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Published 25 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

South Wales Shared Apprenticeships Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Construction Industry Training Board (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£1,100,000≈ £471k / year · £1,100,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 20 Oct 2026awarded 23 Oct 2026

Award (standstill) to Cyfle Building Skills Ltd

Contract term 2 yrs 4 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CITB are inviting bids to deliver a continuation of an existing Shared Apprenticeship Scheme covering South West and South East Wales. CITB wish to fund a single provider to deliver the Scheme from the planned point of project commencement on 1st December 2026 through to 31st March 2029. Any Apprentices who are on programme at the point of commencement of the contract, must continue to be supported through to completion of their qualifications, via the funding that will be awarded to the successful provider.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,100,000

Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 4 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,100,000 exc. VAT · £1,100,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Option to extend on two occasions, by up to 24 months in total

80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 85%Price: 15%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Nine (9) mandatory quality questions: 85%
Mandatory Commercial Submission: 15%

Published award criteria (2)

Nine (9) mandatory quality questions
Mandatory Commercial Submission

What this means for your bid

Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 25 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST
Last source update: 23 Oct 2026, 15:49 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
Authority reference: TD80
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-090797
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077a0e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 20 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/49Q8SMPA5N ↗

Timeline

25 Sept 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published31 days ago
25 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST
Clarification questions by12 days ago
14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline6 days ago
20 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent4 days ago
23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published3 days ago
23 Oct 2026, 15:49 BST
Today
27 Oct 2026
Award decision expected byin 3 days
30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Standstill endsin 7 days
3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract startsin 34 days
1 Dec 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2026

Tender notice published
25 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
23 Oct 2026, 15:49 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
23 Oct 2026, 15:49 BST
Contract signature expected
13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,100,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cyfle Building Skills LtdSouth Wales Shared Apprenticeships Scheme 20261 Dec 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Option to extend on two occasions, by up to 24 months in total	£1,100,000 inc. VAT	23 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Construction Industry Training Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGZW-2274-ZBTV 4 Cyrus Way, Cygnet Park, Hampton, Peterborough, East of England, PE7 8HPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cyfle Building Skills LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWYL-4781-LWXN Ammanford Campus, Dyffryn Road, Ammanford, Wales, SA18 3TAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Oct 2026, 15:49 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender25 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST