Contract

Provision of BA/BA(Hons) Accredited Degree in Education and Professional Development to the Royal School of Artillery, Gunnery Staff Course - UK5

  • Ministry of Defence

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-071111

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0527c0 (view related notices)

Published 5 November 2025, 9:42am



Scope

Reference

714792450

Description

Provision of BA/BA(Hons) Accredited Degree in Education and Professional Development to the Royal School of Artillery, Gunnery Staff Course (GSC). The requirement is for a 4-year contract with an option for a +1yr extension. This degree programme is part of the RSA instructor development programme and also forms part of the RSA organisational learning strategy.

Most GSC potential students will not have the required accredited Level 5 educational qualifications to begin a BA(Hons) programme. Huddersfield University have an applied accredited prior learning process to enable RSA students to enrol, when otherwise they would not be able to do so. The University recognise the successful completion of the GSC and professional development. The programme is delivered through a blend of residential and distance learning and also accept dissertations and projects that are work-based in the Defence training environment.


Contract 1. Provision of BA/BA(Hons) Accredited Degree in Education and Professional Development

Supplier

Contract value

  • £325,050 excluding VAT
  • £325,050 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

6 October 2025

Contract dates

  • 7 October 2025 to 31 August 2029
  • Possible extension to 31 August 2030
  • 4 years, 10 months, 25 days

Description of possible extension:

1 year extension to be taken up at the Authorities discretion

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

1 year extension to be taken up at the Authorities discretion

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition

Special regime

Light touch


Supplier

University of Huddersfield

Queensgate

Huddersfield

HD1 3DH

United Kingdom

Region: UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Ministry of Defence

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Army Headquarters

Andover

SP11 8HJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government