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Official UK procurement notice

Adult Learning Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fuham (LBHF) (Local council)

7 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableMax 4 lots to bidMax 4 lots per supplier
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,751,995total for 7 lots · £1,751,995 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2025
Lots 7max 4 won per supplier · max 4 to bid
Contract term 11 moends 1 Dec 2026 · up to 1 Dec 2027 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The scope of the project is to subcontract the delivery to learners in the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) funding stream, in the areas of Business and Digital Skills, Employability, Green Skills, Creative Skills and Health and Wellbeing.

HFALS also wishes to commission programmes in Science Technology Engineering Maths, Medicine, Digital and Creative Media (STEM3) linking to our Upstream London Strategy with Imperial in the White City Innovation District (WCID) as part of the Upstream London | London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Other programmes will include Entry Level, L1, L2, and L3 qualifications linked to employability, such as Construction, Health & Social Care and Care, and Hospitality and retail will also be in scope.

CPV: Adult and other education services

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · all with a published value (£1,751,995 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Digital SkillsAwardedRenewal 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£250,285

Delivery of IT qualifications to support learners into employment.

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 (11 mo) · up to 1 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £250,285 exc. VAT · £250,285 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: There will be 12 months option to extend · There will be 12 months option to extend
80400000 Adult and other education services
Lot #2Construction, Retrofit and Green SkillsAwardedRenewal 11 moPublished value£250,285

qualifications to support learners into employment.

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 (11 mo) · up to 1 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £250,285 exc. VAT · £250,285 inc. VAT
Extensions: There will be 12 months option to extend · There will be 12 months option to extend
80400000 Adult and other education services
Lot #3Health and Social CareAwardedRenewal 11 moPublished value£250,285

Care to support learners into employment.

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 (11 mo) · up to 1 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £250,285 exc. VAT · £250,285 inc. VAT
Extensions: There will be 12 months option to extend · There will be 12 months option to extend
80400000 Adult and other education services
Lot #4Creative IndustriesAwardedRenewal 11 moPublished value£250,285

Creative Industries to support learners into employment.

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 (11 mo) · up to 1 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £250,285 exc. VAT · £250,285 inc. VAT
Extensions: There will be 12 months option to extend · There will be 12 months option to extend
80400000 Adult and other education services
Lot #5STEM3AwardedRenewal 11 moPublished value£250,285

Science Technology, Engineering Maths, Medicine and Media (STEM3) to support learners into employment.

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 (11 mo) · up to 1 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £250,285 exc. VAT · £250,285 inc. VAT
Extensions: There will be 12 months option to extend · There will be 12 months option to extend
80400000 Adult and other education services
Lot #6Employability SkillsAwardedRenewal 11 moPublished value£250,285

Employability Skills to support learners into employment.

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 (11 mo) · up to 1 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £250,285 exc. VAT · £250,285 inc. VAT
Extensions: There will be 12 months option to extend · There will be 12 months option to extend
80400000 Adult and other education services
Lot #7Hospitality and retailAwardedRenewal 11 moPublished value£250,285

Hospitality and retail to support learners into employment.

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 (11 mo) · up to 1 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £250,285 exc. VAT · £250,285 inc. VAT
Extensions: There will be 12 months option to extend · There will be 12 months option to extend
80400000 Adult and other education services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 7 lots
Quality: 85%Social value: 15%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Engage with students: 45%
  • Create pathway to support students progression into employmentt or further training opportunities: 25%
  • Engagement with employers: 15%
  • Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Engage with students
  • Create pathway to support students progression into employmentt or further training opportunities
  • Social Value
  • Engagement with employers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
25 Jun 2025, 15:23 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2025, 15:51 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 20 Nov 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052450
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055393 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Suppliers are requested to register on our tender portal to access the tender. www.capitalesourcing.com ↗

Timeline

25 Jun 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 15:23 BST
  2. Market engagement
    16 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    Please contact David Ede via e-mail

    david.ede@lbhf.gov.uk

    To book your place, please make sure you do this by the latest of 12:00 on Monday 14th July.

    The main focus of the event will be Science Technology Engineering Maths, Medicine, Digital and Creative Media (STEM3)

    The date, time, and venue are:

    Wednesday 16th July , 10:30 – 13:00 at Ark, 1EdCity, EdCity Walk, London W12 7TF.

  3. Next notice expected
    19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 13:22 BST
  5. Clarification questions by
    8 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline400 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published378 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 15:51 BST
  8. Award decision expected by341 days ago
    20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract starts296 days ago
    5 Jan 2026

Notice history

10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 15:23 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 11:06 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 15:35 BST
    UK2
  4. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 13:22 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value updated
    29 Aug 2025, 13:22 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    29 Aug 2025, 13:22 BST
  7. Procurement method changed
    29 Aug 2025, 13:22 BST
  8. Deadline published: 23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    29 Aug 2025, 13:22 BST
  9. Procurement termination notice published
    14 Oct 2025, 15:51 BST
    UK12
  10. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2025, 15:51 BST
Published amendments (2)

Further information provided in 'Engagement process description'

Further information provided in 'Engagement process description'

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-06: 2 releases · 25 Jun 2025, 26 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Across several lots1 award
supplier not published—13 Oct 2025CancelledAn error has been discovered and it is not possible to complete the tender in it current state. Bidders will be invited to re-tender.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fuham

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHTW-6333-BQGD Town Hall, king street, London, London, W6 9JUContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure