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

FE South Eastern Regional CollegecontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06a1d8Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesclosed for bids

Estimated value

£1.2m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

22 May 2026

Deadline 24 Jun 2026

Description

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.

Scope

Reference
ID 6169288
Total value
£1,200,000 excluding VAT
£1,440,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
26 Jul 2026 to 26 Jul 2028
Possible extension to 26 Jul 2030

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

Main category
services
CPV classifications
80000000
80200000
80210000
80212000
80300000
80340000
80500000
80530000
80532000
Contract locations
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
AC1 - Proposed MethodolgyAs per Tender documentation.quality60.00%
AC2 - Account Manager ExperienceAs per Tender documentation.quality40.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As per Tender documentation.

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
15 Jun 2026, 2:00 pm
Submission deadline
24 Jun 2026, 2:00 pm
Submission address
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
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure