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Published 11 May 2026, 12:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Opportunity for Delivery of Programme of Study Enrichment Hours - Football Coaching

Official notice

Authority: Hertford Regional College (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£164,000≈ £164k / year · £164,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 May 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2027 · starts 3 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hertford Regional College (HRC) intends to appoint a provider with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver enrichment to learners undertaking a programme of study.

Applicants must be a professional football club in the top 4 levels of the national league system.

The contract will be for the delivery of 288 hours of group football coaching for a cohort of 60 learners as part of the enrichment hours included in the level 2 and 3 Diploma in Sport and Physical Exercise and the level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical Exercise.

The successful applicant may be asked to support assessment activities as part of the delivery of the above qualifications.

The maximum contract value to support this procurement will be £164,000 and a detailed breakdown of associated delivery costs must be provided.

Delivery must meet the regulations for enrichment hours outlined in the ESFA Funding Rules. The provider ensure provision, even at lower levels, is clearly aligned to the destination curriculum model as well as supporting the College's rationale for subcontracting which can be found on our website www.hrc.ac.uk/about-hrc/partnershi… ↗

Delivery must take place within 5 miles of the college campus in line with current regulations regarding distance subcontracting, all delivery should be completed by 31/07/2027.

This procurement is being run under the "light touch regime" and within the timescales set out in the attachments below. To participate in this procurement, you must complete and submit the procurement questionnaire located in the attachments to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk

Please note that Due Diligence checks must be completed, and a required assessment outcome achieved prior to any contract award.

HRC will invite shortlisted providers completing this procurement exercise to undertake Due Diligence in line with the timescales set out in the attachments. HRC reserves the right not to award a contract based on the outcome of Due Diligence and Credit checks.

Any incomplete or incorrectly completed submissions may be deemed non-compliant, and as a result you may be unable to proceed further in the procurement process HRC reserves the right not to award contracts based on procurement question responses that score less than 150/300. We reserve the right to add weighting of 50% to question 1 of the procurement questionnaire, should it be required, to determine the most appropriate provider.

CPV: Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£164,000
Contract period: 3 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 (1 yr)Value: £164,000 exc. VAT · £164,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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

Lot awarding rule: Suppliers will complete the questionnaire and provide the information requested as part of this process. Submissions will be scored against the stated criteria within the questionnaire.

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
11 May 2026, 12:22 BST
Last source update
11 May 2026, 12:22 BST
Authority reference
MP20
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042941
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Vocational training services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069597 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
20 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Completed questionnaire to be submitted to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk prior to the deadline.

Timeline

11 May 2026 → 3 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published171 days ago
    11 May 2026, 12:22 BST
  2. Submission deadline162 days ago
    20 May 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Contract starts87 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    11 May 2026, 12:22 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hertford Regional College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRHG-8934-DMGT · GB-UKPRN: 10003035 London Road, Ware, East of England, SG12 9JFContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender