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MCA Competency Assessment Preparation Services
Published 13 Nov 2026
13 Nov 2026
Deadline in 23 days
- Primary CPV
-
80000000 *
Education and training services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Southampton, South East
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
01/02/2027 31/01/2030
- Contract Types
-
80 *Education & training servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN, United Kingdom · UKJ32
Contact
Award Criteria
- Technical (60%)
- Commercial (40%)
Related tenders
Southampton Solent University
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
80000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: 26.WMS.51
The University is looking to procure a specialist digital provider capable of delivering comprehensive, scalable, flexible MCA CoC assessment preparation across all seafaring disciplines (Deck, Engine and Electro-technical) to support cadets while at sea.
Full CPV breakdown
- 80000000 — Education and training services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Options of 2 x 1 year extensions subject to performance and agreement by both parties.
- Submission method
- Please submit responses using the University's In-Tend portal https://in-tend.co.uk/Solent. All correspondence must also be submitted using this facility, failure to do may result in your tender not being considered.
- Enquiries close
- 24 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 8 Jan 2027
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 13 Nov 2026 17:19
- Deadline
- 08 Dec 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-07bc29
- Notice ID
- 26.WMS.51
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | Southampton Solent University |
| Address › Street | East Park Terrace |
| Address › Town / city | Southampton |
| Address › Postcode | SO14 0YN |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ32 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | http://www.solent.ac.uk |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Southampton Solent University |
Tender
| Title | MCA Competency Assessment Preparation Services |
| Description | The University is looking to procure a specialist digital provider capable of delivering comprehensive, scalable, flexible MCA CoC assessment preparation across all seafaring disciplines (Deck, Engine and Electro-technical) to support cadets while at sea. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Education and training services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKJ32 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,400,000 |
| Value › Value | £2,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | Please submit responses using the University's In-Tend portal https://in-tend.co.uk/Solent. All correspondence must also be submitted using this facility, failure to do may result in your tender not being considered. |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 8 Dec 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 24 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 8 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,400,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £2,000,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Technical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Commercial |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 40 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | The supplier must hold ISO 9001:2015 or an equivalent externally audited quality management accreditation. They must also hold Cyber Essentials as a minimum, with Cyber Essentials Plus preferred. |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Feb 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Jan 2030 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jan 2032 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Options of 2 x 1 year extensions subject to performance and agreement by both parties. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/108224-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 13 Nov 2026 |