Official UK procurement notice
Functional Skills English & Mathematics (classroom face-to-face delivery)
Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City Corporation is seeking to appoint a maximum of 2 training organisations to provide classroom-based (to clarify—not online or blended delivery) functional skills training in English and mathematics qualifications ranging from entry level up to level 2 - to London residents who are predominantly disadvantaged and/or suffering deprivation arising from one or a combination of factors including, but not restricted to, poverty, health, housing or education. There may also a requirement to deliver functional skills in English and mathematics to a small number of apprentices employed by the City Corporation.
CPV: Adult and other education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£100,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: The evaluation will be weighted with 100% of the score allocated to the technical section of the response. The maximum achievable weighted score is 100.00; please note that percentages used in the evaluation are always rounded to 2 decimal places.
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
- 16 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013843- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0654e2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
16 Feb 2026 → 11 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published254 days ago16 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
- Submission deadline248 days ago22 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts237 days ago5 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published231 days ago11 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026- Tender notice published16 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Contract signature expected11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSEVSME11 Mar 2026 – 31 Jul 2026 | £120,000 inc. VAT | 4 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PSEVAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender