Official UK procurement notice
REG/Q/005/2026 MCL Raising Aspirations
Authority: Middlesbrough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC12)
Published estimate£80,000≈ £80k / year · £100,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jul 2026awarded 10 Aug 2026
Awarded to Actes Trust +6 more7 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Aug 2027 · up to 2 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMCL is committed to supporting residents to develop their skills, improve employability, enhance wellbeing, and access lifelong learning opportunities. Through our Raising Aspirations programme, we seek to work in partnership with experienced providers who share our ambition to engage learners, reduce barriers to participation, and create positive outcomes for individuals and communities across Middlesbrough.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£80,000
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: 100 Quality
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065971- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ca6cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 Jul 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published102 days ago14 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline93 days ago23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts82 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026- Tender notice published14 Jul 2026, 10:00 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2026, 14:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 7
Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total
Bids received 77 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actes TrustSMEVCSE21 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available | £90,000 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Thirteen Housing Group Limited1 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available | £90,000 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Cleveland Fire Authority1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available | £90,000 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| NUR Fitness1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available | £90,000 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| WHE CARE SERVICES LTD1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available | £90,000 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| ROCKS TRAINING LTD1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available | £90,000 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Katwalk KimberleysVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available | £90,000 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 7 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
7 commercial parties on the notice- ACTES TRUSTAwarded supplier
- Cleveland Fire AuthorityAwarded supplier
- KATWALK KIMBERLEYS CICAwarded supplier
- NUR FITNESS CICAwarded supplier
- ROCKS TRAINING LTDAwarded supplier
- Thirteen Housing Group LimitedAwarded supplier
- WHE CARE SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender