Official UK procurement notice
Math & English provision - Manchester/ Birmingham - 25/26
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS England is seeking to procure an ESFA (DfE) approved education provider for Choices College, a specialist post-16 institution who deliver a supported internship to 16- 24-year-olds who have an EHCP. This procurement aims to secure a comprehensive service that will assist the college in teaching and delivering Functional Skills qualifications, in English and maths in 2 areas: Lot1. Manchester/Bury Lot2. Birmingham
CPV: Education and training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£28,759 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1 North WestPublished value£14,379
- Condition of participation
Suppliers must be able to deliver the services directly in Greater Manchester and Birmingham.
Lot #2 West MidlandsPublished value£14,379
- Condition of participation
Suppliers must be able to deliver the services directly in Greater Manchester and Birmingham.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Math & English provision - Manchester/ Birmingham - 25/26: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Math & English provision - Manchester/ Birmingham - 25/26: Quality including Social 70%
- Price
- Condition of participation
Suppliers must be able to deliver the services directly in Greater Manchester and Birmingham.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 17 Jul 2025, 13:48 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2025, 13:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040948- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056140Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E11000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All bids will need to be submitted through the Atamis portal, please see below for URL. health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
17 Jul 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 13:48 BST
- Clarification questions by24 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline1 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 13:48 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