Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Katie Thomas
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Waterfront Apprenticeship Provision
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To allow the SDA to enrol up to 30 apprentice students to the ST1395 – Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprenticeship. The contract covers three cohorts (one cohort per year), with each cohort lasting three years.
The value of this contract is covered by the Government Apprenticeship Levy.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,430,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
The Apprenticeship will be conducted at the Colleges premises to align with the classroom based activities.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To allow the SDA to enrol up to 30 apprentice students to the ST1395 – Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprenticeship. The contract covers three cohorts (one cohort per year), with each cohort lasting three years.
The value of this contract is covered by the Government Apprenticeship Levy.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-031505
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
713310451
Title
Provision of L3 waterfront apprenticeship scheme
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bridgwater and Taunton College
Bath Road
TA6 4PZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,430,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The total value of this contract is covered by the Apprenticeship Levy. The maximum Levy for this Apprenticeship standard is £27,000 per Apprentice.
This contract is based against a maximum of 30 students per cohort (three cohorts over three years), but the Authority is to clarify the exact number of students to enrol each year therefore the value could differ depending.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Abbeywood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Country
United Kingdom