Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Contact person: Katie Thomas
E-mail: katie.thomas150@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Waterfront Apprenticeship Provision
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 430 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
The Apprenticeship will be conducted at the Colleges premises to align with the classroom based activities.
II.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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-031505
IV.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 V: Award of contract
Contract No: 713310451
Title: Provision of L3 waterfront apprenticeship scheme
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bridgwater and Taunton College
Bath Road
TA6 4PZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 430 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Abbeywood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/04/2025