Published date: 13 February 2024

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


Closing: 8 January 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£85,000

Procurement reference

HRC MP10

Published date

13 February 2024

Closing date

8 January 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 February 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2024

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 providers with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver innovative adult learning. Contracts will be for the delivery of learning against the funding the college receives from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for the Adult Education Budget (AEB) for learners aged 19+. Delivery must meet the regulations outlined in the ESFA Funding Rules.

Providers should be able to deliver the 3 identified qualifications, Certificate for Introduction to Customer Service, Extended certificate in Employability and Certificate in Personal and Social Skills as a combined programme to support individuals to enter the workplace in a customer facing role.
The delivery should be clearly aligned to the needs of employers 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 providers that can deliver to a maximum of 36 learners within a 25 mile radius of either of our campuses and all delivery should be completed by 31/07/2024. 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 providers.

HRC reserves the right to issue multiple contracts up to the maximum value of this opportunity

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Non Devolved Adult Education Budget Delivery (Customer Service) Opportunity

  • Opportunity
  • Published 2 January 2024

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

1 February 2024

Contract start date

1 February 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2024

Total value of contract

£85,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SPS Training Solutions Ltd

Address

Suite 16 Beaufort Court
Admirals Way
South Quay
Docklands
London
E14 9XL

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

ewatson@hrc.ac.uk

Website

www.hrc.ac.uk