Tender

Leicester College call for Turing Scheme Partners

  • Leicester College

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003153

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d776

Published 30 January 2025, 3:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Leicester College

Freemen's Park Campus

LEICESTER

LE2 7LW

Contact

Jodie Rolls

Email

jrolls@leicestercollege.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1162242040

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF21 - Leicester

UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number)

10003867

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.leicestercollege.ac.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.leicestercollege.ac.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.leicestercollege.ac.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

FE College

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Leicester College call for Turing Scheme Partners

Reference number

Turing 2025

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

In March 2025, Leicester College intends to submit a grant funding application to the Department for Education (DfE) for the 2025/26 Turing Scheme. The Scheme funds mobility placements in education and training across the world.

To enable selected 2025/26 student cohorts to benefit from overseas further education-based mobility placements, we are currently welcoming tenders from experienced and reputable organisations to support us by organising, managing, and delivering these international mobility placements. Partners will need to agree to be named in the College's application for funding by signing letters of intent, to be provided prior to interview. Signature of the of the letter of intent should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods or services to any specific value.

Leicester College proposes contract one or more providers for a maximum period of 12 months.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £125,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
  • CZ - Czechia
  • DE - Germany
  • EL - Greece
  • ES - Spain
  • FR - France
  • NO - Norway
  • ID - Indonesia
  • LC - St Lucia
  • TH - Thailand
  • ZA - South Africa

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To enable selected 2025/26 student cohorts to benefit from overseas further education-based mobility placements, we are currently welcoming tenders from experienced and reputable organisations to support us by organising, managing, and delivering these international mobility placements. Partners will need to agree to be named in the College's application for funding by signing letters of intent, to be provided prior to interview. Signature of the of the letter of intent should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods or services to any specific value.

Leicester College proposes contract one or more providers for a maximum period of 12 months.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £125,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

12

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

21 February 2025

Local time

11:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 1 December 2025

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

24 February 2025

Local time

11:00am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Leicester College

Leicester College Welford Road Leicester

Leicester

LE2 7LW

Email

iwex@leicestercollege.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1162242240

Country

United Kingdom