CA18409 - Apprenticeship Enrolment, Delivery and Quality Management Platform - Request for Engagement (RFE)
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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.
To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18409.
Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18409 as the reason for registration.
Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.
What the notice asks for
Optional supplier demonstrations and concept presentations
Optional supplier demonstrations and concept presentations.
Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack
- Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
- Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.
Make the case to bid
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- Stage
- preprocurement · Open
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