Official UK procurement notice
Thames Freeport Skills Programme - Capital Expenditure Funding
Authority: Thames Freeport (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Thames Freeport Skills Programme aims to build the capacity of the local skills and employment system to respond to the specific skills challenges and opportunities within the Thames Freeport area. The programme supports innovation, collaboration and growth in skills provision that aligns with the Freeport's wider ambitions to enhance productivity, drive inward investment and support local people to access high-quality jobs and careers.
The fund is designed to support, improvement of existing facilities or development of new facilities in order to deliver innovative programmes to align with the Thames Freeport priorities. Applicants must clearly define the outcomes they intend to deliver as a result of the capex investment and explain how Thames Freeport Skills Programme funding will enable those outcomes to be achieved, as well as how other existing funding sources will be leveraged.
Projects funded through this fund will be known collectively as the Thames Freeport Skills Programme.
Following the recent procurement exercise no bids were successful for the for lot 3 - Capex investment to enhance local FE and HE capacity. We have therefore taken the decision to re-tender the lot as its own procurement using a Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP).
We are seeking bids that will enhance delivery capacity in either Further Education (FE) or Higher Education (HE), and in the TFP priority sector of sustainable construction, which may include the use of modern methods of construction.
Further Details can be found in the attached document
The ITT will be available through a central digital platform, as required under the Procurement Act 2023. This ensures transparency in procurement route and regulations applicable. The ITT will be published on the Find a Tender platform.
In accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, notices and award details will be published on the Find a Tender platform. Contract KPIs, award notices, and performance tracking will also be disclosed where applicable.
This procurement is being conducted by Matt Hamnett & Associates Ltd, trading as MH&A. Company number: 11197120. Registered address: 1a Kingsbury's Lane, Ringwood, England, BH24 1EL. MH&A will act as the Contracting Authority for the purposes of this procurement and will enter into contract(s) with the successful supplier(s).
Due to administrative limitations, the procurement notice is being published via the Thames Freeport (TFP) buyer account on the UK Government's Find a Tender platform. This is to ensure compliance with public procurement regulations, as the funding for this contract is grant-funded and subject to public authority oversight.
However, all procurement activities, including supplier engagement, evaluation, and contract award and any prevailing contracts are being administered by MH&A. Bidders should direct all communications, clarifications, and submissions as instructed in this notice and the procurement documents
- How the procedure runs: This procurement is being conducted under the Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) in accordance with the Public Procurement Act 2023. The CFP allows contracting authorities to design and apply a procedure that is flexible, proportionate, and tailored to the nature and requirements of the procurement. The current process is structured as a single-stage ITT. However, the contracting authority reserves the right to introduce additional stages if considered necessary to ensure a fair, transparent, and robust assessment of bids. In particular, the authority may require: • Supplier Presentations - to allow bidders to present their proposals, demonstrate capability, and respond to clarifications. • Dialogue / Clarification Sessions - to explore specific aspects of the bids in further detail, address any uncertainties, and ensure that final tenders fully meet the stated requirements. Should these stages be introduced, all bidders who have submitted a compliant ITT response will be invited to participate, and sufficient notice will be provided. The contracting authority will ensure that any additional stages are conducted in a fair and transparent manner, with all bidders treated equally. Where further stages are introduced, the timelines and any score weighting adjustments will be communicated in advance and updated accordingly to reflect the revised evaluation process.
CPV: Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£416,667
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)
- Technical: 70%
- Budget and value for money: 20%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: Project rationale, outcomes and strategic alignment with Thames Freeport objectives Delivery capability and relevant track record Delivery plan
- Social value
- Budget and value for money: VfM narrative Budget (total cost)
- 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Oct 2025, 12:32 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2025, 12:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Nov 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062116- Accelerated
- Pre-selected tenderers - utilities/not central government
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- How it runs
This procurement is being conducted under the Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) in accordance with the Public Procurement Act 2023. The CFP allows contracting authorities to design and apply a procedure that is flexible, proportionate, and tailored to the nature and requirements of the procurement.
The current process is structured as a single-stage ITT. However, the contracting authority reserves the right to introduce additional stages if considered necessary to ensure a fair, transparent, and robust assessment of bids. In particular, the authority may require:
- Supplier Presentations - to allow bidders to present their proposals, demonstrate capability, and respond to clarifications.
- Dialogue / Clarification Sessions - to explore specific aspects of the bids in further detail, address any uncertainties, and ensure that final tenders fully meet the stated requirements.
Should these stages be introduced, all bidders who have submitted a compliant ITT response will be invited to participate, and sufficient notice will be provided. The contracting authority will ensure that any additional stages are conducted in a fair and transparent manner, with all bidders treated equally.
Where further stages are introduced, the timelines and any score weighting adjustments will be communicated in advance and updated accordingly to reflect the revised evaluation process.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Oct 2025 → 19 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published383 days ago3 Oct 2025, 12:32 BST
- Clarification questions by376 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline369 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by342 days ago12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts336 days ago19 Nov 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Oct 2025, 12:32 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender