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RAF Funding of The Arkwright Scholarship Programme

Secondary education services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE: "RAF Funding of The Arkwright Scholarship Programme". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMINISTRY OF DEFENCEScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
2.9Bids / Report
71.4% of reports have one bid
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 11 active published awards; 7 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 Apr 2024, 13:18 BST
Last source update30 Apr 2024, 13:18 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSecondary education services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-045615
What is being bought
The RAF Youth STEM programme is the largest of its kind across UK Government and seeks to maximise reach nationally. In order to promote the RAF and our role in support of STEM nationally, we have to identify engagement routes that do not require direct RAF interaction, but support the same aims and objectives. The Arkwright Scholars programme, delivered by the Smallpeice Trust, is a nationally recognised programme that provides financial support to sixth form students who wish to study engineering at university.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Apr 2024, 13:18 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    30 Apr 2024, 13:18 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    30 Apr 2024, 13:18 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    he RAF Youth STEM programme is the largest of its kind across UK Government and seeks to maximise reach nationally. In order to promote the RAF and our role in support of STEM nationally, we have to identify engagement routes that do not require direct RAF interaction, but support the same aims and objectives. The Arkwright Scholars programme, delivered by the Smallpeice Trust, is a nationally recognised programme that provides financial support to sixth form students who wish to study engineering at university.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 Apr 2024, 13:18 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 30 Mar 2024, 00:00 GMT · £531,915
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
The Smallpeice Trust
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
RAF Funding of The Arkwright Scholarship Programme
£531,915 · signed 30 Mar 2024, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Contracting authority GB-FTS-79854
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  • MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
    buyer

    MAIN BUILDING WHITEHALL, LONDON, UKI32, SW1A2HB
    Selina.groves106@mod.gov.uk

  • Air Commercial
    reviewBody

    High Wycombe

  • The Smallpeice Trust
    supplier

    GB-COH: 00882371
    74 Upper Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, UKG1, CV32 4JL
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis was due to the need to engage directly with the supplier of the scholarships to achieve best value for money for the taxpayer - any other route to market would involve additional layers of bureaucracy, stakeholders and spend. No alternative equivalent sponsorship programme has been identified. After a search of potential frameworks around sponsorships found no suitable alternative it was concluded that the most appropriate route to market for this requirement was to negotiate with the Supplier direct.