Notice Information
Notice Title
Training and Education Delivery Partner
Notice Description
Gateshead College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation, capable of delivering Advanced Manufacturing training and education in North East England in partnership with the college, on a sub-contract basis. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=967412565
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract will be for a 12 month period, with an option to extend for a further four periods of 12 months each. Any extensions offered will be subject to satisfactory contract performance and the College still having adequate funding and requirement for the Contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050fc9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045751-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £10,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £10,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- £10,500,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GATESHEAD COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Procurement
- Contact Email
- tenders@gateshead.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01914900300
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GATESHEAD
- Postcode
- NE8 3BE
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
-
- Local Authority
- Gateshead
- Electoral Ward
- Bridges
- Westminster Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045751-2025
4th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038330-2025
8th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020092-2025
9th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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