Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £899,500
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Personnel-training services (CPV 79632000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 076350-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Aug 2026
- Published11 Aug 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
CCCT/873 - Engineering Advanced Apprenticeship Training. Three cohorts (1 per year) up until 2028, each lasting three years (with additional time added at the end for end point assessments and close out activities). Start Date - 07/08/2026 Expiry Date - 06/07/2032
About the supplier
Weston College of Further and Higher Education: every public contract they have won.