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Published 15 Apr 2025, 10:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Dash (UK4) · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: London (UKI)

Published estimate£360,000≈ £360k / year · £360,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 20 May 2025awarded 29 Jul 2025

Awarded to National College for Digital Skills2 awards

Contract term 1 yrends 30 Jul 2026 · up to 30 Jul 2028 with extensions · starts 31 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Digital Dash is a competition and training programme for young people (aged 16-30). Digital dash looks to improve the future employment prospects of its participants by teaching them new skills (digital and soft skills) and by connecting them with employers for mentoring and future opportunities.

Not divided into lots: Key is to have one provider to provide the service.
No preliminary market engagement: An Expression of Interest was published via Contracts Finder (ref: tender_469842/1427550) prior to the commencement of PA23. As a result, interested organisations expressed their interest.

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£360,000

Contract period: 31 Jul 2025 – 30 Jul 2026 (1 yr) · up to 30 Jul 2028 with extensionsValue: £360,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: The contract may be extended for an additional 1 plus 1 years.

80500000 Training services

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: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 70%
Commercial: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical
Commercial

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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: Awarded
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: 15 Apr 2025, 10:01 BST
Last source update: 9 Oct 2025, 12:04 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 1 Jul 2025
Authority reference: ITT_30341
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-015143
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Training services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0502fc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 20 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 8 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗

Timeline

15 Apr 2025 → 9 Oct 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
15 Apr 2025, 10:01 BST
Clarification questions by
8 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
20 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
31 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published382 days ago
9 Oct 2025, 12:04 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
15 Apr 2025, 10:01 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
1 Aug 2025, 11:31 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
1 Aug 2025, 11:31 BST
Contract details notice published
13 Aug 2025, 12:18 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
9 Oct 2025, 12:04 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-04: 1 release · 15 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £357,6161 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 3 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
National College for Digital SkillsDigital Dash1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: The Contract will include the option to extend for a further 2 x 1 years	£357,616 inc. VAT	29 Jul 2025	Awarded
National College for Digital Skills	£357,616 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Digital Dash · National College for Digital Skills
Signed
3 Oct 2025
Value
£357,616 inc. VAT
Period
3 Oct 2025 – 2 Oct 2026 · up to 2 Oct 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 x 1 year extension options based on internal budget approval
No agreed KPIs: Contract below £5 million. KPI's are set within the contract.
Contract 1 · National College for Digital Skills
Signed
18 Jun 2025
Value
£99,338
Period
27 Aug 2025 – 26 Aug 2026 · up to 26 Aug 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Contract will include the option to extend for a further 2 x 1 years. Any extension is subject to budget approval.
15 agreed KPIs: Recruit 20 participants to each Dash · Share engagement plans with WCC by the timelines outlined within the spec · Deliver engagement plans by the timelines outlined within the spec …
- Recruit 20 participants to each Dash
- Share engagement plans with WCC by the timelines outlined within the spec
- Deliver engagement plans by the timelines outlined within the spec
- At least 70% of participants to be between 16-24 (the others can be 25 to 30).
- 100% of unsuccessful applicants to receive signposting to support.
- Appoint 8 mentors with appropriate skills (see spec) from 4 different employers for each Dash.
- 100% of mentors to attend every session
- 80% of participants to attend every session
- 100% of employers to provide 2 hours of support per week outside of the planned sessions.
- Share dash plans by the timelines outlined within the spec.
- Deliver dash within timelines outlined within the spec.
- Deliver 100% of dash sessions within timelines
- 100% completion rate of experience forms to be completed at week 1, week 6, week 12.
- 60% of participants to attend their 6-month post dash meeting
- 45% of dash participants to have improved educational or employment outcomes after 6 months

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	3	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Westminster City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJVD-6261-BPPJ 64 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1E 6QPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

National College for Digital SkillsAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08763964 1 Sutherland Street, London, London, SW1V 4LDContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Oct 2025, 12:04 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Aug 2025, 12:18 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Aug 2025, 11:31 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender15 Apr 2025, 10:01 BST