Buyer Name: ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD
Buyer Address: Kings House Business Center, Home Park Business Estate, Station Road, Kings Langley, UKH23, WD4 8LZ, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@ecitb.org.uk
Buyer Name: ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD
Buyer Address: Kings House Business Center, Home Park Business Estate, Station Road, Kings Langley, UKH23, WD4 8LZ, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@ecitb.org.uk
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is the employer-led skills, standards and qualifications body for the development of the engineering construction workforce of Great Britain. An arms-length body of the UK Government, the ECITB reports to the Department for Education. Our vision is a trailblazing Engineering Construction Industry where critical infrastructure, energy security and net zero ambitions are achieved. The ECITB works with employers and training providers to attract, develop and qualify the engineering construction workforce in a wide range of craft, technical and professional disciplines. We invest about £28 million each year to support skills development within the industry. The ECITB is looking to procure a Supplier for a 3 year agreement (with two (2) optional one (1) year extensions), to develop and deliver the ECITB's ACTIVE Cup. The ACTIVE Cup is a project management competition for the engineering construction industry, originally designed with reinforcing the ACTIVE principles at its core. It is to be delivered as a face-to-face 'hive-style' four-day competitive learning event based on behavioural project management and collaboration for the Engineering Construction Industry (ECI). Delivery of the Pilot programme is due in September 2026 with first delivery in November 2026. The competition is to be delivered three times per year, once in late January, once in April and once in November, avoiding bank holidays, school holidays and peak industry periods, with each event running from Tuesday through to Friday. Two of these events are to be delivered in England and one in Scotland. This highly popular competition welcomes delegates from companies representing a range of sectors within the ECI. Full information can be found withing the Specification. *Please note: the draft ECITB Services Agreement (Contract) for this tender will follow next week* The ECITB does not have an e-procurement portal and all correspondence and submissions but be via its Procurement email address. ***To receive clarification responses, please register your interest in the opportunity by emailing procurement@ecitb.org.uk*** Thank you for your interest in this opportunity.
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083851-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 500,000
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-03-15T00:00:00Z
Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-03-14T23:59:59Z
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical / Quality Criteria (70%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (30%)
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Invitation to Tender: P2601-1 Active Cup ITT V1.1 For response
Document Description: ACTIVE Cup Programme Specification
Document Description: Pricing Schedule For response
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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