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title: "Sector Specific 16-18 Funding opportunity for 2026-27 - Plumbing"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sector-specific-16-18-funding-opportunity-for-2026-27-plumbing-ocds-h6vhtk-068269"
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# Sector Specific 16-18 Funding opportunity for 2026-27 - Plumbing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sector-specific-16-18-funding-opportunity-for-2026-27-plumbing-ocds-h6vhtk-068269). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hertford Regional College: "Sector Specific 16-18 Funding opportunity for 2026-27 - Plumbing". Published status: active. Published Value: £634,000. 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:** £634,000 (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/sector-specific-16-18-funding-opportunity-for-2026-27-plumbing-ocds-h6vhtk-068269#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068269`

## 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/sector-specific-16-18-funding-opportunity-for-2026-27-plumbing-ocds-h6vhtk-068269#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 innovative programmes of study training within the plumbing sector. The contract will be for the delivery of learning against the funding the college receives from the Department for Education (DfE) for the training of young people aged 16-19 up to a maximum of 95 individuals.
Delivery must meet the regulations outlined in the DfE Funding Rules, including personal development through tutorials and access to work experience opportunities.  The provider should focus on progression outcomes for learners and ensure provision, even at lower levels, is clearly aligned to the destination curriculum model 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
Delivery must take place within 10 miles of either college campus in line with current regulations regarding distance subcontracting, all delivery should be completed by 31/07/2027.
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 
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 award 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 1 of the procurement questionnaire, should it be required, to determine the most appropriate provider.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £634,000

- **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%2F033967-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-15T07:04:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:36:22.806Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068269