Swansea, Wales

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