Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision Of Engineering Foundation Degree Scheme
Notice Description
The Authority has a requirement to provide a Professional Body-recognised UK BEng/BSc FD to engineering and cyberspace aviators from the Engineer and Cyberspace Professions. Further details can be found in the procurement documents on the Defence Sourcing Portal (www.contracts.mod.uk)
Planning Information
Further instructions are included in the uploaded document -20250912_715631461 EFD PMEN For information purposes a draft Statement of Requirement (SOR) -20250801-Foundation Degree Contract_SOR-DRAFT The closing date and time for resposne to the RFI is 10 October 2025 at 17:30hrs.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05998a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055574-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80300000 - Higher education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 9 Jun 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Jun 2026 - 23 Jun 2031 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WOLVERHAMPTON
- Postcode
- WV7 3EX
- Post Town
- Wolverhampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG22 Shropshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Shropshire
- Electoral Ward
- Shifnal South and Cosford
- Westminster Constituency
- The Wrekin
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055574-2026
12th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020325-2026
6th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056241-2025
12th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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