Official UK procurement notice
South Wales Shared Apprenticeships Scheme
Authority: Construction Industry Training Board
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,100,000≈ £471k / year · £1,100,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Oct 2026awarded 23 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Cyfle Building Skills Ltd
Contract term 2 yrs 4 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026
Duplicate noticeConsolidated under South Wales Shared Apprenticeships Scheme
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCITB are inviting bids to deliver a continuation of an existing Shared Apprenticeship Scheme covering South West and South East Wales. CITB wish to fund a single provider to deliver the Scheme from the planned point of project commencement on 1st December 2026 through to 31st March 2029. Any Apprentices who are on programme at the point of commencement of the contract, must continue to be supported through to completion of their qualifications, via the funding that will be awarded to the successful provider.
CPV: Education and training services
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,100,000
What it takes to wini
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Nine (9) mandatory quality questions: 85%
- Mandatory Commercial Submission: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
- Nine (9) mandatory quality questions
- Mandatory Commercial Submission
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,100,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyfle Building Skills LtdSMESouth Wales Shared Apprenticeships Scheme 20261 Dec 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Option to extend on two occasions, by up to 24 months in total | £1,100,000 inc. VAT | 23 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 15:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
TD80- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090797- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a0eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 20 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
25 Sept 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published50 days ago25 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST
- Clarification questions by31 days ago14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline25 days ago20 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent23 days ago23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published22 days ago23 Oct 2026, 15:49 BST
- Award decision expected by15 days ago30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends11 days ago3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today15 Nov 2026
- Contract startsin 15 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2026- Tender notice published25 Sept 2026, 09:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2026, 15:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2026, 15:49 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cyfle Building Skills LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender