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title: "Sector Specific 16-18 Funding opportunity for 2022-23 - Plumbing"
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# Sector Specific 16-18 Funding opportunity for 2022-23 - Plumbing

Buyer: HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-93bc745c-96e2-47b9-af1a-902a731b29c8

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## Summary

The Hertford Regional College is currently conducting a procurement process for a Sector Specific 16-18 Funding opportunity in Plumbing. The contracting process is in the award stage and involves vocational training services within the East of England region. The contract period runs from 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2023, with a focus on SMEs and VCSEs. The procurement method in place is a direct Single tender action below threshold.

This tender opportunity from Hertford Regional College offers businesses a chance to deliver innovative plumbing training programmes for young people aged 16-18. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organizations (VCSEs) would be well-suited to compete. Businesses interested should ensure compliance with the ESFA Funding Rules and be prepared for a management fee of 20% upon contract award.

## Notice

Hertford Regional College (HRC) intends to appoint a provider with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver innovative programmes of study training within the plumbing sector. The contract will be for the delivery of learning against the funding the college receives from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for the training of young people aged 16-18 up to a maximum of 95 individuals. Delivery must meet the regulations outlined in the ESFA Funding Rules, including personal development through tutorials and access to work experience opportunities. The provider should focus on progression outcomes for learners and ensure provision, even at lower levels, is clearly aligned to the destination curriculum model 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 Delivery must take place within 10 miles of the college campus in line with current regulations regarding distance subcontracting, all delivery should be completed by 31/07/2023. 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 Please note that Due Diligence checks must be completed, and a required assessment outcome achieved prior to any contract award. HRC will invite shortlisted providers completing this procurement exercise to undertake Due Diligence in line with the timescales set out in the attachments. HRC reserves the right not to award a contract 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 award 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 1 of the procurement questionnaire, should it be required, to determine the most appropriate provider.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0d92946-7733-4780-ba40-88c066a90748 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 11 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE |
| Locality | WARE |
| Post town | Stevenage |
| Postcode | SG12 9JF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | East Hertfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Ware Priory |
| Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CK ASSESSMENT & TRAINING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80530000 - Vocational training services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2022 at 09:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0d92946-7733-4780-ba40-88c066a90748

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0d92946-7733-4780-ba40-88c066a90748
  12th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1d0d8a53-5451-4dcf-a98b-ec3091a17d13
  Timetable of this opportunity
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f649c082-33a5-48fb-a832-d78e80e49777
  Questionnaire to be completed and submitted
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/55e01e5b-7e7c-48ba-89b9-f7ad32a7578e
  Spreadsheet to be completed and submitted

## Notice URLs

- https://www.hrc.ac.uk/about-hrc/partnerships-and-subcontractors

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