Optimising Training Landscape

Ministry of Defence
Direct award
28 January 2025 to 31 March 2025

The project focuses on evaluating and enhancing UK training capacity to meet rising demand for apprentices and graduates, while supporting the upskilling and reskilling of the existing nuclear workforce. This is a strategic advisory engagement aimed at aligning training infrastructure with sector-specific skill requirements.

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Awarded value: £595k; As published
Published: 17 February 2025
Awarded: 28 January 2025; Cogent Skills Services Ltd
Contract length: 2 months; Ends 31 March 2025

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of strategic consultancy and advisory services to optimise training capacity and skills development programmes within the nuclear sector.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 2 months
Contract dates: 28 January 2025 to 31 March 2025
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 75121000

Services in this contract

Learning needs analysis and L&D consultancyMain service£62k typicalReview of nuclear sector training capacity and capability against skills demand

Lifecycle

Published
17 February 2025
Contract awardedto Cogent Skills Services Ltd
28 January 2025
Contract starts
28 January 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2025

The buyer

Ministry of Defence

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The supplier

Cogent Skills Services Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/41418/optimising-training-landscape
Buyer reference: tender_442476/1452807
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-21364062-757c-4bff-b612-914c445d7fd8
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Ministry of Defence. Optimising Training Landscape. Contract award, 17 February 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/41418/optimising-training-landscape (accessed 5 November 2026).