Award

CPCA - Adult Education Budget (AEB)

CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY

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Award

10 Aug 2023 at 10:18

Award

19 Oct 2022 at 07:06

Summary of the contracting process

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is procuring high-quality adult education and training services to meet the skills needs of the region. This opportunity aims to increase skills and career progression, targeting residents in specific areas for skill development. The procurement method is a selective negotiated procedure with a tender period ending on July 13, 2022, and a contract period from August 1, 2022, to July 30, 2027.

This tender from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority presents opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs to engage in delivering adult education and training services. Businesses that can align with the region's skills needs, understand local curriculum requirements, and contribute to career progression are well-suited to compete. The opportunity focuses on improving employability skills, increasing qualification levels, and supporting residents in deprived areas through the 'skills escalator' approach.

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Notice Title

CPCA - Adult Education Budget (AEB)

Notice Description

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (the CPCA) covers the Local Authority areas of Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Council, Peterborough City Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council. The CPCA intends to procure high quality adult education and training. CPCA are seeking to build effective contractual relationships and continue to implement local flexibilities through our devolution agreement. Successful training providers will deliver contracts for services that meet our quality standards and delivery expectations aligned to the skills needs of the CPCA region. Through the tendering process successful providers will demonstrate an understanding of our local authority areas, the needs of resident learners and employers, and how they would work alongside our FE Colleges and Local Authority grant funded organisations to add value to the local curriculum offer for CPCA residents. From the 2019/20 academic year, the CPCA has held responsibility for the regions share of devolved Adult Education Budget (AEB) and how it is delivered. The AEB aims to engage adults and provide them with the skills and learning needed for work or further learning. In addition, it will improve employability skills including communication, self-confidence and attitude to work and enable people to contribute to the social wellbeing of their community. In addition to the AEB, further government funding from the National Skills Fund: Level 3 adult Offer has been delegated to the CPCA for Level 3 Courses for the 2022/23 academic year. The CPCAs vision is to increase skills and career progression through a network of providers operating as a 'skills escalator', in enabling adults to increase their skills levels, their productivity, and quality of life, by progressing from lower to higher levels of learning and earnings. A headline focus of this Commissioning round is to: * Increase the proportion of Peterborough and Fenland residents with a Level 3 qualification * Reduce the number of Peterborough and Fenland residents with no formal qualifications * Target residents living in the relatively most deprived postcodes in the sub-regions, including wider Cambridgeshire and parts of Cambridge City CPCAs overall commissioning approach will involve a combination of plan-led commissioning with grant providers and procured provision delivered through Contract for Services. This opportunity is concerned solely with procured activity. We expect that funding for the new Multiply program will be allocated to the CPCA for a three-year period from 2022/23 - 2024-25 academic year. Please be aware that at the time of publication, funding for Multiply has not been confirmed however is being included in this procurement to enable us to efficiently plan for and procure providers ready for launch in Autumn 2022.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2db131ad-949a-462c-a3c3-bb8921d1fd98
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76402cfb-a72c-44ed-8e82-ef47f3bfd28a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jul 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
4 Sep 2022 - 4 Sep 2027 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ELY
Postcode
CB7 4LS
Post Town
Cambridge
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward
Ely East
Westminster Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
17
Supplier Names

BACK 2 WORK COMPLETE TRAINING

CAPITA

EVOLVE YOUR FUTURE

FUTURES GROUP

GNR TRAINING

IXION HOLDINGS (CONTRACTS

LEARNING CURVE GROUP

MPCT

PATHWAY FIRST LIMITED T/A PATHWAY GROUP

PEOPLEPLUS GROUP

RUNWAY TRAINING

SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

STEADFAST TRAINING

TCHC

THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE

THE PORTLAND TRAINING

THE SKILLS NETWORK

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