Sector Specific 16-18 Funding opportunity for 2024-25 - Plumbing

Published date: 5 February 2025

Contract summary

Industry

Vocational training services - 80530000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£590,000

Procurement reference

HRC MP14

Published date

5 February 2025

Closing date

12 February 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Hertford Regional College (HRC) intends to appoint a provider with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver innovative programmes of study training within the plumbing sector. The contract will be for the delivery of learning against the funding the college receives from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for the training of young people aged 16-19 up to a maximum of 95 individuals.
Delivery must meet the regulations outlined in the ESFA Funding Rules, including personal development through tutorials and access to work experience opportunities. The provider should focus on progression outcomes for learners and 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 https://www.hrc.ac.uk/about-hrc/partnerships-and-subcontractors
Delivery must take place within 10 miles of either college campus in line with current regulations regarding distance subcontracting, all delivery should be completed by 31/07/2026.
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 volumes and values spreadsheet and 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 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. Contract award will be subject to a management fee of 20% and 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.

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More information

Attachments

Opportunity Timetable - Plumbing Sector.docx

Bid submission documents

Timetable linked to this opportunity

Procurement Questionnaire Programmes of Study.docx

Bid submission documents

Questionnaire to be completed and returned to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk

Volumes and Values Spreadsheet Programmes of Study.xlsm

Bid submission documents

Profile spreadsheet to be completed and returned to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Elisabeth Watson

Address

Scotts Road
WARE
SG129JF
England

Telephone

01992 411573

Email

subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk

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