Official UK procurement notice
Subcontract delivery for 2025_26
Authority: New College Swindon (Education)·On behalf of: AGM PROCUREMENT LIMITED
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLot 1. Adult Skills Fund (ASF), subcontracted education services, £1,153,780 excluding VAT
Lot 2. Adult Skills Fund (ASF) - Tailored Learning, subcontracted education services, £67,473 excluding VAT
Lot 4. 16-18 Provision, subcontracted education services, £480,880 excluding VAT
Lot 5. Higher Education, subcontracted education services, £80,000 excluding VAT
CPV: Adult and other education services · Adult-education services at university level · Higher education services · Industrial and technical training services · Industrial training services · Special education services · Technical and vocational secondary education services · Technical secondary education services · Technical training services · Training services · Vocational secondary education services · Vocational training services · +1 more
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£7,925,450 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Adult Skills Fund (ASF)AwardedPublished value£1,153,780
Adult Skills Fund (ASF) Programmes (Level 2 and upwards) within non devolved areas. Spend allocated is subject to availability of funding, NCS strategy and performance.
Lot #2Adult Skills Fund (ASF) – Tailored LearningAwardedPublished value£71,670
Adult Skills Fund (ASF) Tailored Learning (any level) in non devolved areas. Spend allocated is subject to availability of funding, NCS strategy and performance.
Lot #3ApprenticeshipsAwardedPublished value£800,000
Apprenticeships (Level 2 and upwards). NCS are interested in proposals for delivery however reserve the right to reject all submissions and make alternative arrangements where the right partnerships cannot be forged, spend is indicative only and not representative of a single award.
Lot #416-18 ProvisionAwardedPublished value£5,500,000
16-18 Provision (Level 3 and upwards – consideration will be given to Level 2). NCS are interested in proposals for delivery however reserve the right to reject all submissions and make alternative arrangements where the right partnerships cannot be forged, spend is indicative only and not representative of a single award.
Lot #5Higher EducationAwardedPublished value£400,000
Higher Education (Level 3 and upwards). NCS are interested in proposals for delivery however reserve the right to reject all submissions and make alternative arrangements where the right partnerships cannot be forged, spend is indicative only and not representative of a single award.
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 (6)
- Profile matrix: 10%
- Contract Management scheme of works and safeguarding: 25%
- Defining target groups, engagement and recruitment: 25%
- Learner support: 20%
- Resourcing: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Contract Management scheme of works and safeguarding
- Defining target groups, engagement and recruitment
- Learner support
- Profile matrix
- Social Value
- Resourcing
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 May 2025, 13:47 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2025, 11:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
CA-15837- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021277- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051324Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
14 May 2025 → 6 Aug 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 13:47 BST
- Clarification questions by30 May 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent17 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published6 Aug 2025, 11:31 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 13:47 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Jul 2025, 18:09 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Jul 2025, 18:09 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Jul 2025, 18:09 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Aug 2025, 11:31 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Adult Skills Fund (ASF)1 award | |||
| City of Bristol College, Educ8 Training GroupSME, Key Performance Training LtdSME, Kiwi & Yuzu LimitedSME, The Construction Skills People LtdSME, Train with Pride LimitedSME +2 morejoint awardLot: (1) Adult Skills Fund (ASF)1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 | £1,153,780 | 10 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Adult Skills Fund (ASF) – Tailored Learning1 award | |||
| Key Performance Training LtdSME1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 | £67,473 | 10 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Apprenticeships1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 10 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · 16-18 Provision1 award | |||
| THE BIG ACT LTD.1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 | £480,880 | 10 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Higher Education1 award | |||
| THE BIG ACT LTD.1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 | £80,000 | 10 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot: (1) Adult Skills Fund (ASF) · City of Bristol College, Educ8 Training GroupSME, Key Performance Training LtdSME, Kiwi & Yuzu LimitedSME, The Construction Skills People LtdSME, Train with Pride LimitedSME +2 more
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £1,153,780
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Adult Skills Fund (ASF) Tailored Learning · Key Performance Training LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £67,473
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
16-18 Provision · THE BIG ACT LTD.
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £480,880
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Higher Education · THE BIG ACT LTD.
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £80,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Adult Skills Fund (ASF) | 19final-stage tenders | 12 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Adult Skills Fund (ASF) – Tailored Learning | 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 4 · 16-18 Provision | 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Higher Education | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- AGM PROCUREMENT LIMITEDProcuring entitytender procurement services
Bidders & participating suppliers
9 commercial parties on the notice- City of Bristol CollegeAwarded supplier
- EDUC8 TRAINING GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- KEY PERFORMANCE TRAINING LTDAwarded supplier
- KIWI & YUZU LTDAwarded supplier
- THE BIG ACT LTD.Awarded supplier
- THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE LTDAwarded supplier
- TRAIN WITH PRIDE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- VALUE GROUP TRAINING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- WIMBLEDON EXPERIENCE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (11)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications NCS_SUBC_25 Subcontract provision Tender Guidance 14.05.25.pdf
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