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Official procurement procedure
Apprenticeship Enrolment, Delivery and Quality Management Platform – Request for Engagement (RFE)
Educational software package
Software package and information systems
UK
Published value
£0
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Bedford College: "Apprenticeship Enrolment, Delivery and Quality Management Platform – Request for Engagement (RFE)". Published status: planning. Published value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Bedford College | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £0 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Bedford College
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Bedford College. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
6.7Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Thermoserv LtdTop vendor: 72.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 3 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Thermoserv Ltd | 1 win | £259,046 |
| Infinity Secure Solutions Ltd | 1 win | £54,255 |
| INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD | 1 win | £43,915 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBedford College | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published2 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST | Last source update2 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationEducational software package, Software package and information systems | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f087 | ||
What is being bought
Bedford College is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to explore apprenticeship enrolment, delivery and quality management platform solutions.
The engagement seeks to gather market insight, understand supplier capability, identify emerging innovation, and help inform the College's future procurement strategy and requirements.
The exercise consists of:
Request for Engagement (RFE)
Soft Market Testing Questionnaire
Innovation Discovery Form
Supplier Capability Survey
Optional supplier demonstrations and concept presentations
This is a pre-market engagement exercise only and is not a tender, invitation to tender, request for quotation, or call for competition. Participation is voluntary and will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process. The College may subsequently undertake a formal procurement process following completion of this engagement.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £0
2 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST - Status changed to planning
2 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST - Official notice release published
2 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST - Buyer information updated
2 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
2 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST - Procedure published
2 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST - engagement
30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledThe Contracting Authority will conduct the procurement in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and the associated regulations, ensuring compliance with the statutory objectives.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Bedford College
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBCW-2828-YLLWDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 2 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |