--- title: "715869492 - Provision of End Point Assessment for Aircraft Handlers" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bee09daf-8e90-40f9-add4-246ed0a0969d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bee09daf-8e90-40f9-add4-246ed0a0969d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bee09daf-8e90-40f9-add4-246ed0a0969d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bee09daf-8e90-40f9-add4-246ed0a0969d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Ministry of Defence" published: "2026-09-16" --- # 715869492 - Provision of End Point Assessment for Aircraft Handlers Buyer: Ministry of Defence Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bee09daf-8e90-40f9-add4-246ed0a0969d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bee09daf-8e90-40f9-add4-246ed0a0969d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bee09daf-8e90-40f9-add4-246ed0a0969d.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence procured end-point assessment services for aircraft handlers, covering education and training programme services. Delivery is associated with the Ministry of Defence’s Navy Commercial function at Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, with the procurement location also identified as PO2 8BY in the South West of England. The requirement is a service rather than goods or works, and is concerned specifically with assessing apprentices or trainees working as aircraft handlers. It may suit organisations that provide vocational assessment, apprenticeship assessment or specialist aviation-related training services, particularly those able to work with a defence customer and support requirements delivered in or linked to Portsmouth. This procurement has been completed and awarded following a selective call-off from the Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace, under GCA Framework RM6102. The award was made on 28 August 2026 to Explosive Learning Solutions LTD. The awarded value is £210,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 September 2029. The tender submission deadline was 20 July 2026 at 10:00. The procurement was evaluated through the competitive call-off process used by the dynamic purchasing system. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the successful supplier is recorded as an SME. The contract remains recorded as active. This award demonstrates a Ministry of Defence requirement for specialist end-point assessment of aircraft handlers through its apprenticeship training marketplace. A credible future competitor would need to provide structured vocational assessment services for this occupational area, understand apprenticeship end-point assessment requirements and deliver consistently for a defence environment. Relevant capability in aircraft-handling operations, aviation training or assessment would help demonstrate subject knowledge, although the published award does not identify particular qualifications or accreditations. Suppliers should also be able to operate through the applicable apprenticeship dynamic purchasing system and respond effectively to a selective call-off. The requirement is accessible to SMEs, making it relevant to smaller specialist assessment and training providers with sufficient professional capacity and appropriate quality controls. ## Notice **FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY** This contract has been award via competition under GCA Framework RM6102: Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace DPS. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bea8402a-00bf-43fb-b549-b4b04b527d60 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 26 Oct 2026 - 25 Sep 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £210,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £210,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Ministry of Defence | | Locality | PORTSMOUTH | | Postcode area | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO2 8BY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth | | Local authority | Portsmouth | | Electoral ward | Nelson | | Westminster constituency | Portsmouth North | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Explosive Learning Solutions | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80521000 - Training programme services ## Release History - 16 Sep 2026 at 11:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bea8402a-00bf-43fb-b549-b4b04b527d60 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bea8402a-00bf-43fb-b549-b4b04b527d60 16th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2ec70a7a-d04a-46da-93fd-11df831c34c8 n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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