Official UK procurement notice
Mandatory Social Housing Qualification
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNewcastle City Council wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Ofqual regulated providers of qualifications for colleagues whose roles are considered to be in scope, as per the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 and the new Competency and Conduct Standard.
The qualifications required are:
- Level 5 Diploma in Housing
- Level 4 Certificate in Housing
- Level 4 Managing Housing Maintenance
CPV: Education and training services · Personnel-training services · Staff development services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 1 Sept 2029
Published description of the framework
Newcastle City Council wishes to establish a single lot Framework Agreement for the supply of Ofqual regulated providers of qualifications for colleagues whose roles are considered to be in scope, as per the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 and the new Competency and Conduct Standard. It is anticipated that a maximum of three suppliers will be appointed to the framework on a ranked basis.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£140,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Mandatory Requirements The Contracting Authority will evaluate Tenders as to the mandatory requirements Pass / Fail Methodology The Contracting Authority will evaluate Tenders as to the proposed method for delivery of the Contract including: Overall approach proposed for providing the Contract, including method of working relating to questions included within the tender response form. 60% Value for Money The Contracting Authority will evaluate Tenders as to financial acceptability including: Overall value for money relating to questions within the tender response form. Tenderers must fill in the Pricing Schedule set out in Appendix K to provide all the obligations under the Contract, all items must be priced. All prices shall be submitted as Gross Price and shall be stated in pounds sterling and exclusive of VAT. Tenderers must also fill in the Supplier Incentive Programme Schedule set out in Appendix F. The level of discount offered by Tenderers in Appendix F will be deducted from the gross price stated by Tenderers in Appendix K and the net price will be evaluated. There is no obligation for Tenderers to offer an Early Payment Discount in their tender, but all Tenderers must complete and submit the Supplier Incentive Programme Schedule set out in Appendix F. Price scores will be calculated by adding all associated costs together less any proposed discount to give a total NET cost. The provider that scores the lowest overall NET score will be awarded 100%. Other bids will be compared against the lowest bid and scored on a pro-rota basis using the following formula: Lowest NET bid price ÷ Other NET bid price x 100 % (Total maximum marks available). Tenderers must also show all other costs that will be associated with the Contract for example rates or expenses. The Council will not consider claims for extra payment for items that have not been specified. 40% Terms and Conditions Suppliers who do not accept the Contracting Authority's Terms and Conditions will be deemed to have scored a Fail against this criterion. Pass / Fail
- “Mandatory Social Housing Qualification” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2025, 10:36 BST
- Authority reference
008999- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029752- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a2cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The tender portal is: www.open-uk.org ↗
The tender reference is: #OPEN2025854 - 008999 Mandatory Social Housing Qualifications
Timeline
21 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 11:24 BST
- Tender notice published4 Jun 2025, 10:36 BST
- Clarification questions by14 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 11:24 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published4 Jun 2025, 10:36 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active4 Jun 2025, 10:36 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST4 Jun 2025, 10:36 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender