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Published 7 Mar 2025, 09:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Functional Skills in English & Mathematics Classroom Delivery (4-5 week intensive courses)

Official notice

Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£60,000£72,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2025
Contract term 4 moends 31 Jul 2025 · up to 31 Dec 2025 with extensions · starts 26 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City Corporation is seeking to appoint a training organisation to provide classroom-based (to clarify - not online or blended delivery) intensive 4-5 week (Monday through to Friday) functional skills training in English and mathematics - primarily to London residents who are 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.

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) invites Training Organisations able to deliver demonstrably high-quality, highly successful, functional skills training in English and mathematics to the national Functional Skills Standards in English and mathematics at all levels from Entry 1 to Level 2 to quote for the provision of this service. Please note that learners registered before 1 September 2019 will work towards the legacy qualifications in these subjects whereas learners enrolled on or after 1 September 2019 will work towards the reformed qualifications in these subjects.

CPV: Adult and other education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 4 moPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 26 Mar 2025 – 31 Jul 2025 (4 mo) · up to 31 Dec 2025 with extensionsValue: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Continuation of service

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

Lot awarding rule: Scoring on responses on the tender response document. Weighting as specified in the RFQ pack.

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
Closed
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
7 Mar 2025, 09:35 GMT
Last source update
7 Mar 2025, 09:35 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008297
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
13 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Mar 2025 → 26 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Mar 2025, 09:35 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    13 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    13 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    26 Mar 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Mar 2025, 09:35 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYQD-1693-MYXR PO Box 270, City of London, London, EC2P 2EJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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