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# The Provision of Engineering Aerospace Commissioning Scheme (EPACS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-engineering-aerospace-commissioning-scheme-epacs-ocds-h6vhtk-05d503). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "The Provision of Engineering Aerospace Commissioning Scheme (EPACS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £560,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Mar 2026, 12:30 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £560,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 March 2026 at 12:30 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult-education services at university level, Personal development training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-engineering-aerospace-commissioning-scheme-epacs-ocds-h6vhtk-05d503#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d503`

## 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/the-provision-of-engineering-aerospace-commissioning-scheme-epacs-ocds-h6vhtk-05d503#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Submission via the Defence Sourcing Portal
www.contracts.mod.uk

## Description
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) requires Higher Education Institution (HEI) providers to collaborate with the Authority to validate a degree programme which complies with regulations set by the relevant government authorities (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in the UK, The Office for Students in England, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales in Wales, and the Scottish Funding Council in Scotland). Course validation must be in place to allow qualifications to be awarded to students on completion of their courses.
The programme of study should be designed to make it suitable for accreditation by an appropriate professional institution. The Supplier and Authority will collaborate over the duration of the contract with the aim of achieving professional accreditation within the contract period. The intent is to enable completing students to apply for professional registration as Incorporated Engineers with the Engineering Council. 
The role of the DCTT is to train and educate Aeronautical Engineering (AE) to meet the Defence requirement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80430000, 80570000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £560,000

- **Contract Period:** 07/06/2026 to 07/06/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 22/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016253-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-23T13:19:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:51:53.380Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d503