Official UK procurement notice
Rail Engineering Technician Level 3 Tender (New Entrance Apprenticeship Tender - NEAT)
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£46,000,000≈ £6.5m / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Mar 2024awarded 1 Aug 2024
Awarded to Inspiro Learning Limited
Contract term 7 yrs 1 moends 31 Dec 2031 · extension options published · starts 1 Dec 2024
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDelivery of Rail Engineering Technician Level 3, nationally for Network Rail
CPV: Training services · Vocational training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£46,000,000
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- 27 Sept 2023, 10:23 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Aug 2024, 08:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Apr 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026027- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040416Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 15 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Apr 2024, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Sept 2023 → 1 Dec 2024 · 6 dates- Next notice expected26 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Apr 2024, 12:01 BST
- Bids must remain valid until6 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published16 Aug 2024, 08:02 BST
- Contract starts1 Dec 2024
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2024- Published value published: £46,000,00016 Feb 2024, 14:44 GMT
- Status changed to active16 Feb 2024, 14:44 GMT
- Procurement method changed16 Feb 2024, 14:44 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT16 Feb 2024, 14:44 GMT
- Status changed to complete16 Aug 2024, 08:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspiro Learning LimitedRail Engineering Technician Level 3 New Entrant Apprenticeship Tender (NEAT) | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Rail Engineering Technician Level 3 New Entrant Apprenticeship Tender (NEAT) · Inspiro Learning Limited
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2024
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview contact point
- Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Inspiro Learning LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.