Find a TenderPast planning noticePipeline notice
Published 23 May 2025, 17:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Merton Adult Learning - Main Delivery Service

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£4,150,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2031 · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service will deliver a comprehensive set of Adult Learning programmes based in Merton prioritising the residents of Merton.

Funded under the Adult Skills Funds from the GLA and ESFA the fund is made up of two Funding Streams namely the Adult Skills Core and the Tailored Learning.

The Adult Skills Core programmes are skills-based funding and are for accredited and qualification courses.

The Tailored Learning courses caters for learners on non-accredited learning and provides for learners making their first steps, including confidence and wellbeing courses.

The curriculum is broad and includes cross cutting skills like green skills, sustainability courses, digital, Health and Social Care, Essential Skills including English, Maths and ESOL, Art Courses, Drawing Painting, Pottery, Performing Arts, Singing, Sewing and clothes making, Italics, Guitar Making, Child Care, CV writing, Confidence Building and Wellbeing courses and Level 3 Courses in Accounts under the Adult Skills Free Courses for Jobs.

CPV: Adult and other education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2031 (5 yrs)
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
23 May 2025, 17:50 BST
Last source update
13 Aug 2025, 12:03 BST
Authority reference
DN504038
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048365
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education services
Delivery area
London (UKI6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05250b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 17:50 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 12:03 BST
  3. Tender notice expected331 days ago
    30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts89 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 17:50 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 12:03 BST
    UK1
Published amendments (1)

Updated expected date for tender to be published

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Merton

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLZQ-1654-VNHW Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, London, SM4 5DXContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender