Official UK procurement notice
Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2026-2027
Authority: Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionModern Apprenticeships (MA) Services for starts for year 2026-2027. (from date of award to 31 March 2027. The current estimated value of this tender for start volumes is up to 500,000 GBP, for both lots. The total value of the contract is up to 2m for the life of the apprenticeship. (Both values are exclusive of any applicable VAT) for the life of the apprenticeship and is subject to a confirmed budget, from Scottish Government Ministers to SDS.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of themLot #1MA Services - Learning provider
SDS invites bids from Learning Providers for MA Starts for the duration from award to 31 March 2027. Additional information: Bidders cannot bid for Lot 2 if bidding for Lot 1. Bids can only be submitted for one of the two lots.
Lot #2MA Services - Employer
SDS invites bids from Learning Providers for MA Starts for the duration from award to 31 March 2027. Additional information: Bidders cannot bid for Lot 1 if bidding for Lot 2. Bids can only be submitted for one of the two lots.
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).
The scope of services to be provided under this contract falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall in accordance with Regulation 74 of the
Regulation be subject to the requirement of Section 7 of the Regulations. By virtue of regulation 76(3) of the regulations, bidders in any of
the situations listed in regulation 58 of the Regulation may be excluded.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance 1,000,000 GBP It is mandatory that you provide evidence of managing 2 contracts (Lot 1 only) which provide evidence of your experience in delivering the same/similar services to that described in Tender documentation. If you cannot provide the required 2 examples then your submission will be a fail and therefore excluded.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 11:27 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 08:16 BST
- Authority reference
P25-065- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063891- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067b94Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
- Performance terms
Bidders shall be required to pass the following pass/fail questions contained within the ITT Response Doc Part 1. All bids who pass part 1 will be taken forward to Part 2 and their submission evaluated.
Section 5 - Exclusion Grounds
Section 6 - Policies - Insurance
Section 7 - Equal Opportunities
Section 8 - Health and Safety
Section 9 - Conflict of Interest
Section 10 - Prompt Payment
Section 11 - Contract Examples - Two Examples - Lot 1 Learning Provider only
Publisher note: Part 2 Award Criteria: Service Delivery 70%, Leadership & Quality Culture 20% & Sustainability(Fair Work First) 10% Award scoring methodology will be used for each of the award criteria of 0-3 as stated in the ITT documentation. SDS shall allocate volumes to successful bidders as detailed in the ITT documentation and up to the value of budget confirmed and available. Fair Work Practices - SDS is committed to the delivery of high quality public services, and recognises that this is critically dependent on a workforce that is well-motivated, well led, has appropriate opportunities for training and skills development and is engaged in decision making. These factors are also important for workforce recruitment and retention, and thus continuity of service. Sub-contracting is not specified but will occur as indicated as being required to deliver the training services by the bidders. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: Community Benefits was considered, however, even though aggregated value is over 4m GBP, each individual contract will be lower than 4m GBP (SC Ref:836808)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 May 2026 → 8 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Submission deadline176 days ago5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published112 days ago8 Jul 2026, 08:16 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2026, 08:16 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · MA Services - Learning provider1 award | |||
| 3t Training ServicesSME, ALternatyva LtdSME, AVQMSME, BLENDED TRAININGSME, Child Central Training LimitedSME, LUDDON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED +6 morejoint award | £428,290 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · MA Services - Employer1 award | |||
| Di Maggio's Restaurant Group Ltd, Kibble Education and Care Centrejoint award | £25,412 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 - MA Services - Learning provider · 3t Training ServicesSME, ALternatyva LtdSME, AVQMSME, BLENDED TRAININGSME, Child Central Training LimitedSME, LUDDON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED +6 more
- Signed
- 15 Jun 2026
- Value
- £428,290
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - MA Services - Employer · Di Maggio's Restaurant Group Ltd, Kibble Education and Care Centre
- Signed
- 15 Jun 2026
- Value
- £25,412
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · MA Services - Learning provider | 19bids · 19 electronic · 19 from abroad | 17 | — | — |
| 2 · MA Services - Employer | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Skills Development ScotlandMediation body
- The Sheriff Clerk's OfficeReview body
- The Skills Development Scotland Co. LimitedReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
14 commercial parties on the notice- 3t Training ServicesAwarded supplier
- ALternatyva LtdAwarded supplier
- AVQMAwarded supplier
- BLENDED TRAININGAwarded supplier
- Child Central Training LimitedAwarded supplier
- Dental Training CentreAwarded supplier
- Di Maggio's Restaurant Group LtdAwarded supplier
- Kibble Education and Care CentreAwarded supplier
- Luddon ConstructionAwarded supplier
- MORAY MANAGEMENT LTDAwarded supplier
Show 4 more suppliers
- Mitchell & Murdoch Care Ltd.Awarded supplier
- Moore House School LtdAwarded supplier
- RADD TrainingAwarded supplier
- TICAAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.