AwardedAwarded 9 March 2026
Defence Medical Services (DMS) Service Provider- Delivery of the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker English Apprenticeship (ST0217)
Ministry of Defence · Central government
In brief
Ministry of Defence awarded training and education work to TQ Education and Training Ltd (Trading as Pearson TQ) on 9 March 2026.
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What the notice says
The Ministry of Defence six year contract commencing 1st Aug 26, to support and supplement the delivery of the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker English Apprenticeship (ST0217) to the Defence Medical Services (Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force) Medics and Health Care Assistants. This is a two-year apprenticeship with the majority of training delivered by the tri-Services acting as an Apprenticeship Employer-Provider with a tri-Service initial military ‘foundation medic’ programme delivered to all apprentices at the Defence Medical Academy, Lichfield, followed by completion of the apprenticeship at military units UK wide.
There is a requirement for an APAR registered Provider to supplement the military training delivery of the apprenticeship, provide Functional Skills training where required, support Apprentices (for example by conducting progress reviews and EPA preparation), create and manage DfE compliant learner records.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| TQ Education and Training Ltd (Trading as Pearson TQ) TQ Education and Training Ltd (Trading as Pearson TQ) 5 bids received | £7,825,239 | Awarded 12 February 2026 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2032 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 012676-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 021112-2026
Last time this was bought
- Won by
- JGA Limited
- Awarded
- 27 February 2026
- Value
- £690,000
- Bids
- 2
- Contract ends
- 31 July 2029
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About the buyer
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From notice 012676-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 February 2026, last updated 10 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.