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title: "Northampton College - AEB Subcontracting"
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# Northampton College - AEB Subcontracting

Buyer: NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042bc6

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## Summary

The Northampton College is seeking providers to tender for the delivery of full qualifications in Health and Care, Digital, and potentially green technologies under the Adult Education Budget provision for the 2023/24 funding year. The tender, titled "Northampton College - AEB Subcontracting," has an estimated contract value of £700,000 and requires the delivery to be completed between March 1, 2024, and July 31, 2024. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a tender submission deadline of January 26, 2024, and bid opening scheduled for the same day.

This tender by Northampton College provides an opportunity for UKPRN-active providers with a successful track record in subcontract delivery of qualifications to expand their business. Businesses specialising in education services, particularly in Health and Care, Digital, and green technologies, are well-suited to compete for this contract. The College emphasises the need for financial stability and quality provision, with a preference for providers with an Ofsted rating of 'Good' or better. Eligible businesses should ensure compliance with the ESFA and Ofsted requirements for subcontracting.

## Notice

1.3 Northampton College is inviting providers to tender to deliver full qualifications at a variety of levels. Partnership tenders should complement our subcontracting policy, with the aim of adding strategic value to existing college provision and enhancing the quality, range and geographical coverage of the College's Adult Education Budget provision. The College's priority for sub-contracting is to enhance opportunities and access for learners through maintaining distance learning provision for adult students at scale, thus enabling learners who may not otherwise be able to access college or funded provision to do so. Within our subcontracting portfolio, the curriculum priority will continue to be Health and Care, where many learners wish to enhance their portfolio of skills flexibly through distance learning. In addition, the College will continue to supplement our on-site Digital curriculum offer and is open to the potential to develop an online offer designed to train students in green technologies. All the provision must be delivered in the 2023/24 funding year; there is currently no scope to carry forward funding. All the learning aims and learners must be eligible for Education Skills and Funding Agency (ESFA) Adult Education Budget (AEB) funding in 2023/24. Providers wishing to apply for this opportunity must have an active UKPRN and must have a track record of successful sub-contract delivery of qualifications. The training must be delivered in full by the contracted training provider, i.e. only one level of sub-contracting is permitted and no second level subcontracting is permitted. The Subcontractor, if awarded the contract, will be responsible for the recruitment of all learners, the delivery of training, the premises and resources required to deliver the training, awarding body accreditation and associated fees. The quality of provision and subcontractor financial health will be paramount as the College will retain responsibility to ESFA and OFSTED for programme quality. Financial health and inspection outcomes will form important parts of the assessment process. The estimated contract value reflects the funding value of learning to be delivered and will be subject to a management fee which will not usually exceed 20%.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The gross contract value is up to PS700,000, over the period from contract award to 31 July 2024. The only provision fundable under this agreement will be those qualifications/programmes eligible for funding under the College funding contracts for Adult Education Budget, compatible with the College's curriculum strategy.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000695-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2024 - 31 Jul 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN3 3RF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Boothville and Parklands |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 9 Jan 2024 at 16:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000695-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/
- https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/about-us/governance-and-management
- https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/documents/about-us/governance-and-management/176-invitation-to-tender-northampton-college-adult-education-budget/file

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