Official UK procurement notice
Adult Skills Fund Delivery 2026-29
Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)
Herefordshire Council is seeking to appoint up to 4 service providers for the engagement with learners and delivery of Adult Skills Fund learning opportunities within Herefordshire, in line with the council's priorities and priority groups. Published lot titles: Functional Skills English; Functional Skills Mathematics; Skills for Life ESOL; Other.
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionHerefordshire Council is seeking to appoint up to 4 service providers for the engagement with learners and delivery of Adult Skills Fund learning opportunities within Herefordshire, in line with the council's priorities and priority groups.
This contract is divided into 4 lots:
- Functional Skills English
- Functional Skills Maths
- Skills for Life ESOL
- Other
CPV: Education and training services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£340,731 together)Lot #1Functional Skills EnglishRenewalPublished value£150,000
Delivery of Functional Skills English programmes.
Lot #2Functional Skills MathematicsRenewalPublished value£75,000
Delivery of Functional Skills Mathematics programme.
Lot #3Skills for Life ESOLRenewalPublished value£45,000
Delivery of Skills for Life ESOL programme
Lot #4OtherRenewalPublished value£70,731
Tenderers may propose to deliver any valid, accredited aims, from the following list, where a clear need can be evidenced:
Parenting skills
ICT
Employability Skills
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
- Closed
- 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
- 28 Jul 2026, 18:42 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 18:42 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071467- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d5deFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
28 Jul 2026 → 14 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published95 days ago28 Jul 2026, 18:42 BST
- Clarification questions by74 days ago18 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline67 days ago25 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts48 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Jul 2026, 18:42 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Herefordshire Council has published this contract opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the …
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender