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Hertford Regional College

Opportunity for Delivery of Programme of Study Enrichment Hours - Football Coaching

EducationCPV 80530000
Value£164k
Deadline20 May 2026
Published11 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 11 May 2026ClosedCloses 20 May 2026
Who to contact
subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Completed questionnaire to be submitted to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk prior to the deadline.

The submission route named on the official notice.

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£164ktotal contract value
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this tender£0£2.4m

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The brief

Hertford Regional College (HRC) intends to appoint a provider with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver enrichment to learners undertaking a programme of study.

Applicants must be a professional football club in the top 4 levels of the national league system.

The contract will be for the delivery of 288 hours of group football coaching for a cohort of 60 learners as part of the enrichment hours included in the level 2 and 3 Diploma in Sport and Physical Exercise and the level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical Exercise.

The successful applicant may be asked to support assessment activities as part of the delivery of the above qualifications.

The maximum contract value to support this procurement will be £164,000 and a detailed breakdown of associated delivery costs must be provided.

Delivery must meet the regulations for enrichment hours outlined in the ESFA Funding Rules.

The provider ensure provision, even at lower levels, is clearly aligned to the destination curriculum model 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 Delivery must take place within 5 miles of the college campus in line with current regulations regarding distance subcontracting, all delivery should be completed by 31/07/2027.

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 procurement questionnaire located in the attachments to subcontracting@hrc.ac.uk Please note that Due Diligence checks must be completed, and a required assessment outcome achieved prior to any contract award.

HRC will invite shortlisted providers completing this procurement exercise to undertake Due Diligence in line with the timescales set out in the attachments.

HRC reserves the right not to award a contract based on the outcome of Due Diligence and Credit 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 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 1 of the procurement questionnaire, should it be required, to determine the most appropriate provider.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Applicants must be a professional football club

Applicants must be a professional football club in the top 4 levels of the national league system.

02

The successful applicant may be asked

The successful applicant may be asked to support assessment activities as part of the delivery of the above qualifications.

03

The maximum contract value to support this

The maximum contract value to support this procurement will be £164,000 and a detailed breakdown of associated delivery costs must be provided.

04

Delivery must meet the regulations for enrichment

Delivery must meet the regulations for enrichment hours outlined in the ESFA Funding Rules.

05

The provider ensure provision, even at lower

The provider ensure provision, even at lower levels, is clearly aligned to the destination curriculum model 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.

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.

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Stage
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Source
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