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title: "Plate Welder Apprenticeship Standard Opportunity"
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# Plate Welder Apprenticeship Standard Opportunity

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plate-welder-apprenticeship-standard-opportunity-ocds-h6vhtk-068268). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hertford Regional College: "Plate Welder Apprenticeship Standard Opportunity". Published status: active. Published Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Hertford Regional College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertford-regional-college-urn-130722)
- **Published Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 April 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Vocational training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plate-welder-apprenticeship-standard-opportunity-ocds-h6vhtk-068268#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068268`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plate-welder-apprenticeship-standard-opportunity-ocds-h6vhtk-068268#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Completed questionnaire and spreadsheet to be submitted to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk prior to the deadline

## Description
Hertford Regional College (HRC) intends to appoint a provider with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver the Plate Welder Apprenticeship Standard.
Contracts will be for the delivery of learning against the funding the college receives from the Department of Education (DfE) and must meet the regulations outlined in the Apprenticeship Funding Rules.
The applicant will provide an individualised programme of learning that meets the requirements of the off the job training hours as set out in the funding rules and supports both apprentice and employer through to End Point Assessment.
The programme should be clearly aligned to the needs of local employers as well as supporting the College's rationale for subcontracting which can be found on our website https://www.hrc.ac.uk/about-hrc/partnerships-and-subcontractors
HRC is seeking a provider that can deliver to a maximum of 36 apprentices within a 25 mile radius of either of our campuses and all starts should be within the 2026-27 academic year as per the profile matrix provided. Please note that this procurement is for Apprenticeship funding only and applicants must be on the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register.
This procurement is being run under the "light touch regime" and within the timescales set out in the attachments below.
To participate in this procurement you must complete and submit the volumes and values spreadsheet and the procurement questionnaire located in the attachments to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk or they can be requested via the contact details below.
Please note that Due Diligence checks must be completed, and a required assessment outcome achieved prior to any contract award. HRC will invite shortlisted providers completing this procurement exercise to undertake Due Diligence in line with the timescales set out in the attachments.  HRC reserves the right not to award a contract based on the outcome of Due Diligence checks.
Any incomplete or incorrectly completed submissions may be deemed non-compliant, and as a result you may be unable to proceed further in the procurement process.
Contract awards will be subject to a management fee of 20% and HRC reserves the right not to award contracts based on procurement question responses that score less than 150/300. We reserve the right to add weighting of 50% to question 3 of the procurement questionnaire, should it be required, to determine the most appropriate providers.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £200,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/08/2026 to 31/07/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033966-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-15T07:04:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:52:42.175Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068268