Tender

Non Devolved Adult Education Budget Delivery (Customer Service) Opportunity

HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE

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Tender

02 Jan 2024 at 08:58

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hertford Regional College is seeking providers to deliver innovative adult learning against the funding received from the Education and Skills Funding Agency. The procurement opportunity involves delivering specific qualifications to support individuals entering customer-facing roles. Providers must be able to deliver within a 25-mile radius of the college campuses by 31/07/2024. This opportunity is for non-devolved ESFA funding under a 'light touch regime' with a tender period ending on 2024-01-08.

This tender by Hertford Regional College presents an opportunity for businesses with experience in adult education services to compete for a contract worth £85,000. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are suitable to participate. The contract period runs from 2024-02-01 to 2024-07-31. Interested providers must complete submission requirements, including a questionnaire and values spreadsheet, to engage in the procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Non Devolved Adult Education Budget Delivery (Customer Service) Opportunity

Notice Description

Hertford Regional College (HRC) intends to appoint providers with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver innovative adult learning. Contracts will be for the delivery of learning against the funding the college receives from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for the Adult Education Budget (AEB) for learners aged 19+. Delivery must meet the regulations outlined in the ESFA Funding Rules. Providers should be able to deliver the 3 identified qualifications, Certificate for Introduction to Customer Service, Extended certificate in Employability and Certificate in Personal and Social Skills as a combined programme to support individuals to enter the workplace in a customer facing role. The delivery should be clearly aligned to the needs of employers as well as supporting the College's rationale for subcontracting which can be found on our website https://www.hrc.ac.uk/about-hrc/partnerships-and-subcontractors HRC is seeking providers that can deliver to a maximum of 36 learners within a 25 mile radius of either of our campuses and all delivery should be completed by 31/07/2024. Please note that this procurement is for non-devolved ESFA funding only. This procurement is being run under the "light touch regime" and within the timescales set out in the attachments below. To participate in this procurement you must complete and submit the volumes and values spreadsheet and the procurement questionnaire located in the attachments to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk or they can be requested via the contact details below. If your organisation has not already completed the HRC Due Diligence checks, they must be completed, and a required assessment outcome achieved prior to any contract award. Due Diligence documentation can be requested via the contact details below. HRC reserves the right not to award contracts based on the outcome of Due Diligence Checks. Any incomplete or incorrectly completed submissions may be deemed non-compliant, and as a result you may be unable to proceed further in the procurement process. Contract awards will be subject to a management fee of 20% and HRC reserves the right not to award contracts based on procurement question responses that score less than 150/300. We reserve the right to add weighting of 50% to question 3 of the procurement questionnaire, should it be required, to determine the most appropriate providers. HRC reserves the right to issue multiple contracts up to the maximum value of this opportunity

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3fca25dd-b87a-43d2-86a8-d72e944f6432
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f27438bc-a9d3-46db-9708-793ce282257d
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£85,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jul 2024 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARE
Postcode
SG12 9JF
Post Town
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
East Hertfordshire
Electoral Ward
Ware Priory
Westminster Constituency
Hertford and Stortford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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