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title: "Teaching Qualification: Further Education (TQFE) Programme"
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# Teaching Qualification: Further Education (TQFE) Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/teaching-qualification-further-education-tqfe-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-03a5ba). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "Teaching Qualification: Further Education (TQFE) Programme". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Mar 2023, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 March 2023 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a5ba`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/teaching-qualification-further-education-tqfe-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-03a5ba#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/teaching-qualification-further-education-tqfe-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-03a5ba#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Teaching Qualification: Further Education (TQFE) Programme to the Scottish Further Education sector.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Teaching Qualification: Further Education (TQFE) Programme to the Scottish Further Education sector.
Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E — List of Ins...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 016664-2023-PFB1044 AP-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **University of Aberdeen, University of Stirling, University of Strathclyde (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185026`, `GB-FTS-169244`, `GB-FTS-65606`, `GB-FTS-160195`
  - Value: £1,200,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 016664-2023-PFB1044 AP-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,200,000
  - Signed Date: 09/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016664-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-13T08:50:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T02:37:39.489Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a5ba