Published date: 21 July 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 February 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£85,000

Procurement reference

HRC MP13

Published date

21 July 2025

Closing date

12 February 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

3 March 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2025

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 innovative adult learning. The contract will be for the delivery of learning against the funding the college receives from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) for learners aged 19+. Delivery must meet the regulations outlined in the ESFA Funding Rules.

The provider should be able to deliver three discreet programmes aimed at engaging with:
1. hard to reach 19-24-year-olds on programmes linked to employers that provide opportunities for work trial / work experience linked to customer service.
2. learners aged 50+ looking to develop essential digital skills and work readiness skills to boost their employment opportunities.
3. learners aged 19+ who are looking to work with local employers in roles relating to door security.

The delivery should be clearly aligned to the needs of the relevant employers and learners 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

HRC is seeking a provider that can deliver a combined maximum of 50 learners within a 25 mile radius of either of our campuses and all delivery should be completed by 31/07/2025. Please note that this procurement is for non-devolved ESFA funding only.

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 volumes and values spreadsheet and the procurement questionnaire located in the attachments to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk or they can be requested via the contact details below.

If your organisation has not already completed the HRC Due Diligence checks, they must be completed, and a required assessment outcome achieved prior to any contract award. Due Diligence documentation can be requested via the contact details below.

HRC reserves the right not to award contracts based on the outcome of Due Diligence 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.

Contract awards will be subject to a management fee of 20% and 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 3 of the procurement questionnaire, should it be required, to determine the most appropriate provider.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Non Devolved Adult Skills Fund Delivery Opportunity

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 February 2025

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

1 March 2025

Contract start date

3 March 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2025

Total value of contract

£52,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SPS Training Solutions

Address

Suite 1 Bowmans House

Bessemer Drive

Stevenage

Hertfordshire

SG1 2DL

Reference

Companies House number: 04638691

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Elisabeth Watson

Address

Scotts Road
WARE
SG129JF
England

Telephone

01992 411573

Email

subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk

Website

https://hrc.ac.uk/