Non-Devolved Adult Skills Fund Delivery Opportunity

Hertford Regional College (HRC) intends to appoint a provider with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver innovative adult learning. The contract will be for the delivery of learning against the funding the college receives from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) for learners aged 19+. Delivery must meet the regulations outlined in the DWP Funding Rules.

The provider should be able to deliver programmes in partnership with local stakeholders aimed at engaging with those that require skills relating to the security industry and leading to embedded qualifications and their SIA licence. Eligible learners are engaging with local DWP services and the provider must be able to demonstrate good progression into employment for their proposed programme.

The delivery should be clearly aligned to the needs of the relevant stakeholders and learners as well as supporting the College's rationale for subcontracting which can be found on our website https://www.hrc.ac.uk/about-hrc/partnerships-and-subcontractors

HRC is seeking a provider that can deliver a maximum of 36 learners based at the College Broxbourne Campus (EN10 6AE). This will be in 3 discreet cohorts of 12, starting in January 2027 and all delivery must be competed by 31st July 2027. Please note that this procurement is for non-devolved DWP funding only.

This procurement is being run under the "light touch regime" and within the timescales set out in the attachments below.

To participate in this procurement you must complete and submit the volumes and values spreadsheet and the procurement questionnaire located in the attachments to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk or they can be requested via the contact details below.

If your organisation has not already completed the HRC Due Diligence checks, they must be completed, and a required assessment outcome achieved prior to any contract award. Due Diligence documentation can be requested via the contact details below.

HRC reserves the right not to award contracts based on the outcome of Due Diligence checks.

Any incomplete or incorrectly completed submissions may be deemed non-compliant, and as a result you may be unable to proceed further in the procurement process.

Contract awards will be subject to a management fee of 20% and HRC reserves the right not to award contracts based on procurement question responses that score less than 150/300. We reserve the right to add weighting of 50% to question 3 of the procurement questionnaire, should it be required, to determine the most appropriate provider.