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Published 7 Oct 2024, 13:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship (ST0480) Trial with Masters Academic Accreditation for Army Personnel

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesRestricted procedure

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£1,278,000exc. VAT15.5% below published estimate

Submissions closed 6 Nov 2024awarded 1 Apr 2025

Awarded to Staffordshire University

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the THE PROVISION OF LEVEL 7 SENIOR LEADER APPRENTICESHIP (ST0480) TRIAL WITH MASTER’S LEVEL ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION FOR ARMY PERSONNEL

The Army Apprenticeship Programme (AAP) delivers apprenticeship training to Soldiers of the British Army. This contract is for the fully outsourced Provision of the Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship Standard ST0480 (L7 SLA) with a Master’s Level Academic accreditation for Army personnel. The Authority is seeking a Service/Training Provider to deliver the L7 SLA for a trial period of three years for up to a total of 90 apprentices, with the first cohort expected to commence in 01 September 2025 (Subject to continued provision of apprenticeship levy or Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding). There will be no option periods.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The appointed supplier will be responsible for delivering to Army Personnel as…AwardedPublished value£1,278,000

The appointed supplier will be responsible for delivering to Army Personnel as nominated by the Authority all activities as detailed within the Schedule 1 (Statement of Requirement) of Contract 710318450.

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: 77.2Price: 113.2Social value: 10

Published sub-criteria (12)

Technical/Non-Cost: 70
Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: 7.2
Commercial: 30
1a. and 1b. Delivering the Requirement: 24
Apprentice Management, Support and Engagement: 14
Governance and Communications: 11
Administration, Data Handling and Compliance: 9
Added Value and Innovative Solutions: 7.2
Contract Transition: 3.6
Scenario 1: 7.2
Scenario 2: 7.2
Social Value: 10

Published award criteria (12)

Technical/Non-Cost: 70
Commercial: 30
1a. and 1b. Delivering the Requirement: 24
Apprentice Management, Support and Engagement: 14
Governance and Communications: 11
Administration, Data Handling and Compliance: 9
Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: 7.2
Added Value and Innovative Solutions: 7.2
Contract Transition: 3.6
Scenario 1: 7.2
Scenario 2: 7.2
Social Value: 10

What this means for your bid

Price carries 113.2 of 200.4 points: a 10% discount moves about 11.3 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: 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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 7 Oct 2024, 13:36 BST
Last source update: 23 Apr 2025, 14:23 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-016549
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a64c 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: 6 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.contracts.mod.uk ↗

Timeline

6 Nov 2024 → 23 Apr 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
6 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
Invitations to tender expected
6 Dec 2024
Notice published
23 Apr 2025, 14:23 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
23 Apr 2025, 14:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,080,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 5

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Staffordshire University	£1,080,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

The Provision of Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship (ST0480) Trial with Masters Academic Accreditation for Army Personnel · Staffordshire University
Signed
1 Apr 2025
Value
£1,080,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids	—	—	—

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 ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Staffordshire UniversityAwarded supplier Stoke-on-Trent, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.