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Published 1 May 2025, 14:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GSV3582 - Provision of Virtual Work Experience

Official notice

Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£103,075≈ £52k / year · £123,690 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 May 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 8 Jun 2027 · up to 8 Jun 2028 with extensions · starts 9 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Corporate Office of the House of Commons (The Authority) seeks to contract with a supplier for the provision of a comprehensive virtual work experience programme that introduces participants to the diverse career opportunities within the House of Commons (and Joint Departments). The Authority require the services to include a structured programme that includes interactive modules, live and recorded sessions with parliamentary staff, and engaging activities designed to enhance participant's understanding of parliamentary functions and careers.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£103,075
Contract period: 9 Jun 2025 – 8 Jun 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 8 Jun 2028 with extensionsValue: £103,075 exc. VAT · £123,690 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2+1
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Please refer to tender documents accessible via Atamis portal.

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: Quality - 60% Cost - 40%

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Please refer to tender documents accessible via Atamis portal.

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
Closed
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
1 May 2025, 14:40 BST
Last source update
1 May 2025, 14:43 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018466
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050b7a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

If interested in partaking in this tender process, please register your company via the Atamis portal, link below, where you will have full access to the tender documents. Once registered please search for the opportunity using the title and reference number: GSV3582 - Virtual Work Experience atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

1 May 2025 → 9 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 May 2025, 14:40 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    9 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 May 2025, 14:40 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    1 May 2025, 14:41 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    1 May 2025, 14:43 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (2)

Start date amendment

Amendment to start date

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PQCD-6982-LPZW Parliament Square, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender