Official UK procurement notice
Accredited Learning · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCheshire East Council wishes to commission learning provision which is primarily aimed
at learners:
- Seeking employment outcomes
- On the route to gaining employment
- Gaining skills and qualifications to empower learners in becoming employed
CPV: Adult and other education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£100,000
- Condition of participation
The evaluation will be based upon two stages within a single RFQ Response Document and will have two key areas consisting of:
- A Mandatory ‘Procurement Specific Questionnaire’ (PSQ); and
- An RFQ ‘Award’ section, made up of:
- Financial Evaluation [pass/fail]
- Qualitative Evaluation Questions[100%scored]
Only those Quotes that meet the qualifying criteria (as set out in the ‘PSQ’) will then progress to the RFQ ‘Award’ criteria assessment stage.
The Council does not undertake to accept the lowest priced or any quotation and reserves the right to accept the whole or any part of any quotation submitted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO PROJECT OPPORTUNITY DN821268
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price: Schedule 3 Pricing Schedule will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis
- Qualitative Questions: Schedule 5 RFQ Qualitative Evaluation Questions will be scored out of a possible 100%
- Condition of participation
The evaluation will be based upon two stages within a single RFQ Response Document and will have two key areas consisting of:
- A Mandatory ‘Procurement Specific Questionnaire’ (PSQ); and
- An RFQ ‘Award’ section, made up of:
- Financial Evaluation [pass/fail]
- Qualitative Evaluation Questions[100%scored]
Only those Quotes that meet the qualifying criteria (as set out in the ‘PSQ’) will then progress to the RFQ ‘Award’ criteria assessment stage.
The Council does not undertake to accept the lowest priced or any quotation and reserves the right to accept the whole or any part of any quotation submitted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO PROJECT OPPORTUNITY DN821268
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jul 2026, 11:32 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 15:59 BST
- Authority reference
C5876- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065073- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c852Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Organisations interested in this opportunity can register on the Chest free of charge at www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
To access the tender documentation, please express your interest in opportunity ID: DN821268
Timeline
10 Jul 2026 → 25 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published105 days ago10 Jul 2026, 11:32 BST
- Clarification questions by94 days ago21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline91 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts61 days ago24 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published28 days ago25 Sept 2026, 15:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026- Tender notice published10 Jul 2026, 11:32 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published25 Sept 2026, 15:59 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete25 Sept 2026, 15:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORANGEBOX TRAINING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED | £99,936 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ORANGEBOX TRAINING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 15 Sept 2026
- Value
- £99,936
- Period
- 16 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ORANGEBOX TRAINING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender