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Published 7 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Careers Leader Training Provision

Official notice

Authority: The Careers and Enterprise Company (Public body)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,500,000total for 2 lots · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Apr 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 3 yrs 3 moends 1 Sept 2028 · starts 19 May 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

CEC is looking to procure Supplier(s) for the delivery of high-quality, engaging training provision for Careers Leaders across England, via a range of delivery methods.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/48ZVW2676T ↗

CPV: Education and training services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£1,500,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1In-person and Online Training 3 yrs 3 moPublished value£1,000,000

Delivery of training will be live on-line or in person

Contract period: 19 May 2025 – 1 Sept 2028 (3 yrs 3 mo)Value: £1,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Lot #2Fully distanced learning / self-paced 3 yrs 3 moPublished value£500,000

Delivery of training course will be fully distanced and self-paced learning

Contract period: 19 May 2025 – 1 Sept 2028 (3 yrs 3 mo)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £500,000 inc. VAT

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2: 75%
  • Criterion 1: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: Long criteria description
  • Criterion 2: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
7 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
7 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 May 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008366
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea90 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Requests to participate (first stage)
16 Apr 2025
Submission deadline
16 Apr 2025
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please complete submission via the Delta E-sourcing portal

Timeline

7 Mar 2025 → 19 May 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Apr 2025
  3. Award decision expected by
    3 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    19 May 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Careers & Enterprise Company

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMZH-1399-HDYN 120 Aldersgate St, EC1A 4JQ, London, London, EC1A 4JQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender