Scope
Description
T Levels are an academic option for students aged 16-19, following the recommendation by the Independent Panel on Technical Education - the Sainsbury report. The Sainsbury report also recommended that a single body or consortium should deliver each qualification under an "exclusive license" that would be awarded for a fixed time period following open competition.
The procurement will be to select and appoint Awarding Organisations (AO) to be responsible for developing and delivering the Generation 2 Wave 3 T Level Qualification, under an exclusive licensing approach.
The expected scope of the role of the AOs is they would be responsible for; -designing the content of the qualification; -upskilling providers (further education schools and colleges); -providing of learning and teaching materials; -updating content; and -delivering qualification assessment services.
This notice is in respect of Generation 2 Wave 3 T Levels and will cover the following T Levels:
-Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing
-Engineering, Manufacturing, Process and Control
-Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing
-Management and Administration
-Finance
-Accounting
TO NOTE: Potential Suppliers who wish to submit a Tender for one of the three Engineering & Manufacturing TQs (Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing; Engineering, Manufacturing, Process and Control; and Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing) are required to also submit a Tender for the other two Engineering & Manufacturing TQs. All three Engineering & Manufacturing TQs will be awarded to a single supplier.
All contracts will be public service concession contracts, governed by the Procurement Act 2023, as defined at Section 8 of the Act, to the extent that the same apply to services which such contract (or contracts) would relate.
Further information about the procurement is provided on ProContract https://procontract.due-north.com/Login.
Total value (estimated)
- £23,392,000 excluding VAT
- £29,240,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 31 January 2026 to 31 July 2034
- Possible extension to 31 July 2037
- 11 years, 6 months, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
Contract extension is a 1+1+1
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Lot constraints
Description of how multiple lots may be awarded:
The Authority intends to award all three Engineering & Manufacturing T Levels (Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3) to a single supplier, for operational and pedagogical purposes.
Potential Suppliers who wish to submit a Tender for one of the three Engineering & Manufacturing TQs (Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing; Engineering, Manufacturing, Process and Control; and Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing) are required to also submit a Tender for the other two Engineering & Manufacturing TQs.
Once the Consolidated Scores for the three Engineering & Manufacturing T Levels have been calculated for each bidder, an average Technical and Price Score will be calculated (being the sum of the bidder's three scores divided by three) for each bidder.
Lot 1. Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing
Description
Lot 1 - Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing.
TO NOTE: Potential Suppliers who wish to submit a Tender for this lot are required to also submit a Tender for the other two Engineering & Manufacturing TQs (Lot 2: Engineering, Manufacturing, Process and Control and Lot 3: Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing).
All three Engineering & Manufacturing TQs will be awarded to a single supplier.
Lot value (estimated)
- £2,931,200 excluding VAT
- £3,664,000 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 2. Engineering, Manufacturing, Process and Control
Description
Lot 2 - Engineering, Manufacturing, Process and Control
TO NOTE: Potential Suppliers who wish to submit a Tender for this lot are required to also submit a Tender for the other two Engineering & Manufacturing TQs (Lot 1: Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing and Lot 3: Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing). All three Engineering & Manufacturing TQs will be awarded to a single supplier.
Lot value (estimated)
- £3,881,600 excluding VAT
- £4,852,000 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 3. Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing
Description
Lot 3 - Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing
TO NOTE: Potential Suppliers who wish to submit a Tender for this lot are required to also submit a Tender for the other two Engineering & Manufacturing TQs (Lot 1: Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing and Lot 2: Engineering, Manufacturing, Process and Control).
All three Engineering & Manufacturing TQs will be awarded to a single supplier.
Lot value (estimated)
- £5,500,800 excluding VAT
- £6,876,000 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 4. Management and Administration
Description
Lot 4 - Management and Administration
Lot value (estimated)
- £7,891,200 excluding VAT
- £9,864,000 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 5. Finance
Description
Lot 5 - Finance
Lot value (estimated)
- £1,025,600 excluding VAT
- £1,282,000 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 6. Accounting
Description
Lot 6 - Accounting
Lot value (estimated)
- £2,161,600 excluding VAT
- £2,702,000 including VAT
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Participation
Particular suitability
Lot 1. Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing
Lot 2. Engineering, Manufacturing, Process and Control
Lot 3. Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing
Lot 4. Management and Administration
Lot 5. Finance
Lot 6. Accounting
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Tender submission deadline
11 August 2025, 11:59pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Awarding Organisations will need to register on Find a Tender Service (FTS) to submit basic information on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk
Information entered on the CDP is applicable to all Government procurements but is only a small subset of the PSQ information required for this procurement.
In order to submit your bid for Generation 2 Wave 3 T Levels, Awarding Organisations MUST register on ProContract https://procontract.due-north.com/. You will need to complete the remainder of the PSQ specific to the Generation 2 Wave 3 T Levels procurement. This is where all the invitation to tender (ITT) documents will be held.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
26 January 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Financial | Full details of the Financial Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document. |
Price |
| Technical | Full details of the Technical Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document. |
Quality |
Weighting description
The Tender evaluation will calculate the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) to The Authority. Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
- Concession
- Light touch
Competitive flexible procedure description
Multi stage (two) Competitive Flexible procedure outlined in the ITT document.
Reduced tendering period
Yes
Light touch contract - no minimum
Contracting authority
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPMV-5264-ZWHD
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government