16-19 Study Programme Offer: Berkshire (Football)

Description: 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 create opportunities through 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 (read more...)

Summary: Activate Learning, a public authority within the sub-central government, is actively seeking partners for its "16-19 Study Programme Offer: Berkshire (Football)" initiative. This procurement is at the tender stage with an end date for submissions on 2 March 2026. The project will be carried out in the Reading City area, with the buying organisation located at the Oxpens Campus, Oxford. The aim is to deliver a community-based football programme for up to 70 learners, aged 16-18, requiring access to suitable sports facilities and educational infrastructure. The procurement process is conducted under an open competition method, classified under education and training services, with a total estimated value of £190,000. The contract period will run from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.

Supported Internship - Oxfordshire

Description: We are seeking partners to support in the delivery of supported internship and employability programmes to move a small number (circa. 15) City of Oxford College learners with EHCPs into sustainable employment or volunteering opportunities in Oxfordshire. 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 College 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 (read more...)

Summary: Activate Learning, a sub-central government public authority located at Oxpens Campus, Oxford, UK, is currently at the tender stage for a procurement process titled "Supported Internship - Oxfordshire". The opportunity seeks partners to deliver supported internship and employability programmes, specifically aiming to transition approximately 15 City of Oxford College learners with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) into sustainable employment or volunteering roles in Oxfordshire. The procurement pertains to the education and training services industry category and is conducted through an open, below-threshold competition designed under the light-touch regime. Business submissions are due by 2nd March 2026, with the contract period commencing on 1st August 2026 and concluding on 31st July 2027.

Supported Internship - Berkshire

Description: 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 (read more...)

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.

16-19 Study Programme Offer - Oxfordshire

Description: We are seeking partners to support in the delivery of an offsite study programme provision to engage learners in developing warehousing experience alongside English and maths in Oxfordshire for no more than 50 learners. This provision should have a real focus on creating a bespoke learning environment focusing on SEMH and helping to progress individuals where traditional education has been a barrier. This provision would need to comply with 16-19 funding rules and regulations and be delivered as part of a shared delivery model with Activate Learning staff. 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. All applicants will demonstrate (read more...)

Summary: Activate Learning, a public authority based in Oxford, is currently in the tender stage of the procurement process for the "16-19 Study Programme Offer - Oxfordshire". This project falls under the education and training services category, focusing on providing a bespoke learning environment for learners in Oxfordshire. The initiative includes developing skills in warehousing alongside English and maths, aimed at students who have faced barriers in traditional education settings. The procurement process is open, and interested parties should submit their proposals by 2nd March 2026. Successful delivery would lead to lagged funding, aligning with the 16-19 funding formula for the 2027-28 academic year.

Design & Development of CO2 Condenser

Description: The following summary is not intended as a complete or definitive specification of the requirement. A purpose of this engagement notice is to seek information from the market to help refine our understanding and aid the development of a future specification. UKIFS is seeking experts to support the design and development of a CO2 condenser that is part of the STEP power cycle. This is because a high-performance CO2 condenser is critical to the efficiency of the STEP powerplant (supercritical and/or transcritical CO2 power generation cycles are currently the preferred concept for the STEP prototypic plant). The proposed technical and operating conditions of the proposed CO2 condenser are: *Operating pressure is between ca. 60-100 bar for the CO2 stream *Operating inlet temperature will be between ca. 50 - (read more...)

Summary: United Kingdom Industrial Fusion Solutions (UKIFS) is conducting a preliminary market engagement (PME) process for the design and development of a CO2 condenser, a crucial component of the STEP power cycle project. The engagement is currently in the planning stage and seeks to gather information from potential suppliers to refine its procurement strategy. Located at the Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire, UKIFS is inviting written submissions from interested parties by 27th February 2026 and plans an online presentation and Q&A session during the week commencing 16th March 2026. This project falls under the engineering design services industry category and is part of a broader effort to enhance efficiency in power generation systems.

Laser Ablation Instrument

Description: This tender covers The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's requirement for a Laser Ablation instrument to be used for sample introduction to an ICP-MS instrument. Apart from equipment supply, UKAEA also seeks installation support and training service from the Supplier.

Summary: The UK Atomic Energy Authority, situated in Oxfordshire, is currently in the 'tender' stage of procuring a Laser Ablation Instrument, intended for integration with an ICP-MS instrument for sample analysis. This public procurement process, initiated on the 16th of January 2026, falls under the 'Detection and analysis apparatus' category within the central government’s public sector procurements. The tender is conducted via an open competition method, below the threshold, inviting bids until the 4th of February 2026 at noon. Interested parties are encouraged to submit their queries by the 28th of January 2026. This procurement is primarily aimed at goods delivery within the UK region.

Large Scale DED Additive Manufacturing of Structural Steels

Description: The scope of this procurement is to assess technological capabilities relevant to STEP requirements in Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (AM) of structural steels, with a primary focus on 316L steel. We are seeking a full end-to-end solution encompassing design for AM, modelling, high-rate manufacturing, post-processing, and non-destructive examination (NDE). For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Steel./JNN7M9633A To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/JNN7M9633A

Summary: The public procurement process currently in the planning stage involves UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd, located at the Culham Science Centre in Abingdon, United Kingdom. The tender, titled "Large Scale DED Additive Manufacturing of Structural Steels," focuses on the industrial category of services, specifically assessing technological capabilities in Large Scale Additive Manufacturing of structural steels. Key dates include a submission deadline for the preliminary market engagement process set for 15:00 on the 29th of January 2026, with the contract period expected to start on the 31st of March 2026 and conclude by the 30th of June 2026. The project is designated to be above the procurement threshold, involving an estimated gross value of £360,000, conducted through a public undertaking method.

Micro-Mobility

Description: Procuring a new contract for e-scooter and e-bike hire in Oxford to continue participation in national e-scooter trials run by the Department for Transport.

Summary: Oxfordshire County Council is in the planning phase for a procurement process titled "Micro-Mobility," focusing on the services industry, specifically road transport. This initiative seeks to contract e-scooter and e-bike hire services to continue participation in national e-scooter trials overseen by the Department for Transport. The procurement will address multiple UK regions, including UKC through UKK. The key milestone is a preliminary market engagement with a deadline of 30 January 2026. This process via the 'Find a Tender' service outlines Oxfordshire's commitment to developing sustainable transportation solutions.

DLSITT1091 - Supply of Mechanical Equipment for Magnets for Diamond-II

Description: Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source (DLS) is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering and innovation. Diamond allows researchers from academia and industry to investigate the structure and behaviour of the world around us at the atomic and molecular level. To continue delivering the world-changing science that Diamond enables, the facility is being upgraded to Diamond-II, a co-ordinated programme of development that combines a major machine upgrade with new instruments and complementary improvements to optics, detectors, sample environment and delivery capabilities, and computing, as well as integrated and correlative methods. This will be transformative in speed and spatial resolution and will offer users streamlined access to enhanced instruments for life and physical sciences. The scope of the contract is to manufacture (read more...)

Summary: Diamond Light Source Limited, a public authority under central government located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Didcot, Oxfordshire, is conducting a procurement process for the supply of mechanical equipment for magnets as part of its Diamond-II project. This tender, with reference DLSITT1091, seeks the manufacture of various mechanical components such as push brackets and inclinometer plates according to Diamond Light Source's specific designs. It falls under the industry category of miscellaneous fabricated products (CPV code 44400000) and is at the Tender stage with an open procurement method. Interested parties must submit their proposals by 16th February 2026, with the procurement process valued at £750,000 (gross amount £900,000). The contract is scheduled to commence on 17th March 2026 and end on 25th August 2026.

Vision for Oxford West End

Description: Oxford's West End is one of the most significant city centre regeneration opportunities in the UK. Comparable in scale and ambition to Kings Cross, Cambridge's CB1 and Bristol's Temple Quarter, it has the potential to deliver more than 5.3 million sq ft of commercial space, over 800 new homes, around 2,500 construction jobs, 14,000 direct new jobs and at least PS7.8bn in additional GVA for the UK. The West End Landowners Group is commissioning an updated Vision for the West End. This piece of work is intentionally light-touch, fast and high impact. It is not a masterplan, technical study or design code. It is a strategic narrative and visual representation, that will allow landowners and the Council to articulate: - a shared ambition for the West End - (read more...)

Summary: Oxford City Council is inviting tenders for a project titled "Vision for Oxford West End" within the business services industry category. This procurement process is part of an ambitious regeneration initiative for Oxford's city centre, where the West End is poised for significant development. The council is seeking a strategic vision rather than a technical masterplan, offering the opportunity to influence a major regeneration area. The tender process follows an open procedure, with submissions due by 9 February 2026, and the contract will commence on 13 February 2026. The project is valued at £25,000 and aims to produce a Vision Pack as its deliverable. Interested businesses should submit their tenders through the specified procurement portal.