Published date: 18 July 2022

This notice was replaced on 17 April 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 17 April 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Vocational training services - 80530000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

HRC MP3

Published date

18 July 2022

Closing date

22 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 August 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Hertford Regional College (HRC) intends to appoint a provider with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver enrichment to learners undertaking a programme of study.
Applicants must be a professional football club in the top 4 levels of the national league system.
The contract will be for the delivery of 288 hours of group football coaching for a cohort of 45 learners as part of the enrichment hours included in the level 2 and 3 Diploma in Sport and Physical Exercise and the level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical Exercise.
Delivery must meet the regulations for enrichment hours outlined in the ESFA Funding Rules. The provider ensure provision, even at lower levels, is clearly aligned to the destination curriculum model as well as supporting the College's rationale for subcontracting which can be found on our website https://www.hrc.ac.uk/about-hrc/partnerships-and-subcontractors
Delivery must take place within 5 miles of the college campus in line with current regulations regarding distance subcontracting, all delivery should be completed by 31/07/2023.
This procurement is being run under the "light touch regime" and within the timescales set out in the attachments below. To participate in this procurement, you must complete and submit the procurement questionnaire located in the attachments to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk

Please note that Due Diligence checks must be completed, and a required assessment outcome achieved prior to any contract award.

HRC will invite shortlisted providers completing this procurement exercise to undertake Due Diligence in line with the timescales set out in the attachments. HRC reserves the right not to award a contract based on the outcome of Due Diligence and Credit checks.

Any incomplete or incorrectly completed submissions may be deemed non-compliant, and as a result you may be unable to proceed further in the procurement process HRC reserves the right not to award contracts based on procurement question responses that score less than 150/300. We reserve the right to add weighting of 50% to question 1 of the procurement questionnaire, should it be required, to determine the most appropriate provider.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Elisabeth Watson

Address

Scotts Road
WARE
SG129JF
England

Telephone

01992 411573

Email

ewatson@hrc.ac.uk

Website

hrc.ac.uk