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Published 6 May 2026, 14:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Subcontract Adult Skills Fund Provision

Official notice

Authority: Derby College Group (Education)·On behalf of: AGM Procurement

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Published estimate£6,500,000≈ £3.3m / year · £6,500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 May 2026awarded 20 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Momentum Recruitment Limited +3 more
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DCG are requesting tenders from suppliers who are interested in working in partnership on ASF1 delivery contracts for up to £6.5m gross income over a maximum 5 year term - where 80% is retained by the subcontractor with 20% by DCG as the main provider. Spend details are indicative only and award of funding is subject to criteria detailed within the guidance included in the tender pack. The intended outcome of the process is to determine the most advantageous tender(s) (MAT) and select subcontractors to deliver a contract for subcontract delivery (“Service”) for a fixed period of 2 academic years (in annual increments) from 01 August 2026 to 31 July 2028 with options to extend. Full and unrestricted access to tender documents can be obtained from www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx… ↗

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2031, 23:59 GMT.
  • How the procedure runs: As detailed in the tender guidance, included in the tender pack available for download at https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home

CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Higher education services · Special education services · Youth education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£6,500,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £6,500,000 exc. VAT · £6,500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: Three options to extend the partnership arrangements for up to a further three years (in annual increments unless otherwise agreed by DCG) ending 31 July 2031 subject to subcontract performance, availability of funding and DCG strategy.
80000000 Education and training services80300000 Higher education services80310000 Youth education services80340000 Special education services80400000 Adult and other education services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Qualitative: Defining the curriculum and Engaging with the target groups (40), Learner support (10), Resourcing (20), Contract Management (20), Social value (10), Profile Proposal (20). Max score 120. Please see tender guidance.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible 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, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Feb 2031
First published
6 May 2026, 14:59 BST
Last source update
20 Jul 2026, 20:41 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Jul 2026
Authority reference
ASFP_0526
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041547
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesEducation and training servicesHigher education servicesSpecial education servicesYouth education services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069276 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please see terms and conditions contained in the tender pack.

How it runs

As detailed in the tender guidance, included in the tender pack available for download at www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx… ↗

Review and risk notes
Risks

Changes to Derby College Group subcontract delivery strategy, course profiles offered by Derby College Group impacting on subcontract provision, and available funding.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Documents should be uploaded to www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx… ↗ by the deadline. Any difficulties arising should be flagged to [email protected] before the deadline and for urgent queries to 07538 463234. Please also see the Tender Guidance for instructions for submission.

Timeline

6 May 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published169 days ago
    6 May 2026, 14:59 BST
  2. Clarification questions by162 days ago
    13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline155 days ago
    20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent95 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published94 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 20:41 BST
  6. Award decision expected by91 days ago
    23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Standstill ends84 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts83 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    6 May 2026, 14:59 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Jul 2026, 19:44 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Jul 2026, 19:44 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    20 Jul 2026, 20:41 BST
    UK6
  5. Contract signature expected
    1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £6,499,9991 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 2422 from SMEs
Named bidders 28published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Momentum Recruitment LimitedSME, SKILLS COLLEGE UK LIMITEDSME, Tempus TrainingSME, The Construction Skills People LtdSMEjoint award1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: Three options to extend the partnership arrangements for up to a further three years (in annual increments unless otherwise agreed by DCG) ending 31 July 2031 subject to subcontract performance, availability of funding and DCG strategy. · Amended: Unsuccessful suppliers added£6,499,999 inc. VAT20 Jul 2026standstill to 30 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
24final-stage tenders220—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Derby College Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHCR-9151-PMNL Roundhouse Road, Derby, East Midlands, DE24 8UGContact name, email

Other public bodies

  • AGM ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entitySupporting ComplianceGB-COH: 07431856 Sutton Coldfield, West MidlandsContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

24 commercial parties on the notice · 4 awarded
Show 14 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender