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Published 9 Jul 2026, 12:19 BST

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Loughborough College Adult Skills Fund (ASF)

Official notice

Authority: Loughborough College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£375,000≈ £409k / year · £375,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Aug 2026
Contract term 11 moends 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Loughborough College is inviting providers to tender to deliver full qualifications at a variety of levels.

Partnership tenders should complement our sub-contracting policy with the aim of adding strategic value to existing College provision, and enhancing the quality, range, and geographical coverage of the College’s Adult Skills Fund provision.

Full details of the College’s Requirements can be found in the Specification within this document (Schedule 1).

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

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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

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CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 11 moSMEPublished value£375,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 (11 mo) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £375,000 exc. VAT · £375,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Loughborough College proposes to enter into one Contract with the successful Tenderer(s) for an initial period of 12 months. The anticipated Contract commencement date is 1 September 2026 (or such other date as the College may direct), with the initial Contract period ending on 31 July 2027. At the College's sole discretion, the Contract may be extended for up to three further periods of 12 months each, subject to satisfactory performance, continued funding availability, ongoing business need, and continued compliance with the Department for Education (DfE) Adult Skills Fund (ASF) funding rules and any other applicable statutory or regulatory requirements in force at the time of each extension. There is no obligation on the College to exercise any extension option, and no expectation or entitlement on the part of the Contractor that the Contract will continue beyond the initial Contract period. The maximum possible Contract term shall expire on 31 July 2030.
80000000 Education and 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: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical Questions: 75%
  • Delivery Plan: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical Questions
  • Delivery Plan
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
9 Jul 2026, 12:19 BST
Last source update
9 Jul 2026, 12:19 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Aug 2026
Authority reference
048
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064657
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c767 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/mainMenu.html ↗

Timeline

9 Jul 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published110 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 12:19 BST
  2. Clarification questions by92 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline85 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by67 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts57 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2026, 12:19 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Loughborough College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZDD-5925-TZQD Radmoor Road, Loughborough, East Midlands, LE11 3BTContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender