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Subcontracted Education and Training Provision 2026/27

East Surrey College · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 23:16.

Opportunity overview

Orbital South Colleges (East Surrey College and John Ruskin College) is inviting Expressions of Interest from high-quality education and training providers interested in delivering subcontracted provision during the 2026/27 academic year. OSC retains full accountability for all funded provision and is seeking partners who can demonstrate excellence in quality, compliance, learner outcomes and alignment with local skills priorities.

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
OSC-EOI-SUB-2026-27.
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

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

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
We are particularly interested in proposals that: Meet identified local, regional and employer skills needs. Deliver specialist or niche provision not currently available within the College. Extend participation into underserved communities or learner groups. Support Adult Skills Fund (ASF), 16-19 provision, apprenticeships and other funded programmes where subcontracting is permitted. Demonstrate strong employer engagement and progression outcomes. Providers must demonstrate: A strong track record of quality and learner achievement. Robust safeguarding, Prevent and compliance arrangements. Financial stability and appropriate insurances. Effective ILR management, funding compliance and audit readiness. The capacity to work within OSC's quality assurance, performance management and governance frameworks. Expression of Interest Submission Interested organisations should submit: Organisation profile and key contacts. Details of proposed curriculum delivery. Geographic areas of operation. Relevant funding streams and learner groups. Recent quality and performance information. Evidence of financial health and compliance arrangements. Following evaluation of EOIs, shortlisted providers may be invited to participate in a full tender and due diligence process, including financial, quality, safeguarding and compliance reviews. Procurement Approach This EOI forms the first stage of OSC's subcontracting partner selection process for the 2026/27 academic year. Subcontracting arrangements will only be awarded where there is a clear educational and strategic rationale and where delivery represents value for money and positive outcomes for learners.
Due
17 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067607-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Jul 2026, 10:54
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Surrey College
Id
GB-UKPRN-10002130

Identifier

Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10002130

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJHC-5126-YVTT

Address

Street Address
Gatton Point, London Road, Redhill RH1 2JX
Locality
REDHILL
Postal Code
RH1 2JX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ26

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · REDHILL · UKJ26 · RH1 2JX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 065332-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 067607-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·