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EDC_5249_Employability Programme · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: E10000016SME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£66,666≈ £33k / year · £80,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 10 Sept 2028 · starts 11 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

EDC wishes to appoint a supplier for the provision of a new targeted intervention employability programme to assist local residents into work: Aspire - The Skills Accelerator Programme.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Higher education services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£66,666
Contract period: 11 Sept 2026 – 10 Sept 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £66,666 exc. VAT · £80,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
80300000 Higher education services80400000 Adult and other education services80500000 Training 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

Lot awarding rule: Weighting Split: 40% - Price Evaluation 50% - Quality Evaluation 10% -Social Value Evolution Price: Fixed fee price analysis Quality: 3 Assessment Areas 1- 25% 2- 15% 3- 10% Social Value Quantitative - 4% Qualitative - 6%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Aug 2026, 15:07 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2026, 12:01 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076873
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesHigher education servicesTraining services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e2d4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
E10000016

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
25 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/ebbsfleetdc/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

12 Aug 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published75 days ago
    12 Aug 2026, 15:07 BST
  2. Submission deadline62 days ago
    25 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Contract starts46 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published7 days ago
    20 Oct 2026, 12:01 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 15:07 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    20 Oct 2026, 12:01 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2026, 12:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—16 Oct 2026Cancelled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWTX-2967-RTRG The Observatory, Castle Hill Drive, Ebbsfleet, South East, DA10 1EEContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender