Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Leeds City Council
Civic Hall, Calverley Street
Leeds
LS11UR
UK
Contact person: Ruth Slack
Telephone: +44 1133785871
E-mail: ruth.slack@leeds.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.leeds.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tailored Learning 2025-28 Multi-year Contracts
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
In May 2026 Leeds City Council intend to publish a mini-competition for Tailored Learning 2025-28 Multi-year zero-value skills delivery contracts on the Employment and Skills Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) published on Mercell/EU_Supply under ProContract DPS id: 47772 (DN310329).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In May 2026 Leeds City Council intend to publish a mini-competition for Tailored Learning 2025-28 Multi-year zero-value skills delivery contracts on the Employment and Skills Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) published on Mercell/EU_Supply under ProContract DPS id: 47772 (DN310329).
To be in a position to bid in the planned mini-competition, your organisation must be a pre-approved supplier in Category 3 on the DPS, prior to the publishing of the Tailored Learning 2025-28 mini-competition in May.
Existing DPS Providers please ignore this PIN if you are already pre-approved in this category unless you wish to amend your previous submission with additional services that you can supply to the Council.
The Purpose of this PIN is to:
1) Raise awareness of the planned Tailored Learning 2025-28 mini-competition for Category 3 for pre-approved providers that joined the DPS after the previous AllSkills mini-competitions for contracts.
2) Encourage skills training suppliers who are compliant with the Ofsted Further Education and Skills Inspection Toolkit quality standards and who are able to deliver face to face provision in Leeds, that are not currently on the DPS, to apply to join the DPS before Mid May 2026 to become a pre-approved supplier in Category 3, and be in a position to submit a bid in the planned mini-competition for contracts.
Organisations interested in applying to join the Leeds City Council DPS should read the "message to our potential providers" section below.
The following link will take you directly to the login page on Mercell / EU_Supply national eTendering platform: YORtender (eu-supply.com) if your organisation does not already have a supplier eTendering account you will need to first register as a supplier on Mercell / EU_Supply.
Search for tender ID 47772 once logged into Mercell / EU_Supply this will take you to the Employment and Skills Dynamic Purchasing System, where you can access the specifications and instructions how to become a pre-approved supplier on the E&S DPS. Further support on how to register and apply is available on request by contacting cefundingbids@leeds.gov.uk.
Please note: you must have joined the E&S DPS as a pre-approved supplier to be in a position to bid in the Tailored Learning 2025-28 mini-competition in mid-May.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
15/05/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/05/2026