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Apprenticeship Enrolment, Delivery and Quality Management Platform – Request for Engagement (RFE)

Bedford College · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:51.

Opportunity overview

Bedford College is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise to explore apprenticeship enrolment, delivery and quality management platform solutions. The engagement seeks to gather market insight, understand supplier capability, identify emerging innovation, and help inform the College's future procurement strategy and requirements. The exercise consists of: Request for Engagement (RFE) Soft Market Testing Questionnaire Innovation Discovery Form Supplier Capability Survey Optional supplier demonstrations and concept presentations This is a pre-market engagement exercise only and is not a tender, invitation to tender, request for quotation, or call for competition. Participation is voluntary and will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process. The College may subsequently undertake a formal procurement process following completion of this engagement.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV48190000 — Educational software package

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
CA18409
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
15 Dec 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48190000
Description
Educational software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Contracting Authority will conduct the procurement in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and the associated regulations, ensuring compliance with the statutory objectives.
Due
8 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
092181-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Sept 2026, 10:03
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Bedford College
Id
GB-PPON-PBCW-2828-YLLW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBCW-2828-YLLW

Address

Street Address
Cauldwell Street
Locality
Bedford
Postal Code
MK42 9AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH24

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Telephone
0123491000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bedford · UKH24 · MK42 9AH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 083137-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 092181-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·