Official UK procurement notice
Adult Skills Fund - Subcontractors and Partners
Authority: London South Bank University (Education)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£3,900,000total for 5 lots · £4,680,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025
Lots 5see the lot list below
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 3 yrs from 1 Nov 2025 · see each lot
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSouth Bank Colleges (SBC), part of London South Bank University Group (LSBU), is inviting tenders to join it's approved subcontractors and partners for delivery of adult training in DfE non-devolved and the Greater London Authority (GLA) areas. This procurement supports delivery under the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) and Free Courses for Jobs (FCfJ) initiatives, aligned to SBC's five-year strategic plan to transform lives and communities through applied education.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 (Participation Stage): Participants to be invited to tender Stage 2 (Technical Submissions) Successful Participants from stage 1 Invited to Tender and submit technical bids
CPV: Education and training services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£3,900,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Construction GLACancelledRenewalPublished value£2,600,000
Partnership delivery only - Greater London area only
Lot #2Health and Social CareCancelledRenewalPublished value£100,000
Adult Skills in Health & Social Care
Lot #3ConstructionCancelledRenewalPublished value£300,000
Adult Skills in Construction
Lot #4Distance LearningCancelledRenewalPublished value£800,000
Wellbeing, Employability, Digital
Lot #5Tailored LearningCancelledRenewalPublished value£100,000
Nonregulated Provision
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 5 lots
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Technical Capability: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Technical Capability
Lot distribution rule: 2.2 For each Lot and/or Sub-Lot, the Authority may, at its sole discretion, appoint up to two (2) Providers. The appointment of a second Provider shall be determined entirely at the discretion of the Authority. Where two (2) Providers are appointed, they shall be the two (2) highest-scoring Tenderers following completion of the evaluation process. The highest-scoring Tenderer shall be awarded no less than fifty per cent (50%) of the total volume of work available under the relevant Lot and/or Sub-Lot. The balance of the work, if any, shall be allocated to the second-ranked Provider in such proportions and at such times as the Authority may determine.
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
- 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
- 15 Aug 2025, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2025, 16:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
24-054- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049248- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058936Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 (Participation Stage): Participants to be invited to tender
Stage 2 (Technical Submissions) Successful Participants from stage 1 Invited to Tender and submit technical bids
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 Aug 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published15 Aug 2025, 16:01 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:09 BST
- Award decision expected by376 days ago17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts362 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2025- Tender notice published15 Aug 2025, 16:01 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:09 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled8 Sept 2025, 16:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 8 Sept 2025 | CancelledABANDONED PROCUREMENT Thank you for your interest and participation in the above-mentioned procurement process (Stage 1 PSQ). We wish to inform you that, following internal review, we have decided to abandon the current procurement exercise and will not be inviting bidders to the second stage of the process under the Competitive Flexible Procedure 'Light Touch Regime'. As set out in the Invitation to Participate (ITP) documentation, section's 4.5 "changes" & 4.6 "Ending the Procurement", the authority expressly reserves the right to cancel or withdraw from the procurement process at any stage and not to award the contract. Due to high levels of interest, a change to the Procurement strategy will be required (yet to be determined). Unforeseen information has also been received from the authorities external funding bodies could change the scope of the original requirement. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender