Official UK procurement notice
2027 ECITB Scholarships Programme: ENGLAND London & South West Design & Draughting
Authority: ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD (Charity / VCSE)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is pleased to invite tender offers for our England London & Southwest Design and Draughting Scholarship Programme 2027.
Full details can be found within the procurement pack, which is downloadable within this Notice.
The ECITB is tendering for a contract for the delivery of the skills and knowledge required within the 2027 ECITB Scholarship Programme (England: London & South West D&D) with delivery from September 2027.
Pathway requirements (2 Years) can be found within the procurement pack, specifically detailed within the Cohort Requirements by Discipline and the Specification document.
England: London & South West Level 3 Design & Draughting (2 years)
**Please register your interest in this ITT to ensure you are included within the clarification (bidder question and answer) process by emailing: procurement@ecitb.org.uk ***
Thank you for your interest in the ECITB.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£62,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Mandatory and discretionary pass/fail criteria Technical Criteria 80% weighting Price Criteria 20% weighting
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £47,998 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD buys Education and training services (CPV 80), and who usually turns up
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered. More of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 100% against 63%, n=15.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 37 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 22%
2–360% / 30%
4–640% / 24%
7+0% / 24%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate21% / 31%
Within ±2%43% / 56%
Above estimate36% / 13%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Our matching links this notice to “2026 ECITB Scholarship Programme (London & South West)” of this authority, but none of the 3 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1CPV 80Published estimate£62k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid24%
2–331%
4–625%
7+20%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 57 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£58k–£62k
Estimate£62k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge College (HRUC)Worked for this buyer | 2026 ECITB Scholarship Programme (London & South West)runs to Jul 2027 | Level 3 Design and Draughting - London and Thames Valley area | — | Similar wording and category |
| TRAIN4ALL LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | 2026 ECITB Scholarship Programme (South West) L2 Platingnotice published Jun 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| University Centre Somerset College GroupWorked for this buyer | 2026 ECITB Scholarship Programme (London & South West)runs to Jul 2027 | Level 2 Pipe Fitting South West England (Bridgwater Area) | — | Similar wording and category |
| REAGIT UK LTDWorked for this buyer | 2026 ECITB Scholarship Programme (East Coast)notice published Jun 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £119k4 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £175k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
| £98k3 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £174k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £54k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 38% below n=1 | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £52k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% above n=1 | |
| £3.0m25 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £31m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
60% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
60% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (60% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
2026 ECITB Scholarship Programme (London & South West) — held by Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge College (HRUC) and University Centre Somerset College Group (+1 more); the published contract ends 31 Jul 2027.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST
- Authority reference
P2609-2- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092457- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077dc5Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Please note, the ECITB does not have an e-procurement portal, therefore all tenders must be submitted via email only to:
Timeline
30 Sept 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published26 days ago30 Sept 2026, 14:58 BST
- Clarification questions by5 days ago21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinewithin the hour26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 66 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2026- Tender notice published30 Sept 2026, 14:58 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published30 Sept 2026, 15:04 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT30 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST+0 days · was 26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Spelling corrections in title
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender (ITT) for review and completion
- Bidding documents and specifications Pricing Schedule - for review and completion
- Bidding documents and specifications Draft Services Contractual Agreement
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender (ITT) for review and completion (D&D)
- Bidding documents and specifications D&D Specification
- Bidding documents and specifications Cohort requirements by discipline
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender