Official UK procurement notice
Student Employability and Enterprise Programme
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStaffordshire County Council are procuring an employability and enterprise programme, that provides an online learning platform, intensive workshops, mentoring and support for post-16 Further Education students and year 9 Secondary School students, looking to set up their own business in Staffordshire now or in the future. It provides students with the skills to understand areas such as: Market Research, Business Planning, Operations, Financial Forecasting, Taxation, Marketing, Funding. Further details can be found in the tender specification.
The contract will commence on 1st September 2026 and, subject to earlier termination in accordance with its terms, will continue until midnight on 31st August 2028. At the Authority's entire discretion, the term may be extended by up to 12 months - 1st September 2028 up to 31st August 2029 and 1st September 2029 up to 31st August 2030, on the same terms for such period(s) in accordance with the contract.
The total estimated Contract value (excluding VAT) circa £412,000 over the total four (4) years.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 21 May 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Technical and vocational secondary education services · Vocational training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£412,000
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to IA3898 ITT Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - Part 3 - Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to IA3898 ITT Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - Part 3 - Conditions of Participation
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Refer to IA3898 ITT Procurement Pack Award Criteria - Part 5 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- Price: Refer to IA3898 ITT Procurement Pack Award Criteria - Part 5 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to IA3898 ITT Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - Part 3 - Conditions of Participation
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to IA3898 ITT Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - Part 3 - Conditions of Participation
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 21 May 2029
- First published
- 20 May 2026, 16:53 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 09:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
IA3898- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046661- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069e1dFind a Tender
- Risks
Risk: Education providers not engaging with a new supplier
Probability: Low Impact: Medium
Mitigation: Commissioning Team support the organisation of introduction meetings, and alternative providers to engage where necessary.
Risk: Provider cannot deliver the service to the standard required
Probability: Low Impact: High
Mitigation: The provider will be appointed following evaluation of the capability/capacity to perform the contract requirements. Measures to monitor performance, including clear requirements in the specification and default clauses in the terms and conditions will be in place.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Responses are to be submitted electronically by uploading to SCC Proactis eTendering Portal on the link supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
Timeline
20 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published154 days ago20 May 2026, 16:53 BST
- Clarification questions by131 days ago12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline125 days ago18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent73 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by72 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published71 days ago11 Aug 2026, 09:39 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2026- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 16:53 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2026, 09:39 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2026, 09:39 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEOPLEPLUS GROUP LIMITED1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: At the Authority's entire discretion, the term may be extended by up to 12 months - 1st September 2028 up to 31st August 2029 and 1st September 2029 up to 31st August 2030, on the same terms for such period(s) in accordance with the contract. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. It is anticipated that at the end of each academic year delivery period a review of the number of sessions and students to be engaged will be undertaken, there may be a request to increase the numbers delivered or to make changes to the year group or young persons needs to be addressed. SCC will rely upon Schedule 5 Direct Award Justifications under Additional or repeat goods, services or works that it is our intention to carry out a subsequent procurement of similar goods, services or works in reliance of this direct award justification | £412,000 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12final-stage tenders | 10 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PEOPLEPLUS GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The Tender documents can be accessed by registering on SCC Proactis eTendering Portal on the link https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
- Technical specifications The Tender documents can be accessed by registering on SCC Proactis eTendering Portal on the link https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender