Official UK procurement notice
Understanding T Level’ courses, networks,T Level Resource Improvement Projects (TRIPS)
Authority: Education Traning Foundation
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe first service is running ‘Understanding T Level’ courses. There are two separate courses both of which are targeting providers who will be delivering T Levels.
The second service is running networks, these are collaborative events bringing together different stakeholders who can learn from each other.
The third service is delivering T Level Resource Improvement Projects (TRIPS). This involves being responsible for the entire project lifecycle from reviewing applications provided by providers to Q&A the resources the providers create.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Jun 2023, 15:33 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2023, 15:41 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018870- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d30aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
- In 2020 Association of Colleges (current supplier) was a named partner in the initial T-level bid with an initial award of 766,099.87 GBP to deliver Understanding T Level’ courses, running networks, delivering T Level Resource Improvement Projects (TRIPS). The Association of Colleges has a long-established reputation in the FE sector alongside a proven track record of working with the ETF to successfully deliver CPD to providers and individuals.
Publisher note: (MT Ref:229748)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Colleges | — | — | Awarded |
| Association of Colleges | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018870-2023-1 · Association of Colleges
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 015596-2023-1 · Association of Colleges
- Signed
- 26 May 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The first service is running ‘Understanding T Level’ courses | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | £350,000 – £400,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £350,000 – £400,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Association of CollegesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.