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

Hertford Regional College · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 06:36.

Opportunity overview

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 https://www.hrc.ac.uk/about-hrc/partnerships-and-subcontractors 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.

Classification

  • CPV80530000 — Vocational training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£164k

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
MP20
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
Completed questionnaire to be submitted to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk prior to the deadline.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Tender Period

Ends
20 May 2026, 17:00

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
164,000
Amount
164,000
Currency
GBP

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
3 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2027, 23:59

Award criteria

Description
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.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80530000
Description
Vocational training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-15875
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 2
Id
A-15876
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 3
Id
042941-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 May 2026, 12:22
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10003035

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRHG-8934-DMGT

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

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.

1 VERSION
  1. 042941-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·