Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 16 Dec 2025, 15:19 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Adult Skills Fund Course Delivery

Official notice

Authority: East Durham College (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£125,000£125,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jan 2026awarded 28 Jan 2026
Awarded to NC Group LTD
Contract term 6 moends 31 Jul 2026 · extension options published · starts 26 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Durham College is looking to secure a

maximum of 1 organisation to deliver adult

education courses to people aged 19 years and

over who live in postcodes within the North East

Combined Authority area.

The contract value will be based on an 80/20 split.

The full contract value will be £125,000 - Tenderers

are invited to bid for the contract value stated that

they can effectively deliver within the specified

contract requirements. This may be split as

incremental awards throughout the academic year

dependent on achievement of deliverables.

Adults must live in an address with a North East

Combined Authority postcode, it is not the delivery

location. Provision is expected to be part-time and

must be linked to the North East Combined

Authority Strategic Aims for each area. East

Durham College is only seeking provision in subject

sector areas 4 (Engineering) and 5 (Construction),

which moves adults either directly into jobs or

closer to the employment market. We will not

accept large volumes of employability provision or

distance learning. We would expect all the funded

provision to be ASF funded and not Free Courses

for Jobs.

CPV: Adult and other education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 26 Jan 2026 – 31 Jul 2026 (6 mo)Value: £125,000 exc. VAT · £125,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: There could be scope for additional contract values subject to our requirements, and the successful tenderers performance. This will not exceed the current procurement threshold.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    We will only look to contract with providers who have a history of delivering in the North East and they must have a permanent base in County Durham, Sunderland or Gateshead.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 85%Social value: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Social Value
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    We will only look to contract with providers who have a history of delivering in the North East and they must have a permanent base in County Durham, Sunderland or Gateshead.

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
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Dec 2025, 15:19 GMT
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 11:47 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083469
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f6f3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please submit tenders to [email protected] [email protected] as per the tender documents instructions

**PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO RESPONSE TO QUERIES BETWEEN 20TH DECEMBER 2025 - 4TH JANUARY 2026**

Timeline

16 Dec 2025 → 25 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published311 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 15:19 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by284 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline283 days ago
    13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts271 days ago
    26 Jan 2026
  5. Latest notice published28 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 11:47 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 15:19 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    25 Sept 2026, 11:47 BST
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2026, 11:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NC Group LTDSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Adult Skills Fund Course Delivery · NC Group LTDSME

    Signed
    28 Jan 2026
    Value
    —
    Period
    10 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Durham College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXPM-1872-RCYW · GB-UKPRN: 10002111 Willerby Grove, Co Durham, North East, SR8 2RNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NC GROUP LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10796744GB-PPON: PDBB-8398-BBTH Nc Group Limited Unit 3a Welbury Way, Newton Aycliffe, North East, DL5 6ZEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender