Official UK procurement notice
Merton Adult Learning Main Delivery Service
Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council provides adult education services for residents within the Borough. This contract is for the delivery of the Main Adult Learning Main Service Contract on behalf of the council in Merton, prioritising the skills and wellbeing needs of for the residents of Merton.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£3,900,000
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality: Method Statements
- Social Value
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 50 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 7 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2026, 15:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 May 2026
- Authority reference
DN792787- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005889- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a9d5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Oct 2025 → 3 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published385 days ago7 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST
- Market engagement362 days ago30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
The London Borough of Merton (“the Authority”) is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise for the provision of Adult Learning services for residents within the Borough.
The Authority would like to discuss the provision of Adult Learning services. There are a set of questions available via a Market Testing questionnaire which is accessible via www.londontenders.org ↗ that we request responses to.
- Tender notice published278 days ago22 Jan 2026, 15:45 GMT
- Submission deadline246 days ago24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by159 days ago21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts86 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Oct 2025, 16:04 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published22 Jan 2026, 15:45 GMTUK4
- Published value updated22 Jan 2026, 15:45 GMT
- Status changed to active22 Jan 2026, 15:45 GMT
- Procurement method changed22 Jan 2026, 15:45 GMT
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender