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title: "16-19 Study Programme Offer: Surrey (Football)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050829"
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buyer: "ACTIVATE LEARNING"
published: "2025-04-28"
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# 16-19 Study Programme Offer: Surrey (Football)

Buyer: ACTIVATE LEARNING  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050829

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## Summary

Activate Learning, operating as a sub-central government public authority, is inviting tenders for the project titled "16-19 Study Programme Offer: Surrey (Football)." The procurement aims to establish a partnership to co-deliver a football academy programme in Guildford aimed at learners aged 16 to 18. With a procurement category of services and a focus on the education and training industry, the tender is currently in the active stage. This open competition, under a light-touch regime, concludes its tender submission period on 2nd May 2025. The successful bidder will contractually engage from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2026. The procurement process is governed by legislation UKPGA 2023/54, with the funding valued at £35,000 GBP.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in sports education and community outreach, particularly those experienced in football coaching and development. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to apply, given the suitability criteria designed to attract diverse business participation. The project seeks partners capable of offering high-quality coaching, ensuring compliance with safeguarding and quality assurance standards, and attracting underrepresented demographics. Participating entities have an opportunity to collaborate closely with the educational institution, thus expanding their reach and impact within the community and education sectors.

## Notice

We are seeking partners to support in the delivery of a football Academy programme in the Guildford area. Partners must be able to provide expert coaching / playing opportunities for approximately twenty 16-18-year-old learners including academy league matches and a development plan. All programmes will be co-delivered with our faculty teams, with our College staff delivering the primary learning aim (BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma Sport), and any English and maths courses that the individual students require. Alongside their coaching and development work, partners will seek to attract learners from some underrepresented demographics and undertake 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/017232-2025 |
| 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 | £35,000 |
| Lots value | £35,000 |
| 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 09:58 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017232-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017232-2025
  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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