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Published 29 Aug 2024, 13:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Apprenticeship Training to Soldiers of the British Army though Service Provider Contracts under the Army Apprenticeship Programme Tranche 3.

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£9,198,000≈ £1.5m / year31.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 17 Oct 2024awarded 10 Mar 2025

Awarded to TQ Education And Training Limited

Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Jul 2031 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Royal Military Police and the Adjutant General Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This contract is for the provision of a supplier to deliver Apprenticeships to Service…Awarded 6 yrs

This contract is for the provision of a supplier to deliver Apprenticeships to Service Personnel of the Adjutant General’s Corps Staff and Personnel Services Branch, (SPS) and Royal Military Police combined contract (RMP) Note: RMP Cap Badge also accommodates (includes) Military Provost Staff (MPS) and Royal Navy Police (RNP).

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2031 (6 yrs)

Delivery: UK

Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 93Price: 142Social value: 16

Published sub-criteria (12)

Technical: 70
Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement and Governance and Communications: 23
Commercial: 30
Strategic Overview: 10
Curriculum Planning and Management: 15
3a. Apprentice Management, Support and Engagement – onboarding, 3b. Apprentice Management, Support and Engagement – on programme, 3c. Apprentice Management, Support and Engagement – pre and post Gateway: 45
Delivering the Requirement: 8
Administration, Data Handling and Compliance: 10
Leadership and Management: 8
Contract Transition: 4
Scenario: 12
Social Value: 16

Published award criteria (12)

Technical: 70
Commercial: 30
Strategic Overview: 10
Curriculum Planning and Management: 15
3a. Apprentice Management, Support and Engagement – onboarding, 3b. Apprentice Management, Support and Engagement – on programme, 3c. Apprentice Management, Support and Engagement – pre and post Gateway: 45
Delivering the Requirement: 8
Administration, Data Handling and Compliance: 10
Leadership and Management: 8
Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement and Governance and Communications: 23
Contract Transition: 4
Scenario: 12
Social Value: 16

What this means for your bid

Price carries 142 of 251 points: a 10% discount moves about 14.2 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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: 29 Aug 2024, 13:54 BST
Last source update: 12 Mar 2025, 11:16 GMT
Award evaluation window: 17 Oct 2024 – …
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-008923
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049657 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE

Submission deadline: 17 Oct 2024
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 17 Oct 2024, 17:01 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗

Timeline

17 Oct 2024 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
17 Oct 2024
Bids opened
17 Oct 2024, 17:01 BST
Notice published
12 Mar 2025, 11:16 GMT
Contract starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
12 Mar 2025, 11:16 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £6,271,8791 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TQ Education And Training LimitedThe Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Royal Military Police and the Adjutant General Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

The Delivery of Apprenticeships to the Royal Military Police and the Adjutant General Corps (Staff and Personnel Support) · TQ Education And Training Limited
Signed
10 Mar 2025
Value
£6,271,879
Period
… – 31 Jul 2031
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Andover, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Army Commercial Apprenticeship Review body Andover

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TQ Education and Training LtdAwarded supplier London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.