Official UK procurement notice
Southwark Creative and Cultural Skills Coordinator
Authority: Southwark Council (Local council)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£125,000≈ £83k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2025
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 31 May 2027 · starts 1 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOver a 15-month period, the Provider shall:
- Establish and coordinate a cohesive programme of locally-based creative and cultural sector upskilling opportunities (the 'skills programme') that support residents furthest from the labour market into employment in the sector or further learning/support as a pathway to employment.
- Build capacity within the skills programme to increase the number of upskilling opportunities available to residents.
- Explore how access to and progression from the skills programme can be improved for all participating residents, but especially those facing significant barriers to employment.
CPV: Education and training services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£125,000
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services80000000 Education and training services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
Please see tender document: 1. Invitation and Instructions for Tendering
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Provider's Proposal: 80%
- Pricing Schedule: 10%
- Social Value Submission: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Provider's Proposal: A Provider’s Proposal addressing the following four quality criteria, no longer than twenty pages in Arial 12 with normal margins, incorporating: i. Expertise. A statement of the skills, expertise, services and resources at your disposal which you believe demonstrates your ability to perform the services, including staffing details and structure. ii. Experience and capability. A summary of three relevant projects that demonstrate your approach, innovation and expertise. iii. Expected output. A detailed method statement setting out your approach to delivering the services to meet the objectives and requirements of the Specification. iv. Proposed work stages. A proposed delivery programme showing milestones (including the delivery milestones detailed in the Specification) and the resources that will be put in place to complete all the requirements on schedule.
- Social Value Submission: Bidders are required to complete the Social Value Submission Sheet and provide the following as part of their submission: • Quantitative Social Value commitments (worth 4% of the evaluation) • Qualitative method statements (worth 6% of the evaluation)
- Pricing Schedule: Pricing Schedule containing a fully itemised breakdown of the tender sum, hourly and fixed rate fees per level of staff member including their anticipated hours to be spent on the contract and any additional costs or fees on an Excel spreadsheet (not pdf).
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
Please see tender document: 1. Invitation and Instructions for Tendering
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- 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
- 22 Aug 2025, 17:21 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Aug 2025, 17:21 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051034- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d3bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
The tender and associated documents must be submitted by uploading onto Proactis procontract.due-north.com ↗ and may not be delivered by any other method, including by hand or courier to any Council office, officer or member.
Timeline
22 Aug 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published22 Aug 2025, 17:21 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 Sept 2025, 09:00 BST
- Contract starts334 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Aug 2025, 17:21 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