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title: "Supported Internship - Berkshire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0608d1"
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published: "2026-01-19"
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# Supported Internship - Berkshire

Buyer: ACTIVATE LEARNING  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0608d1

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## Summary

Activate Learning, a sub-central government public authority based in Oxford, United Kingdom, is currently in the tender stage for a contract titled "Supported Internship - Berkshire". This procurement is targeted at the education and training services industry, with a delivery location in the UKJ region, specifically Berkshire. The contract aims to facilitate supported internship programmes to transition learners from Reading College and Bracknell & Wokingham College into employment or volunteering roles. The procurement process is open, below the threshold with a gross value of £140,000. Potential bidders can submit by contacting Richard.Durston@activatelearning.ac.uk before the tender period closes on 2nd March 2026.

This opportunity represents a significant growth potential for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) involved in educational and employability training services. It offers the chance to partner with established educational institutions to help young individuals with Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) develop their employment skills. The successful partner will play a crucial role in coordinating workplace development for a year, leveraging intensive job coaching and placement opportunities. This task will suit organisations with robust experience in educational services and those capable of enduring a lagged funding model where funds are distributed based on delivery success in the academic year 2026/27, with payment in the following year. Interested parties will engage in a thorough selection process, including a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and Invitation to Tender submission.

## Notice

We are seeking partners to support in the delivery of supported internship and employability programmes to move a small number (circa. 35) Reading College and Bracknell & Wokingham college learners with EHCPs into sustainable employment or volunteering opportunities in Berkshire. This provision will focus on developing young people's employment skills through intensive job coaching in the workplace and sourcing placement opportunities with employers. The provision will be co-delivered with the Colleges who will undertake employability preparedness classroom provision for one day a week, with the successful partner co-ordinating, monitoring and supporting workplace development for four days a week. The successful partner will need to work with us within the limitations of the 16-19 funding lagged funding formula whereby successful delivery in 26/27 will lead to lagged funding being received by all parties in 27/28. Please note that this opportunity is currently being delivered with existing partners in the 25/26 academic year and this is part of an annual re-tendering process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004385-2026 |
| 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 | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £140,000 |
| Lots value | £140,000 |
| 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

- 19 Jan 2026 at 14:16 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004385-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004385-2026
  19th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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