Planning

RFI relating to English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for Herefordshire Council

  • Herefordshire Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-081859

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f389

Published 11 December 2025, 11:29am



Scope

Reference

DN800268

Description

Herefordshire Council is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of establishing whether there are any organisations that are interested in providing English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) based on the requirements set out in the RFI document.

This pre-market engagement exercise has been published on:

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

The RFI document can be viewed by visiting this site and searching for project reference: DN800268

Total value (estimated)

  • £0 excluding VAT
  • £0 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028
  • Possible extension to 31 August 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80580000 - Provision of language courses

Contract locations

  • UKG11 - Herefordshire, County of

Engagement

Engagement deadline

9 January 2026

Engagement process description

This RFI has been published on the Supplying the Southwest portal:

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Please note: new users will need to register an account in order to access the documents (registration is free).

Any clarification questions should be raised through the portal.

The deadline for responses is 12pm on Friday 9th January 2026.

This RFI is for information gathering purposes only. It is not a call for competition and does not form part of a procurement process.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Herefordshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTG-2978-LHCN

Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane

Hereford

HR4 0LE

United Kingdom

Region: UKG11 - Herefordshire, County of

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government