Official UK procurement notice
Transformational Alternative Education Provision for Post-16 Learners in Bristol
Authority: City of Bristol College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provider NEET focused Transformational Alternative Education Provision for Post-16 Learners in Bristol.
- How the procedure runs: We envisage the tender process will consist of the following stages: Stage One (this stage): Tender issued and Bidders submit a response to this Tender. PSQ and Conditions of Participation are assessed. Suppliers not meeting any Conditions of Participation will not progress any further. Stage Two: Tender responses from Bidders that pass Stage 1 are evaluated. Down-selection of Bidders occurs and shortlisted Bidders are invited to Stage Three. Stage Three: Shortlisted Bidders from Stage Two will meet College representatives for discussion about their tender response and the Project. This stage will likely include a presentation from the shortlisted bidders in order to further explore key elements of the tender response as well as addressing the overall delivery of any Objectives. This will be explained in more detail within the ITT and/or for shortlisted bidders. Stage Four until the Final stage: Re-evaluation of tender responses will take place. This may be following further, refined or Final Stage tender responses from Bidders or further meetings. Further short-listing and down selection (in a similar fashion to Stage 2 and 3) may take place in subsequent stages (i.e. stage 5, 6 etc) to reduce the number of Bidders until the Final Stage. Final stage: Submission and evaluation of 'best and final' tender responses, followed by internal award process and all necessary award procedures. Please note that whilst this section is correct to the best our knowledge, we reserve the right to vary the process. Such variation may include the addition or removal of procurement stages based on our sole discretion. The College reserves the right to refine the award criteria and / or weightings during the process, up to the point before any 'best and final' tender responses from Bidders at the Final Stage.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
See details within Tender and Conditions of Participation documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
See details within Tender and Conditions of Participation documentation.
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 (5)
- Operational Plan: 15%
- Curriculum Model: 30%
- Quality Assurance: 20%
- Safeguarding: 20%
- Compliance: 15%
Published award criteria (5)
- Operational Plan
- Curriculum Model
- Quality Assurance
- Safeguarding
- Compliance
- Economic & financial standing
See details within Tender and Conditions of Participation documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
See details within Tender and Conditions of Participation documentation.
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
- 19 Dec 2025, 11:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 May 2026
- Authority reference
SC2511A- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018163- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa27Find a Tender
- How it runs
We envisage the tender process will consist of the following stages:
Stage One (this stage): Tender issued and Bidders submit a response to this Tender. PSQ and Conditions of Participation are assessed. Suppliers not meeting any Conditions of Participation will not progress any further.
Stage Two: Tender responses from Bidders that pass Stage 1 are evaluated. Down-selection of Bidders occurs and shortlisted Bidders are invited to Stage Three.
Stage Three: Shortlisted Bidders from Stage Two will meet College representatives for discussion about their tender response and the Project.
This stage will likely include a presentation from the shortlisted bidders in order to further explore key elements of the tender response as well as addressing the overall delivery of any Objectives. This will be explained in more detail within the ITT and/or for shortlisted bidders.
Stage Four until the Final stage: Re-evaluation of tender responses will take place. This may be following further, refined or Final Stage tender responses from Bidders or further meetings.
Further short-listing and down selection (in a similar fashion to Stage 2 and 3) may take place in subsequent stages (i.e. stage 5, 6 etc) to reduce the number of Bidders until the Final Stage.
Final stage: Submission and evaluation of 'best and final' tender responses, followed by internal award process and all necessary award procedures.
Please note that whilst this section is correct to the best our knowledge, we reserve the right to vary the process. Such variation may include the addition or removal of procurement stages based on our sole discretion.
The College reserves the right to refine the award criteria and / or weightings during the process, up to the point before any 'best and final' tender responses from Bidders at the Final Stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders to be submitted via MultiQuote.
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 7 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published311 days ago19 Dec 2025, 11:37 GMT
- Market engagement283 days ago16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
To register interest, please contact [email protected], providing us with:
- You organisation name
- A contact name and position within the organisation
- The contact email address and phone number
We would also ask that you register as a supplier on thecpc.multiquote.com ↗ - all our College tenders are issued via this procurement portal.
Details of the event will be finalised in early January. We will likely either hold an in-person event at one of our centres in Bristol, or a webinar. All interested parties will be invited to the event.
We will contact organisations registering interest with further information as soon as it is available. Please do not contact any individual contacts you may have with the College in the interim - we will be in touch as soon as possible.
- Tender notice published241 days ago27 Feb 2026, 17:32 GMT
- Clarification questions by222 days ago18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline215 days ago25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent165 days ago15 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by164 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends152 days ago27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published68 days ago19 Aug 2026, 15:17 BST
- Contract starts50 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Dec 2025, 11:37 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published27 Feb 2026, 17:32 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active27 Feb 2026, 17:32 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Feb 2026, 17:32 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT27 Feb 2026, 17:32 GMT
- Contract award notice published15 May 2026, 16:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 May 2026, 16:17 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Aug 2026, 15:17 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEARNING PARTNERSHIP WEST CICSMEVCSE1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: Option to extend for up to 24 months. Depends on ongoing success and approvals to continue sub-contracting. · Options: For the academic year 2026-2027, the College intends to subcontract 70 funded places for 16-18 funded learners, with potential for growth in future years. | £2,500,000 | 15 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · LEARNING PARTNERSHIP WEST CICSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Value
- £2,500,000
- Period
- 18 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029
- Status
- active
- Options
- For the academic year 2026-2027, the College intends to subcontract 70 funded places for 16-18 funded learners, with potential for growth in future years. Growth depends on funding and the needs of the city and region (for example).
6 agreed KPIs: overall achievement success rate for academic year · All Schemes of Work to be submitted · Self Assessment report to be submitted …
- overall achievement success rate for academic year
- All Schemes of Work to be submitted
- Self Assessment report to be submitted
- Quality Improvement Plan to be submitted
- All lesson observations to be conducted and reports submitted
- IAG observation to be conducted
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 4 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LEARNING PARTNERSHIP WEST CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17293. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA17293 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 0151…
- Signed contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender