Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for Tailored Learning Delivery 2026-29
Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTender for the engagement with learners and delivery of non-accredited Tailored Learning opportunities within Herefordshire, in line with the council's priorities and priority groups.
Multiple contracts may be awarded. Subject to the availability of budget, the Council intends to award contracts sequentially, commencing with the highest-ranked tenderer and continuing in descending order of ranking until the available budget has been allocated. There is the potential for one or more partial awards to be made in limited circumstances. Any partial award will be based on the rates, prices and terms submitted in the tender and will involve a proportionate reduction in the volume of delivery and price only. Further details can be found in the tender documents.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£424,371
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 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
- 13 Aug 2026, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2026, 14:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077276- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3adFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
13 Aug 2026 → 2 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published79 days ago13 Aug 2026, 14:05 BST
- Clarification questions by52 days ago9 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline45 days ago16 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts30 days ago2 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Aug 2026, 14:05 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender