---
title: "16-19 Study Programme Offer: Berkshire (Football)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050827"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "ACTIVATE LEARNING"
published: "2025-04-28"
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# 16-19 Study Programme Offer: Berkshire (Football)

Buyer: ACTIVATE LEARNING  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050827

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## Summary

Activate Learning is soliciting partners for a community-driven football-focused study programme in the Berkshire region, specifically Reading City. The tender, titled "16-19 Study Programme Offer: Berkshire (Football)," seeks to engage facilities capable of accommodating approximately 70 students aged 16-18 with amenities like a gym, 3G football pitch, and teaching facilties. This opportunity is part of an open competition procurement method intended for service provision in the education and training sector. The procurement stage is currently active, with a submission deadline set for 2nd May 2025. The contract is valued at £102,000 and will run from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2026.

This tender offers a strategic growth opportunity for businesses specialising in educational programmes and sports and those adept at community outreach. Organisations capable of supplying sporting facilities and educational support can leverage this contract to broaden their service offerings while engaging with underrepresented communities. Ideal candidates are those able to collaborate effectively within the education sector and deliver quality learning experiences, making this particularly attractive to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that meet the criteria. The programme also involves fulfilling roles that include implementing robust quality assurance, health and safety, child protection, and safeguarding protocols while working with Activate Learning's faculty teams.

## Notice

We are seeking partners to support in the delivery of a community-based football programme in the Reading City area. Partners must be able to provide sporting facilities for approximately 70 16-18-year-old learners including: a gym, 3G football pitch, and changing rooms. Partners will also require teaching facilities (classrooms), associated IT infrastructure, and a breakout room. Partners will be expected to employ teaching staff to deliver academic qualifications including: BTEC L1 Introductory Diploma in Sport Level 3 NCFE Sports and Physical Activity All programmes will be co-delivered with our faculty teams. Partners will seek to attract learners from underrepresented demographics and do community outreach work including the provision of work experience for our learners. All applicants will demonstrate robust quality assurance practices, health and safety, child protection and safeguarding policies. The successful partner will need to work with us within the limitations of the 16-19 funding lagged funding formula whereby successful delivery in 25/26 will lead to lagged funding being received by all parties in 26/27.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017229-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 2 May 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £102,000 |
| Lots value | £102,000 |
| 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 | ACTIVATE LEARNING |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1SA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 28 Apr 2025 at 09:53 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017229-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017229-2025
  28th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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