Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Andover
UK
E-mail: armycomrcl-procure-aap-mailbox@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.contracts.mod.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
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The provisions of End point assessment services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
599 258.90
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.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
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: understanding the military context
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Support to Apprentices
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: EPAO Staff
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: EPAO Delivery
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Governance
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Quality assurance and Continual Improvement
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: D&I Safeguarding and PREVENT
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Communicating with Stakeholders
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Communicating with Apprentices & Analysis of data performance and feedback to AAP stakeholders
/ Weighting: 18
Cost criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 9
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-005330
Section V: 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
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Explosive learning Solutions ltd
Unit 4 The terraces library Avenue Harwell campus
Didcot
OX11 03G
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 599 258.90
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Andover
SP11 8HT
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/05/2025