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ID 6169288 - DFE - SERC - PROVISION OF LEARNING SUPPORT STAFF 2026

South Eastern Regional College (SERC) · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 16:50.

Opportunity overview

South Eastern Regional College (SERC) is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the provision Learning Support Assistants (LSA). SERC will appoint a maximum of 5 Suppliers ranked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 after formal tender evaluation, in line with the criteria stipulated within the Instructions to Tender Document. The Framework will commence from the Date of Award for an initial period of 2 years. There will be 2 optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80200000 — Secondary education services
  • CPV80210000 — Technical and vocational secondary education services
  • CPV80212000 — Vocational secondary education services
  • CPV80300000 — Higher education services
  • CPV80340000 — Special education services
  • CPV80500000 — Training services
  • CPV80530000 — Vocational training services
  • CPV80532000 — Management training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.2m

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
ID 6169288
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
5
Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
SERC will appoint a maximum of 5 Suppliers ranked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 after formal tender evaluation, in line with the criteria stipulated within the Instructions to Tender document. When SERC wishes to commission work, a work package will be offered to the Supplier ranked 1. The Supplier ranked 2 will be offered a commission in the event of (a) A conflict of interest for Supplier ranked 1 or (b) Supplier ranked 1 not having the capacity to deliver a project within the required timeframe or (c) Supplier ranked 1 having been suspended or removed from the framework. (d) Supplier ranked 1 not have appropriately qualified LSAs available to meet the end-users individual needs (e) Supplier ranked 1 proposed staff not having valid Enhanced AccessNI certificates Supplier ranked 3 will be offered a commission in the event that either (a) and/or (b) and/or (c) and/or (d) and/or (e) applies to Suppliers ranked 1 and ranked 2 and so on. *For the avoidance of doubt SERC reserve the right to decide if there is any potential conflict of interest from the information disclosed in the relevant circumstances and reserves the right to move to the next Supplier accordingly.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
24 Jun 2026, 15:00

Enquiry period

Ends
15 Jun 2026, 15:00

Expected award period

Ends
10 Jul 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
1,440,000
Amount
1,200,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
AC1 - Proposed Methodolgy
Description
As per Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
AC2 - Account Manager Experience
Description
As per Tender documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
technical
Description
As per Tender documentation.

Contract period

Starts
27 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
26 Jul 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
26 Jul 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There will be 2 optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80200000
Description
Secondary education services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80210000
Description
Technical and vocational secondary education services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
80212000
Description
Vocational secondary education services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
80300000
Description
Higher education services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
80340000
Description
Special education services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
80500000
Description
Training services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
80530000
Description
Vocational training services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
80532000
Description
Management training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
048106-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 May 2026, 15:25
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
South Eastern Regional College (SERC)
Id
GB-PPON-PYHR-1413-WQYX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYHR-1413-WQYX

Address

Street Address
Castle Park Road
Locality
Bangor
Postal Code
BT20 4TD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN09

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bangor · UKN09 · BT20 4TD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 048106-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·