Notice Information
Notice Title
2025 ECITB Scholarship Programme (NE, NW & Humber) - 1 Year
Notice Description
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is pleased to invite tender offers for our England North West, North East and Humber one (1) academic year regional Scholarships Programme 2025. Full details can be found within the procurement pack, which is downloadable within Contracts Finder. The ECITB is tendering for a contract for the delivery of the skills and knowledge required within the 2025 ECITB Scholarship Programme (NE,NW & Humber) - pathway requirements can be found within the procurement pack, specifically detailed in document 9 and the specification documents 2 (a-e). This tender consists of 5 lots. Bidders can submit offers for individual, multiple or all lots as detailed within the relevant specifications. Please see the procurement pack for full guidance. The five lots consist of the following for the NW, NE and Humber (one year 2025): Lot 1 - ECITB SCHOLARSHIP 2025 2a - Fab/Weld - Cumbria Lot 2 - ECITB SCHOLARSHIP 2025 2b - Mechanical - Cumbria Lot 3 - ECITB SCHOLARSHIP 2025 2c - Pipe Fitting - Birkenhead area Lot 4 - ECITB SCHOLARSHIP 2025 2d - Pipe Fitting - Humberside Lot 5 - ECITB SCHOLARSHIP 2025 2e - Pipe Fitting - North East Eng For any queries, bidders should contact: procurement@ecitb.org.uk. Additional information: The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is pleased to invite tender offers for the regional contracts mentioned above. Full details are attached in the tender pack, which comprises the following items: 1. Notice, which sets out instructions to tenderers and other information relating to the process. 2. A specification describing the services required (x5) 3. An Invitation to Tender Document (ITT). 4. Evaluation Methodology and Criteria to be adopted. 5. Tender Clarification Request Form. 6. A contract summary. 7. Tender PQQ. 8. The form of the proposed contract (Deed). 9. Scholarship cohort requirements by discipline and region. If you cannot access any of the above documents, or believe them to be incomplete, please contact us via procurement@ecitb.org.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-bd1a1bd4-9d77-4f5b-87ae-ae49762ffe21
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/615fabd1-48cd-4d16-b605-b65af7893683
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £405,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £354,542 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KINGS LANGLEY
- Postcode
- WD4 8LZ
- Post Town
- Watford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Three Rivers
- Electoral Ward
- Gade Valley
- Westminster Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/615fabd1-48cd-4d16-b605-b65af7893683
1st May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3505b6b6-cac0-4232-ad0f-a4e883ba6d86
19th December 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ceb46221-e540-42fc-997b-60934880c778
1. Notice of tender: England - NW, NE and Humber -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0ad239f5-44e2-477e-adaf-f16af8ee004f
2a. Specification Cumbria (fab / weld) -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/de79b57a-f9ab-4913-abf1-5fc7a562d90b
2b. Specification - Cumbria Mech -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b4e05571-a95f-4986-a70f-9f6ca5668954
2c. Specification - Birkenhead (Pipe Fitting) -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9c33f5a0-53f2-44ce-abad-7d660067f1c1
2d. Specification Humberside (Pipe Fitting) -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3f42f5d2-daba-45d2-88fc-82a07674c10f
2e. Specification NE (Pipe Fitting) -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/684ce089-4cac-42f2-8fa3-d34ecb06262f
3. Invitation to Tender (ITT) -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9106e9ca-931b-4868-a24b-7f35109e685d
4. Evaluation Methodology and criteria -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5065f138-a16a-4c32-92f3-1fe525945eec
5. Clarification request form -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/88c31de9-eed1-4d07-bb73-ea65a117b9ee
9. Scholarship cohort requirements -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2f874656-039f-4772-b5e2-689c76336edd
7. Pre Qualifications Questionnaire (PQQ) - Level 2 England Scholarships NE, NW and the Humber (All Lots) *Version 2 - amended dates question 2.11 (redlined) 19.12.24
Notice URLs
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