--- title: "CA18409 - Apprenticeship Enrolment, Delivery and Quality Management Platform - Request for Engagement (RFE)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ca11bae8-ad1f-4e78-877f-afb1b466b53f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca11bae8-ad1f-4e78-877f-afb1b466b53f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca11bae8-ad1f-4e78-877f-afb1b466b53f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca11bae8-ad1f-4e78-877f-afb1b466b53f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Bedford College" published: "2026-09-02" --- # CA18409 - Apprenticeship Enrolment, Delivery and Quality Management Platform - Request for Engagement (RFE) Buyer: Bedford College Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ca11bae8-ad1f-4e78-877f-afb1b466b53f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca11bae8-ad1f-4e78-877f-afb1b466b53f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca11bae8-ad1f-4e78-877f-afb1b466b53f.json) ## Summary Bedford College is exploring software for apprenticeship enrolment, delivery and quality management. The intended solution would support the administration of apprenticeships from enrolment through delivery and quality oversight, with the aim of improving or coordinating these activities through a single platform. The procurement is categorised as educational software, covering software packages and information systems. The buying organisation is Bedford College, based on Cauldwell Street in Bedford. The potential solution could be relevant to software providers specialising in apprenticeship management, further education systems, student or learner administration, quality assurance, and related education technology. The engagement refers to solutions for use by the College, while the stated delivery area includes the United Kingdom and wider locations. This process is at the planning stage and is a preliminary market engagement exercise, not a tender, invitation to tender, request for quotation or call for competition. Bedford College expects to gather market insight, assess supplier capability, identify emerging innovation and inform its future procurement strategy and requirements. The engagement includes a Request for Engagement, soft market testing questionnaire, innovation discovery form and supplier capability survey, with optional supplier demonstrations and concept presentations. The engagement is scheduled to end on 2 December 2026. Participation is voluntary and will not provide an advantage in any later procurement. The College may run a formal procurement after this engagement, but that future process has not yet been launched. This engagement is suited to suppliers that can demonstrate a credible apprenticeship enrolment, delivery and quality management platform, particularly those serving colleges, further education providers or other training organisations. Relevant businesses may include established education software vendors, specialist apprenticeship technology providers and firms able to integrate enrolment, learner administration, delivery tracking and quality management functions. The planned questionnaire, innovation form and capability survey create an opportunity to explain product functionality, implementation approach, interoperability and potential innovation before requirements are finalised. Suppliers with experience presenting software concepts or delivering demonstrations should be prepared to show how their systems support the full apprenticeship lifecycle and help an education provider manage quality consistently. ## Notice Bedford College is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to explore apprenticeship enrolment, delivery and quality management platform solutions. The engagement seeks to gather market insight, understand supplier capability, identify emerging innovation, and help inform the College's future procurement strategy and requirements. The exercise consists of: Request for Engagement (RFE) Soft Market Testing Questionnaire Innovation Discovery Form Supplier Capability Survey Optional supplier demonstrations and concept presentations This is a pre-market engagement exercise only and is not a tender, invitation to tender, request for quotation, or call for competition. Participation is voluntary and will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process. The College may subsequently undertake a formal procurement process following completion of this engagement. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18409. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18409 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76f325dc-bbc5-42e5-b94f-b7f9cb3b6719 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Bedford College | | Locality | BEDFORD | | Postcode area | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK42 9AH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford | | Local authority | Bedford | | Electoral ward | Cauldwell | | Westminster constituency | Bedford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48190000 - Educational software package ## Release History - 2 Sep 2026 at 15:18 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76f325dc-bbc5-42e5-b94f-b7f9cb3b6719 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76f325dc-bbc5-42e5-b94f-b7f9cb3b6719 2nd September 2026 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://suppliers.multiquote.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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