Official UK procurement notice
Subcontract delivery for 2026_2027
Authority: New College Swindon (Education)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNCS are requesting tenders from suppliers interested in working in partnership across a number of subcontract delivery contracts within the radius of Swindon for up to £2.67m gross income over the 2026/27 academic year, with the intended outcome of selecting the most advantageous tender(s) (MAT) to deliver a fixed-term contract from 01 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Spend details are indicative only, award of funding is subject to the criteria detailed within this Guidance, and NCS reserve the right to make multiple awards where best value can be achieved and in accordance with NCS subcontract strategy.
The tender has been split into the following requirements:
- Adult Skills Fund (ASF) Programmes (Level 2 and upwards)
- Adult Skills Fund (ASF) Tailored Learning (any level)
- Apprenticeships (Level 2 and upwards)
- 16-18 Provision (Level 3 and upwards – consideration will be given to Level 2)
- Higher Education (Level 3 and upwards)
Face to face and distance learning offers will be considered however all learners must reside within 60 miles of Swindon.
Tenderer’s are invited to apply for one or all Lots in accordance with their own technical capability and capacity.
- How the procedure runs: Selection criteria applied between PSQ, Tender and clarification interviews as detailed in the Guidance included in the tender pack
CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Higher education services · Secondary education services · Technical and vocational secondary education services · Technical secondary education services · Vocational secondary education services · Youth education services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£2,673,391 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1AwardedPublished value£831,721
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2AwardedPublished value£71,670
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3AwardedPublished value£500,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4AwardedPublished value£620,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #5AwardedPublished value£650,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 (3)
- Quality: 77%
- Profile Matrix: 14%
- Social Value: 9%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Profile Matrix
- Price carries 14 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.4 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2026, 13:21 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 12:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
CA17886- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047862- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a128Find a Tender
- How it runs
Selection criteria applied between PSQ, Tender and clarification interviews as detailed in the Guidance included in the tender pack
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
22 May 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published154 days ago22 May 2026, 13:21 BST
- Clarification questions by140 days ago5 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline128 days ago17 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent99 days ago16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published94 days ago21 Jul 2026, 12:41 BST
- Contract starts83 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by82 days ago1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026- Tender notice published22 May 2026, 13:21 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2026, 12:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 12:41 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 11 award | |||
| Key Performance Training LtdSME, Kiwi & Yuzu LimitedSME, Let Me Play, The Skills Networkjoint awardLot: (1) Lot 11 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £656,503 | 16 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 21 award | |||
| Key Performance Training LtdSMELot: (2) Lot 21 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £56,092 | 16 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 31 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 16 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 41 award | |||
| THE BIG ACT LTD.Lot: (4) Lot 41 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £386,127 | 16 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 51 award | |||
| THE BIG ACT LTD.Lot: (5) Lot 51 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £49,600 | 16 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | 4final-stage tenders · 12 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lot 2 | 1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lot 4 | 1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lot 5 | 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- KEY PERFORMANCE TRAINING LTDAwarded supplier
- LMP EducationAwarded supplier
- THE BIG ACT LTD.Awarded supplier
- The Skills NetworkAwarded supplier
- YUZU TRAINING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
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
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender