--- title: "Provision of End Point Assessment for the Royal Engineers Level 3 Military Engineering Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard (ST0414)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ad16" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02ad16" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ad16.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ad16.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2021-05-04" --- # Provision of End Point Assessment for the Royal Engineers Level 3 Military Engineering Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard (ST0414) Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ad16 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02ad16) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02ad16.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence is conducting a procurement process for the "Provision of End Point Assessment for the Royal Engineers Level 3 Military Engineering Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard (ST0414)" in the education and training services industry. This tender has reached the Award stage, with the contract signed on 4th May 2021. The procurement method used is limited, specifically negotiated without publication of a contract notice, which reflects the unique qualifications of the chosen supplier, JGA LIMITED (Trading as Progress Minded). The contract is valued at £2,760,000 and is intended to last for a duration of five years, commencing this month. The primary delivery location for this service is in the UK. This procurement opportunity highlights potential business growth for organisations specialising in educational services, particularly those focused on apprenticeship and vocational training. Given the exclusive nature of the contract, only businesses with relevant registration on the 'Register for End Point Assessment Organisations' by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) are eligible to participate. Thus, companies that are registered and can provide technical assessment services aligned with the military engineering sector will find this opportunity particularly advantageous for expanding their market reach and financial growth through government contracts. ## Notice Provision of End Point Assessment for the Royal Engineers Level 3 Military Engineering Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard (ST0414) ### Lot Information Lot 1 Provision of End Point Assessment for the Royal Engineers Level 3 Military Engineering Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard (ST0414) ### Procurement Information The Army Apprenticeship Programme, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority) intends to award a contract to JGA LIMITED (Trading as Progress Minded) for the provision of End Point Assessment (EPA) services to the Royal Engineers undertaking the Level 3 Military and Engineering, Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard. The service contract is intended to be for a duration of 5 years commencing in May 2021, for an estimated value of PS2,760,000. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR of 2015)) for technical reasons. JGA LIMITED (Trading as Progress Minded) are the only provider registered on the 'Register for End Point Assessment Organisations', with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), to deliver End Point Assessment for the MECT Apprenticeship Standard. Due to Apprenticeship funding rules for employer-providers (August 2020 to July 2021, Version 5) published by the ESFA, the Authority can only enter into a contract with an End Point Assessment Organisation that is registered with the ESFA, to deliver EPA for this Apprenticeship Standard. As JGA LIMITED (Trading as Progress Minded) are the only provider that are registered with ESFA and are listed on the Register for End Point Assessment Organisations, for technical reasons competition is absent and there is no other economic operator that can meet the current requirement and provide the EPA services that enable the Authority to obtain the relevant funding (as per condition EP202 of the Apprenticeship funding rules for employer-providers). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009637-2021 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 3 May 2021 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £2,760,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | ANDOVER | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | JGA LIMITED (TRADING AS PROGRESS MINDED | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 4 May 2021 at 21:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009637-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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