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Published 4 Jul 2025, 13:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Multi - Suppliers Contract for the Provision of Social Care Academy (SCA) Adult Training in the London Borough of Waltham Forest

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Waltham Forest (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Waltham Forest is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to undertake the preparation and delivery of accredited training programme from 1st October 2025. The duration of the contract would be for 2 years, until 31st September 2027 with the option to extend for further 1+1 years .

Multi - Suppliers Contract for the Provision of Social Care Academy (SCA) Adult Training in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The Authority requires a specific range of mandatory training for staff who care for adults and children in the borough. These staff work for day centres, respite services and care homes. These training courses are mandatory, and the managers maintain a training matrix to evidence that all staff have attended these courses. This matrix is provided to inspectors (OFSTED and CQC). These services cannot continue to run legally without these training courses being offered and undertaken by staff.

The Provider shall be required to deliver the most up to date training offered by the appropriate bodies (especially those range of mandatory training for staff who care for adults and children in the borough).

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £500,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 24 Months Extension

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Jul 2025, 13:44 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2025, 13:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Aug 2025
Authority reference
DN779767
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037446
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05592d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 13:44 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts393 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 13:44 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPJN-6757-NZZZ Room 100, Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4JFContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender