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Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2027-2028
Published Today
29 Oct 2026
Deadline in 35 days
- Primary CPV
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80000000 *
Education and training services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Scotland
- Value
- £320,000,000
- Contract
- Not specified
- Contract Types
-
80 *Education & training servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Monteith House, 11 George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DY, United Kingdom · UKM
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Skills Development Scotland Ltd
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
80000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: P26-005
Modern Apprenticeships (MA) Services for starts for year 2027-2028, plus optional two up to 12 month extension periods for 2028-2029 and 2029-2030. The current estimated value of this tender is up to 320m GBP (exclusive of any applicable VAT), including optional extension periods, for both lots, including those in-training places as of 31 March 2027 and any subsequent years and is subject to a confirmed budget, each year, from Scottish Government to SDS.
Full CPV breakdown
- 80000000 — Education and training services (primary)
Notice details
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Lots
- 2
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- CELEX 32014L0024
- Notice status
- Active
- Submission method
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- Number of lots
- 2
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 29 Oct 2026 11:18
- Deadline
- 03 Dec 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-07934a
- Notice ID
- P26-005
Organisations on this notice
The Sheriff Clerk's Office
Review Body
1 Carlton Place, Glasgow, G5 9DA, United Kingdom
+44 1414185248
Skills Development Scotland
Mediation Body
Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DY, United Kingdom
+44 1414291999
The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Review Contact Point
Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DY, United Kingdom
+44 1414291999
Lots (2)
Lot 1: MA Services - Learning Provider
SDS invites bids from Learning Providers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. MAs already in-training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship. Additional information: Bidders cannot bid for Lot 2 if bidding for Lot 1. Bids can only be submitted for o...
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Lot 2: MA Services - Employer
SDS invites bids from Employers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship. Additional information: Bidders cannot bid for Lot 1 if bidding for Lot 2. Bids can only be submitted for one of the...
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Full notice record
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Tender
| Title | Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2027-2028 |
| Status | active |
| CPV › Description | Education and training services |
| Category | services |
| Description | Modern Apprenticeships (MA) Services for starts for year 2027-2028, plus optional two up to 12 month extension periods for 2028-2029 and 2029-2030. The current estimated value of this tender is up to 320m GBP (exclusive of any applicable VAT), including optional extension periods, for both lots, including those in-training places as of 31 March 2027 and any subsequent years and is subject to a confirmed budget, each year, from Scottish Government to SDS. |
| Value › Value | £320,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot Details › Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier | 1 |
| Lot Details › Maximum Lots Awarded Per Supplier | 1 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Title | MA Services - Learning Provider |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Description | SDS invites bids from Learning Providers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. MAs already in-training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship. Additional information: Bidders cannot bid for Lot 2 if bidding for Lot 1. Bids can only be submitted for one of the two lots. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Title | MA Services - Employer |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Description | SDS invites bids from Employers for MA Starts for the duration of 12 months from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. MAs already in training shall continue for the duration of the individual's apprenticeship. Additional information: Bidders cannot bid for Lot 1 if bidding for Lot 2. Bids can only be submitted for one of the two lots. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | active |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Adult and other education services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Training services |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKM |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Adult and other education services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Training services |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKM |
| Submission Method | Electronic submission |
| How to submit | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk |
| Other Requirements › Reduction Criteria | It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP Public Liability Insurance 1,000,000 GBP It is mandatory that you provide evidence of managing 2 contracts (Lot 1 only) which provide evidence of your experience in delivering the same/similar services to that described in Tender documentation. If you cannot provide the required 2 examples then your submission will be a fail and therefore excluded |
| Other Requirements › Requires Staff Names And Qualifications | Yes |
| Contract Terms › Performance Terms | Bidders shall be required to pass the following pass/fail questions contained within the ITT Response Doc Part 1. All bids who pass part 1 will be taken forward to Part 2 and their submission evaluated. Section 5 - Exclusion Grounds Section 6 - Policies - Insurance Section 7 - Equal Opportunities Section 8 - Health and Safety Section 9 - Conflict of Interest Section 10 - Prompt Payment Section 11 - Contract Examples - Two Examples - Lot 1 Learning Provider only |
| Contract Terms › Has Electronic Payment | Yes |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Award Criteria Details | The scope of services to be provided under this contract falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall in accordance with Regulation 74 of the Regulation be subject to the requirement of Section 7 of the Regulations. By virtue of regulation 76(3) of the regulations, bidders in any of the situations listed in regulation 58 of the Regulation may be excluded. |
| Bidding period › End | 3 Dec 2026 |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Skills Development Scotland Ltd |
| Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name | Skills Development Scotland Ltd |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Monteith House, 11 George Square |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Glasgow |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKM |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | G2 1DY |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | +44 1412856000 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | procurement@sds.co.uk |
| Party 1 › Contact › Link | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk |
| Party 1 › Buyer profile | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.a... |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Non departmental public body |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Education |
| Party 2 › Name | The Sheriff Clerk's Office |
| Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name | The Sheriff Clerk's Office |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 1 Carlton Place |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Glasgow |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | G5 9DA |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Contact › Telephone | +44 1414185248 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | procurement@sds.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | Review body |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/glasgow-sheri... |
| Party 3 › Name | Skills Development Scotland |
| Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name | Skills Development Scotland |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | Glasgow |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | G2 1DY |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Contact › Telephone | +44 1414291999 |
| Party 3 › Contact › Email | procurement@sds.co.uk |
| Party 3 › Role | Mediation body |
| Party 3 › Link | https://skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk |
| Party 4 › Name | The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited |
| Party 4 › Identifier › Legal Name | The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited |
| Party 4 › Address › Street | Monteith House, First Floor, 11 George Square |
| Party 4 › Address › Town / city | Glasgow |
| Party 4 › Address › Postcode | G2 1DY |
| Party 4 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 4 › Contact › Telephone | +44 1414291999 |
| Party 4 › Contact › Email | procurement@sds.co.uk |
| Party 4 › Role | Review contact point |
| Party 4 › Link | https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk |
Buyer
| Name | Skills Development Scotland Ltd |
Links
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