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Subcontract Adult Skills Fund Provision

Derby College Group

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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20 Jul 2026 at 20:41

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

20 Jul 2026 at 19:44

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

06 May 2026 at 14:59

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Derby College Group procured subcontracted Adult Skills Fund provision, working with delivery partners on ASF1-funded education and training. The service covers adult and other education, including higher, youth and special education provision, with delivery across the East Midlands and particularly the Derby area. The purpose is to support Derby College Group’s funded course offer through subcontractors that can deliver the agreed provision and engage the relevant learner groups. The buyer is Derby College Group, with AGM Procurement supporting the procurement process. The requirement is for education and training organisations able to work in partnership with a further education college and deliver provision across the buyer’s regional area. It is relevant to providers of adult skills, vocational, employability, technical, digital, youth or specialist education services.

The procurement is complete and an award was made on 20 July 2026 following an accelerated open competitive flexible procedure for a light-touch services contract. The award is pending and covers The Construction Skills People Limited, Momentum Recruitment Ltd, Skills College UK Limited and Tempus Training Limited, with an awarded gross value of £6,499,999. The contract is planned to run from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028, with three annual extension options taking the maximum end date to 31 July 2031, subject to performance, funding and Derby College Group strategy. Tenders closed on 20 May 2026 and enquiries closed on 13 May 2026. Twenty-four valid final-stage bids were received. Evaluation used qualitative criteria scored out of 120: curriculum and target-group engagement, learner support, resourcing, contract management, social value and the provider profile.

This award shows sustained demand from Derby College Group for external delivery partners in adult skills and related education. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to define a suitable curriculum, demonstrate effective engagement with target learner groups and provide practical learner support. It would also need sufficient teaching and delivery resources, robust contract-management arrangements and a clear approach to social value. The evaluation placed substantial emphasis on the curriculum and engagement offer, alongside resourcing and management, so providers should be able to explain how their delivery model works in partnership with the college and how performance would be controlled. The successful supplier group includes specialist training providers and construction-skills organisations, indicating relevance for established education or vocational-training businesses able to deliver funded provision at regional scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Subcontract Adult Skills Fund Provision

Notice Description

DCG are requesting tenders from suppliers who are interested in working in partnership on ASF1 delivery contracts for up to PS6.5m gross income over a maximum 5 year term - where 80% is retained by the subcontractor with 20% by DCG as the main provider. Spend details are indicative only and award of funding is subject to criteria detailed within the guidance included in the tender pack. The intended outcome of the process is to determine the most advantageous tender(s) (MAT) and select subcontractors to deliver a contract for subcontract delivery ("Service") for a fixed period of 2 academic years (in annual increments) from 01 August 2026 to 31 July 2028 with options to extend. Full and unrestricted access to tender documents can be obtained from https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Three options to extend the partnership arrangements for up to a further three years (in annual increments unless otherwise agreed by DCG) ending 31 July 2031 subject to subcontract performance, availability of funding and DCG strategy.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069276
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068468-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80300000 - Higher education services

80310000 - Youth education services

80340000 - Special education services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£6,499,999 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
2031-02-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Derby College Group
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DERBY
Postcode
DE24 8UG
Postcode Area
Derby
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF11 Derby
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England), TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, TLF11 Derby, TLF12 East Derbyshire, TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
Local Authority
Derby
Electoral Ward
Alvaston North
Westminster Constituency
Derby South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

The Construction Skills People Ltd

MOMENTUM RECRUITMENT LIMITED

SKILLS COLLEGE

Tempus Training

Further Information

Notice Documents

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