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Published 11 Feb 2026, 14:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Adventurous Training Instructor (ATI) Support

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£2,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £2,400,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 21 Apr 2026awarded 21 May 2026

Awarded to Capita Business Services Ltd2 awards

Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is seeking a contractor to provide qualified civilian instructors to deliver Joint Service Adventurous Training (JSAT) and the Adventurous Leadership and Resilience Training (ALeRT) element of the Army Leadership Development Programme (ALDP) at various locations across the UK and overseas. These programmes aim to enhance the leadership, resilience, and operational capability of Service Personnel through activities such as mountaineering, sailing, kayaking, caving, and mountain biking. Training will be delivered in accordance with MOD standards and National Governing Body (NGB) frameworks.

Instructors must hold relevant qualifications, be ALeRT-trained, and meet all professional, safety, and security requirements. The contractor will be responsible for providing instructors to supplement MOD staff capacity, with demand varying seasonally and short-notice support occasionally required.

The contract will run for an initial two-year term and an option to extend for a further two years.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 25 May 2026, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,000,000

Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensionsValue: £2,000,000 exc. VAT · £2,400,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: The contract will run for an initial two-year term and an option to extend for a further two years. · The contract will run for an initial two-year term and an option to extend for a further two years.

80000000 Education and training services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
See tender documents and Defence Sourcing Portal.
Technical & professional ability
See tender documents and Defence Sourcing Portal.

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 - 60% and Price - 40%: Quality includes Social Value (10%)

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
See tender documents and Defence Sourcing Portal.
Technical & professional ability
See tender documents and Defence Sourcing Portal.

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: Yes · next expected 25 May 2026
First published: 11 Feb 2026, 14:10 GMT
Last source update: 13 Jul 2026, 08:46 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 25 May 2026
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-026227
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064df2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

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

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

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

Submission deadline: 21 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 10 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk ↗

Timeline

11 Feb 2026 → 13 Jul 2026 · 9 dates

Planning notice published255 days ago
11 Feb 2026, 14:10 GMT
Next notice expected229 days ago
9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Tender notice published215 days ago
23 Mar 2026, 12:19 GMT
Clarification questions by197 days ago
10 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline186 days ago
21 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent157 days ago
21 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by152 days ago
25 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts116 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published103 days ago
13 Jul 2026, 08:46 BST

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Feb 2026

Pipeline notice published
11 Feb 2026, 14:10 GMT
UK1
Tender notice published
23 Mar 2026, 12:19 GMT
UK4
Published value updated to £2,000,000
23 Mar 2026, 12:19 GMT
was £2,500,000
Status changed to active
23 Mar 2026, 12:19 GMT
Deadline published: 21 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
23 Mar 2026, 12:19 GMT
Contract award notice published
21 May 2026, 11:18 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
21 May 2026, 11:18 BST
Contract signature expected
8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
13 Jul 2026, 08:46 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-02: 1 release · 11 Feb 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £2,000,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Capita Business Services Ltd1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030Extensions: The contract will run for an initial two-year term and an option to extend for a further two years ( 2 x 12 months extensions).	£2,000,000	21 May 2026	Awarded
Capita Business Services Ltd	£2,000,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 2 · Capita Business Services Ltd
Signed
25 Jun 2026
Value
£2,000,000
Period
1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option Period: 2 years (1+1) Option Year 1: 01 July 2028 – 30 June 2029 Option Year 2: 01 July 2029 – 30 June 2030
Options
Option Period: 2 years (1+1) Option Year 1: 01 July 2028 – 30 June 2029 Option Year 2: 01 July 2029 – 30 June 2030

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Monxton Road, Andover, South East, SP11 8HJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Capita Business Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02299747 2 Kingdom Street, Paddington, London, London, W2 6BDContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Jul 2026, 08:46 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender21 May 2026, 11:18 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender23 Mar 2026, 12:19 GMT
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender11 Feb 2026, 14:10 GMT