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Published 5 May 2023, 15:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of English Language Training for Special Purposes (Technical), including General English Language, Maths and Science Training for International Students.

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,088,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Jun 2023awarded 30 Jul 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has put in place a four year framework for the Provision of English Language Training for Special Purposes (Technical), including General English Language, Maths and Science Training for International Students.

  • Recurrence: Contract may be subject to renewal in 2025-2026

CPV: Adult and other education services · Provision of language courses

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Provision of English Language Training for Special Purposes (Technical), including…AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,088,000

The Provision of English Language Training for Special Purposes (Technical), including General English Language, Maths and Science Training for International Students.

Delivery: West Midlands · RAF Cosford
Extensions: Contract may be subject to renewal in 2025-2026Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • “The Provision of English Language Training for Special Purposes…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Contract may be subject to renewal in 2025-2026
First published
5 May 2023, 15:42 BST
Last source update
16 Aug 2024, 14:57 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026170
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesProvision of language courses
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG39)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c6e1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

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
Appointment period ends
7 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Jun 2023 → 16 Aug 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    16 Aug 2024, 14:57 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Aug 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Aug 2024, 14:57 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    16 Aug 2024, 14:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • The Provision of English Language Training for Special Purposes (Technical) including General English Language, Maths and Science Training for International Students

    Signed
    30 Jul 2024
    Value
    £4,088,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Air Commercial, Flowerdown Hall, RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV7 3EXContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria