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prj_1203 - GLA London Talent Pathways

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

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25 Aug 2026 at 15:54

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20 Aug 2026 at 12:53

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Summary of the contracting process

The City of London is buying vocational training services for the Mayor of London-led GLA London Talent Pathways project. The programme will support London residents aged 19 and over to gain skills for priority occupations in key sectors, address skills shortages and help under-represented people overcome barriers linked to income, disability or health. Training must respond to employers’ skills needs and create supported routes into good work. The requirement is classified as youth education services (CPV 80310000). It covers further vocational training funded through the Adult Skills Fund and Free Courses for Jobs, with delivery in London. The City expects to appoint up to two tenderers to provide the services.

The process has reached tender: the buyer invited quotations through a below-threshold open competition. Enquiries must be submitted by 8 September 2026 at 11:00, and quotations by 8 September 2026 at 12:00, electronically through the Jaggaer portal. The contract is scheduled to run from 21 September 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an optional extension year ending 31 March 2029, dependent on delivery quality and performance. The published tender value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT; funding is stated as up to £80,000 per successful bidder, with potential additional funding of £20,000 for successful delivery. Evaluation is 100% technical quality and 0% commercial score, based on the most appropriate partnership in terms of price and quality.

This opportunity suits organisations that deliver vocational or further training for adults and can design provision around priority occupations and London employers’ skills needs. Suppliers should be able to support learners aged 19 and over, including people facing barriers related to income, disability or health, and demonstrate an approach to inclusion, learner progression and access to good work. Bidders must set out planned learner numbers, course durations and estimated costings, with courses lasting no more than 12 months. Delivery requires monthly quality and performance monitoring, monthly returns by the last day of each month, and robust evidence of enrolment, progression and completion to support learner payments. Providers also need capacity to agree and manage learner retention targets against their delivery plan.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

prj_1203 - GLA London Talent Pathways

Notice Description

The City invites Quotations for the provision of its GLA London Talent Pathways project, with contract opportunities for up to 2 tenderers. The project is a Mayor of London-led funding initiative that supports vocational training for London residents aged 19+ to help them gain skills for priority jobs in key sectors. The programme addresses skills shortages, supports under-represented groups, and links training directly to the skills businesses need. It aims to provide services that reflects the skills needs of London's employers and key growth sectors, is responsive to economic change and opens up opportunities for all Londoners. The funding aims to create clear, supported pathways into good work, especially for those who have been historically underrepresented in London's growth sectors. This includes Londoners facing barriers due to income, disability or health being supported to access quality training and progress into good jobs. London Talent Pathways combines ASF and Free Courses for Jobs (FCfJ) funding that will provide Londoners with further vocational training opportunities to upskill and progress into priority occupations within key London sectors. The project will run until the end of March 2028 initially with an optional third year of funding until March 2029 dependent on the quality and performance of contractual delivery. The maximum funding value will be up to PS80,000 for each successful bidder, with a potential additional PS20,000 funding upon successful delivery, subject to agreement from all parties. Quality and performance monitoring will be monthly and payments will be monthly based on validation and quality assurance of evidence in line with GLA London Talent Pathways specifications; evidence of enrolment, progression and completion will be required to trigger related learner payments*. The successful tenderer will submit their monthly return by the last day of each month. The tender submission will include planned learner numbers, course/s duration and related estimated costings to maximise the PS80,000 funding value within the contract duration. Learner retention targets will be agreed based on the contract delivery plan and forecasted learner numbers. There is no specified minimum and maximum number of learners, the course duration will be a maximum of 12 months, and all learning will be completed before the end of March 2028.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The project will run until the end of March 2028 initially with an optional third year of funding until March 2029 dependent on the quality and performance of contractual delivery. The maximum funding value will be up to PS80,000 for each successful bidder, with a potential additional PS20,000 funding upon successful delivery, subject to agreement from all parties.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e88e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080950-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80310000 - Youth education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
8 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Further Information

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