Official UK procurement notice
SWAST-5005-COR Level 3 Recognition of Prior Learning Certification
Authority: South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (“the Trust”) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider to design, deliver and administer a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) assessment and accreditation pathway for eligible members of the Trust’s workforce. The requirement is intended to enable eligible learners who have completed the Trust’s internal Emergency Ambulance Associate (EAA) development programme and associated mandatory training to have their existing learning, experience and current competence appropriately recognised towards achievement of the Level 3 Diploma in Ambulance Emergency and Urgent Care Support (RQF). The service must maximise the appropriate use of existing learning, workplace experience and evidence, minimising unnecessary duplication of learning and assessment while maintaining the standards and requirements of the relevant awarding organisation.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (“the Trust”) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider to design, deliver and administer a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) assessment and accreditation pathway for eligible members of the Trust’s workforce.
The requirement is intended to enable eligible learners who have completed the Trust’s internal Emergency Ambulance Associate (EAA) development programme and associated mandatory training to have their existing learning, experience and current competence appropriately recognised towards achievement of the Level 3 Diploma in Ambulance Emergency and Urgent Care Support (RQF).
The successful provider will be required to deliver an end-to-end RPL service, including mapping the Trust’s existing EAA programme against the relevant qualification requirements; reviewing existing learner evidence; determining the extent to which learning outcomes and assessment criteria can be satisfied through RPL and Recognition of Current Competence (RCC); undertaking learner registration and assessment; identifying and addressing any residual learning or assessment gaps; completing internal quality assurance and relevant awarding organisation processes; and confirming qualification achievement.
The service must maximise the appropriate use of existing learning, workplace experience and evidence, minimising unnecessary duplication of learning and assessment while maintaining the standards and requirements of the relevant awarding organisation.
The Trust has identified a maximum anticipated requirement of up to 1,625 learners across existing and future eligible workforce cohorts during the contract period. Actual volumes may vary and the Trust does not guarantee that the maximum anticipated volume will be achieved.
Interested suppliers should review the procurement documents available via the Trust’s e-tendering portal and submit their tender response in accordance with the published procurement timetable.
CPV: Specialist training services
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£60,000
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Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Social Value
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- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £59,918 (twice the annual value).
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How South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust buys Specialist training services (CPV 8051), and who usually turns up
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Specialist training services (CPV 8051) →
How the contest usually goes
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1 bid3% / 0%
2–353% / 50%
4–610% / 50%
7+33% / 0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate28% / 53%
Within ±2%61% / 42%
Above estimate11% / 5%
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Lot #1CPV 8051Published estimate£60k
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1 bid6%
2–363%
4–614%
7+16%
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Based on 3 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
Middle 50%£51k–£60k
Estimate£60k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| MT Training Services LimitedWorked for this buyer | C1 Driver Trainingnotice published Feb 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| HGV TRAINING SERVICES LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | C1 Driver Trainingnotice published Feb 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Wayside Transport LtdWorked for this buyer | C1 Driver Trainingnotice published Feb 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Pertemps Recruitment Partnership LtdWorked for this buyer | C1 Driver Trainingnotice published Feb 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| SRTS LTDWorked for this buyer | C1 Driver Trainingnotice published Feb 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £143m41 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 3 live · £1.9m i | at estimate n=2 | |
Healthcare Financial Management AssociationGroup company | £4.0m7 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £2.3m i | at estimate n=3 |
| £810k8 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £6.0m i | 34% below n=1 | |
| £109m3 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £28k1 award in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £28k i | no comparable pairs |
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2026, 13:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2026, 13:14 GMT
- Authority reference
C491634- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-108009- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bbacFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
13 Nov 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice publishedjust passed13 Nov 2026, 13:14 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 24 days8 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 31 days15 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 79 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Nov 2026, 13:14 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender