Scope
Procurement description
Hammersmith and Fulham Council would like to invite suitable qualified providers, who operate in the borough, of Adult learning and Skills to tender.
Note this Procurement has been issued to replace to (Notice Identifier 2025/S 000-052450) on the Find a Tender Service (FTS) (Procurement Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-055393), which has been terminated due to material errors discovered after the tender deadline. Potential suppliers that have previously responded to the earlier tender are encouraged to re-tender however are cautioned to note the updated Instructions to tender
The scope of the project is to subcontract the delivery to learners in the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) funding stream, in the areas of Business and Digital Skills, Employability, Green Skills, Creative Skills and Health and Wellbeing.
HFALS also wishes to commission programmes in Science Technology Engineering Maths, Medicine, Digital and Creative Media (STEM3) linking to our Upstream London Strategy with Imperial in the White City Innovation District (WCID) as part of the Upstream London | London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Other programmes will include Entry Level, L1, L2, and L3 qualifications linked to employability, such as Construction, Health & Social Care and Care, and Hospitality and retail will also be in scope.
Delivery regions
- UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Total value (estimated)
1752000 GBP Including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
23 February 2026, 00:00AM to 22 February 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 22 February 2028
Lots
Divided into 4 lots
Employability
Lot number: 1 Description
Digital Skills, Hospitality and Retail, Employability Skills to support learners into employment
CPV classifications
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
Delivery regions
- UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Lot value (estimated)
438000 GBP Including VAT
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contract start date (estimated)
23 February 2026, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
22 February 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (estimated)
22 February 2028, 23:59PM
Can the contract be extended?
Yes
Description of extensions
There will be one + one years option to extend
Description of how multiple lots may be awarded
Potential Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Response for any Lot that they are qualified to deliver. However successful Suppliers contracts will be limited to a maximum Funding allocation.
Suppliers will be required to identify which Lot/s they are tendering for and will also be required to indicate an order of preference for award in the event that they are ranked, Most Advantage Tender in more than one Lot. The Council will take this into consideration when allocating contracts but reserves the right to use its discretion to allocate contracts to ensure adequate service provision across the lots.
Award criteria
Type: quality
Name
Quality
Weighting: 85
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: quality
Name
Social Value
Weighting: 15
Weighting type: percentageExact
Construction
Lot number: 2 Description
Construction, Retrofit and Green Skills qualifications to support learners into employment.
CPV classifications
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
Delivery regions
- UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Lot value (estimated)
438000 GBP Including VAT
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contract start date (estimated)
23 February 2026, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
22 February 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (estimated)
22 February 2028, 23:59PM
Can the contract be extended?
Yes
Description of extensions
There will be one + one years option to extend
Description of how multiple lots may be awarded
Potential Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Response for any Lot that they are qualified to deliver. However successful Suppliers contracts will be limited to a maximum Funding allocation.
Suppliers will be required to identify which Lot/s they are tendering for and will also be required to indicate an order of preference for award in the event that they are ranked, Most Advantage Tender in more than one Lot. The Council will take this into consideration when allocating contracts but reserves the right to use its discretion to allocate contracts to ensure adequate service provision across the lots.
Award criteria
Type: quality
Name
Quality
Weighting: 85
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: quality
Name
Social Value
Weighting: 15
Weighting type: percentageExact
Science Technology
Lot number: 3 Description
Creative Industries, Engineering Maths, Medicine and Media (STEM3) to support learners into employment
CPV classifications
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
Delivery regions
- UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Lot value (estimated)
438000 GBP Including VAT
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contract start date (estimated)
23 February 2026, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
22 February 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (estimated)
22 February 2028, 23:59PM
Can the contract be extended?
Yes
Description of extensions
There will be one + one years option to extend
Description of how multiple lots may be awarded
Potential Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Response for any Lot that they are qualified to deliver. However successful Suppliers contracts will be limited to a maximum Funding allocation.
Suppliers will be required to identify which Lot/s they are tendering for and will also be required to indicate an order of preference for award in the event that they are ranked, Most Advantage Tender in more than one Lot. The Council will take this into consideration when allocating contracts but reserves the right to use its discretion to allocate contracts to ensure adequate service provision across the lots.
Award criteria
Type: quality
Name
Quality
Weighting: 85
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: quality
Name
Social Value
Weighting: 15
Weighting type: percentageExact
Health and Care
Lot number: 4 Description
Health and Social Care, and Care to support learners into employment.
CPV classifications
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
Delivery regions
- UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Lot value (estimated)
438000 GBP Including VAT
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contract start date (estimated)
23 February 2026, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
22 February 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (estimated)
22 February 2028, 23:59PM
Can the contract be extended?
Yes
Description of extensions
There will be one + one years option to extend
Description of how multiple lots may be awarded
Potential Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Response for any Lot that they are qualified to deliver. However successful Suppliers contracts will be limited to a maximum Funding allocation.
Suppliers will be required to identify which Lot/s they are tendering for and will also be required to indicate an order of preference for award in the event that they are ranked, Most Advantage Tender in more than one Lot. The Council will take this into consideration when allocating contracts but reserves the right to use its discretion to allocate contracts to ensure adequate service provision across the lots.
Award criteria
Type: quality
Name
Quality
Weighting: 85
Weighting type: percentageExact
Type: quality
Name
Social Value
Weighting: 15
Weighting type: percentageExact