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Plate Welder Apprenticeship Standard

Hertford Regional College · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:10.

Opportunity overview

Hertford Regional College (HRC) intends to appoint a provider with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver the Plate Welder Apprenticeship Standard. Contracts will be for the delivery of learning against the funding the college receives from the Department for Education (DfE) and must meet the regulations outlined in the Apprenticeship Funding Rules. The applicant will provide an individualised programme of learning that meets the requirements of the off the job training hours as set out in the funding rules and supports both apprentice and employer through to End Point Assessment. The programme should be clearly aligned to the needs of local employers 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 HRC is seeking a provider that can deliver to a maximum of 36 apprentices within a 25 mile radius of either of our campuses and all starts should be within the 2025-2026 academic year as per the profile matrix provided. Please note that this procurement is for Apprenticeship funding only and applicants must be on the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register. This procurement is being run under the "light touch regime" and within the timescales set out in the attachments. 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 or they can be requested via the contact details below. If your organisation has not already completed the HRC Due Diligence checks, they must be completed, and a required assessment outcome achieved prior to any contract award. Due Diligence documentation can be requested via the contact details below. HRC reserves the right not to award contracts 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 awards 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 3 of the procurement questionnaire, should it be required, to determine the most appropriate providers.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

BetterWeld Group Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£450k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Jul 2025
Including VAT
£450k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Ripley, UKF13, DE5 3NW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80530000 — Vocational training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£200k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
HRC MP16
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Submit completed questionnaire and spreadsheet to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
13 May 2025, 17:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
200,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
200,000

Renewal

Description
Extensions may be needed if the programme of learning has not been delivered in full to all apprentices be the proposed end date.

Award criteria

Description
Details of the award criteria are listed in the description of this opportunity and tender documentation.

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2028, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
All applicants must be listed on the Apprenticeship and Assessment Register and have no restrictions placed on their delivery by either Ofsted, awarding organisations or funding bodies.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vocational training services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-1050
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
A-1051
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
A-1052
Format
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Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
018956-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
6 May 2025, 08:48

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-UKPRN-10003035
Name
Hertford Regional College

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
Ware
Postal Code
SG12 9JF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
London Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
10003035
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PRHG-8934-DMGT
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-155560
Name
BetterWeld Group Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF13
Country
GB
Locality
Ripley
Postal Code
DE5 3NW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 3a Bradley Park, High Holburn Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vocational training services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-155560
Name
BetterWeld Group Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
21 Jul 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
450,000

Period

Ends
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042862-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
24 Jul 2025, 15:29

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ware · UKH23 · SG12 9JF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050cc9-2025-07-24T15:29:29+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·