Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Andover
armycomrcl-procure-aap-mailbox@mod.gov.uk
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
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The provisions of End point assessment services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Provision of EPA for the Level 2 Aviation Customer Services Operative (ST0907), Level 2 Aviation Ground Handler (ST0908), Level 3 Aviation Flight Operations Coordinator (ST1007), Level 3 Aviation Ground Specialist (ST0038) and the Level 3 Aviation Movement
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: £599,258.90
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The appointed End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) will be responsible for delivering the following activities in connection with the apprenticeship standard:
• Assessment Design and Delivery
• Governance, Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement
• Communications with Stakeholders
• Learner Management
• Complaints, Appeals, Re-sits and Re-takes
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 30
Cost criterion - Name: understanding the military context / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: Support to Apprentices / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: EPAO Staff / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: EPAO Delivery / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: Governance / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: Quality assurance and Continual Improvement / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: D&I Safeguarding and PREVENT / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: Communicating with Stakeholders / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion - Name: Communicating with Apprentices & Analysis of data performance and feedback to AAP stakeholders / Weighting: 18
Cost criterion - Name: Social value / Weighting: 9
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-005330
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
717789451
Title
Provision of EPA for the Level 2 Aviation Customer Services Operative (ST0907), Level 2 Aviation Ground Handler (ST0908), Level 3 Aviation Flight Operations Coordinator (ST1007), Level 3 Aviation Grou
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Explosive learning Solutions ltd
Unit 4 The terraces library Avenue Harwell campus
Didcot
OX11 03G
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £599,258.90
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Andover
SP11 8HT
Country
United Kingdom