Official UK procurement notice
Re-opening of Adult Learning Pseudo-Framework for Delivery Partners (Lot 1or Lot 2)
Authority: The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s Adult Learning Service is seeking organisations who deliver adult and family learning to join the Pseudo-Framework (5-year framework) for the remaining period until 31 July 2028.
The Service is keen to engage with a wide range of providers who are able to deliver adult and family learning opportunities at a variety of locations in the borough, meeting the broad range of needs and residents across this diverse borough.
Once accepted onto the framework providers will be invited to apply for funding to deliver adult and family learning courses in borough through call-offs against the curriculum specification.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Vocational training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 1 yr 10 mo from 30 Sept 2026
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 20% of call-off value · Management fees
Published description of the framework
The Authority has established a Pseudo Framework for Adult Learning delivery partners, which is split into two Lots:
•Lot 1: Contracts up to £25,000
•Lot 2: Contract from £25,000 up to a maximum of £250,000
The evaluation of Tenders will be a two-stage procedure. The first stage will be compliance, and the second stage will involve a quality evaluation (refer to Appendix One). with a later third stage that will be executed should the Tenderer be accepted onto the Pseudo Framework.
A Tenderer will be required to meet the minimum standards set out in the first compliance stage prior to their Tender being evaluated at the second stage against the award criteria. If a Tender fails to meet the minimum standards of the first stage, the Tender will not be taken forward for quality evaluation (against the award criteria) at the second stages.
Once accepted onto the pseudo-framework (having met the stage 2 conditions), tenderers will be asked to enter stage 3 by submitting a course plan proposal. This plan will be evaluated (for duplication, capacity within the funding available, and geographical reach) and costed. The service will provide feedback on what it would like to fund based on this submission. If accepted by Tenderer, an annual order form will be created for the delivery as per the costed course plan proposal.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1An estimate Annual Contracts up to £25,000AwardedPublished value£25,000
Lot:1 seeks to identify smaller organisations, or those with little or no previous experience of delivering adult/family learning using GLA or Education Skills Funding Agency funding. We are looking to contract with organisations who can provide engaging and innovative learning experiences for local communities at grass roots level. Organisations should have previous experience of delivering learning on a small scale or providing other services to adults/families within the communities they propose working with ( Please referred to the ITT).
Lot #2An estimate Annual Contract(s) from £25,000 up to a maximum of £220,000AwardedPublished value£220,000
Lot 2: is for larger organisations, or those with experience of delivering adult or family learning to the standards expected by the funding body (GLA or ESFA), and potentially with experience of Ofsted inspection and the standards expected through the Education Inspection Framework. We are looking for delivery of qualification bearing courses, non-accredited formula funded provision and non-accredited courses to meet the curriculum specification as defined across a range of levels from pre-entry to Level (Please referred to the ITT).
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: 80%
- Qualification Envelope: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: referred to ITT
- Qualification Envelope: referred to ITT
- “Re-opening of Adult Learning Pseudo-Framework for Delivery Partners…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jun 2026, 13:37 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 18:18 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061263- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c02eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Jul 2026, 18:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 20% of call-off value · Management fees
Timeline
30 Jun 2026 → 30 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published120 days ago30 Jun 2026, 13:37 BST
- Clarification questions by110 days ago10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends100 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown20 Jul 2026, 18:00 BST
- Latest notice published92 days ago28 Jul 2026, 18:18 BST
- Contract starts29 days ago30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2026- Tender notice published30 Jun 2026, 13:37 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published30 Jun 2026, 15:42 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published28 Jul 2026, 18:18 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete28 Jul 2026, 18:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 28 Jul 2026 | CancelledDue to administrative/human error, the procurement was advertised using a notice under the Procurement Act 2023 notice regime when it should have been advertised under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). No contract will be awarded under this procurement exercise. The procurement has therefore been terminated to ensure compliance with the correct legislative framework and to maintain transparency and equal treatment of suppliers. A new procurement exercise has been established in accordance with the PCR 2015 Contract Notice. We are inviting suppliers to follow this link for accessing the new tender Notice URL: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071354-2026 please direct your query through this via the messaging facility on our tendering portal Delta. The authority apologises for any inconvenience caused and is taking this action to ensure the procurement process is conducted correctly and fairly. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender