Published date: 30 October 2023

This notice was replaced on 15 April 2024

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Awarded contract (published 15 April 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£7,500,000

Procurement reference

tender_390900/1268008

Published date

30 October 2023

Closing date

29 November 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

9 February 2024

Contract end date

8 February 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

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This contract opportunity is for the provision of a supplier to deliver End Point Assessment (EPA) services in connection with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Army Apprenticeship Programme. EPAs will be delivered to service personnel of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), Royal Marines (RM), Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) and Infantry undertaking a Level 3 (L3) Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard (ST0457).

Once appointed the 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

Learner throughput for EPA in this contract is anticipated as approximately 558 over five years and it is expected that Occupation Competence Validation Interviews (VIVAs) will take place online.

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About the buyer

Address

Army Commercial, Army Headquarters, 2nd Floor, Blenheim Building, Army HQ, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road
Andover
SP11 8HJ
England

Email

armycomrcl-procure-aap-mailbox@mod.gov.uk