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Training and Education Delivery Partner

Gateshead College · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:20.

Opportunity overview

Gateshead College is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation, capable of delivering Advanced Manufacturing training and education in North East England in partnership with the college, on a sub-contract basis. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=967412565

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.

Sora Services Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£10.5m
Awarded
1 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07264720
Location
Hebburn, UKC22, NE31 2EX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£10.5m · Including VAT

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
ocds-h6vhtk-050fc9
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Procedure

Is Accelerated
Yes
Accelerated Rationale
Light touch contract

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
4 Jul 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
4 Jun 2025, 13:00

Enquiry period

Ends
28 May 2025, 00:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
10,500,000

Renewal

Description
The Contract will be for a 12 month period, with an option to extend for a further four periods of 12 months each. Any extensions offered will be subject to satisfactory contract performance and the College still having adequate funding and requirement for the Contract.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
Long criteria description

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Aug 2026, 00:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Aug 2030, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
020092-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
9 May 2025, 14:05

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYVZ-5892-TRVV
Name
Gateshead College

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Locality
Gateshead
Postal Code
NE8 3BE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Baltic Campus, Quarryfield Road, Baltic Business Quarter

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PYVZ-5892-TRVV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Procurement
Telephone
01914900300
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-07264720
Name
Sora Services Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Locality
Hebburn
Postal Code
NE31 2EX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3 Merchant Court

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
07264720
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
2 Jul 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
8 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKC2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
10,500,000

Renewal

Description
The Contract will be for a 12 month period, with an option to extend for a further four periods of 12 months each. Any extensions offered will be subject to satisfactory contract performance and the College still having adequate funding and requirement for the Contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038330-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Jul 2025, 15:45

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07264720
Name
Sora Services Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
21 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
23 Jul 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
10,500,000

Period

Ends
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Contract will be for a 12 month period, with an option to extend for a further four periods of 12 months each. Any extensions offered will be subject to satisfactory contract performance and the College still having adequate funding and requirement for the Contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-4028
Format
application/pdf
Document Type
contractSigned
Entry 2
Id
045751-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
4 Aug 2025, 16:05

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
967413465
Title
Quality

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Gateshead · UKC22 · NE8 3BE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050fc9-2025-08-04T16:05:19+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·