Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 6 Jun 2025, 11:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital and ESOL Training

Official notice

Authority: Gedling Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£40,000≈ £53k / year · £48,000 inc. VAT1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Jun 2025awarded 11 Jul 2025
Awarded to CULTURE, LEARNING AND LIBRARIES (MIDLANDS)
Contract term 9 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Gedling Borough Council are looking to appoint a training provider to provide digital skills training and ESOL training to residents in the Borough. This will be funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, People and Skills and will last until 31 March 2026.

CPV: Adult and other education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 9 moSMEVCSEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (9 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: Selected by Most Advantageous Tender (MAT)
  • Quality: Selected by Most Advantageous Tender (MAT)
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
6 Jun 2025, 11:43 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2025, 11:13 BST
Authority reference
GBC1005062025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030525
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05444a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Bidders must express interest, access procurement documentation and submit bids via the Gedling In-Tend portal found here:

in-tendhost.co.uk/gedling/aspx/Tenders… ↗

Timeline

6 Jun 2025 → 14 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 11:43 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    13 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 11:13 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 11:43 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 11:13 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    14 Jul 2025, 11:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £39,5901 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CULTURE, LEARNING AND LIBRARIES (MIDLANDS)VCSE£39,590 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gedling Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPJ-4745-GRLM Civic Centre Arnot Hill Park, Arnold Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG5 6LUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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