Adult Education Budget Procurement Contracts for Services 2021/22

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Notice Title

Adult Education Budget Procurement Contracts for Services 2021/22

Notice Description

The Adult Education Budget (AEB) is the major fund for adult learners, delivering skills provision for eligible adults aged 19+ from pre-entry to Level 3. AEB provision aims to engage adults in learning which provides the skills and learning they need for work, progression in work, an Apprenticeship or further learning. The ESFA would like to invite potential contractors to apply for ESFA funded AEB contract for services for the delivery of adult education and training to learners in England that are resident outside of the devolved areas. The contracts will start on 1 August 2021 and run for the 2021/22 academic year. Contracts awarded will be between the values of PS150,000 and PS3,000,000. The procurement will fund the following provision: Statutory entitlements English and maths, up to and including Level 2, for individuals aged 19 and over, who have not previously attained a GCSE grade A* - C or grade 4, or higher, and/or First full qualification at Level 2 for individuals aged 19 to 23, and/or First full qualification at Level 3 for individuals aged 19 to 23. Information technology ('digital') skills, up to and including Level 1, for individuals aged 19+, who have digital skills assessed at below Level 1. Local Flexibility which supports delivery of flexible tailored provision for adults, including qualifications and components of these and/or non-regulated learning, up to Level 2, including Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP) and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Expansion of DWP's SWAP National Skills Fund Level 3 Adult Offer: From April 2021, any adult aged 24 and over who wants to achieve their first full Level 3 qualification, which is equivalent to a technical certificate or diploma, or 2 full A levels, will be able to access hundreds of fully funded courses. Supporting funding to provide extra support to address barriers that may prevent learners from engaging or continuing learning. This includes: Learning support - available to providers to meet the cost of making reasonable adjustments, as part of the Equality Act 2010, for learners who have an identified learning difficulty or disability, to achieve their learning goal, and/or Learner support - available to providers to support learners with a specific financial hardship, such as childcare or residential costs associated with learning. Based on the best information available to the Authority at this time the overall anticipated value for the Contracts, as set out in this Contract Notice is PS157, 000, 000.00 (one hundred and fifty seven million pounds). Potential Contractors shall note that funding for the Contracts is only guaranteed for the period from the Agreement Date to 31 July 2022 and for any Learners recruited before that date to complete their Learning, provided that happens before 31 July 2023. The Authority anticipates that the combined value of the initial Contract Values of all the successful Potential Contracts will be PS73,000,000 Additional information: The Authority will be administering the procurement process electronically via Jaggaer, the Authority e-Procurement Solution (e-PS) portal. It can be accessed via your web browser at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-64ad3e20-b86a-4216-907d-f4a849dc0d61
Publication Source: Contracts Finder
Latest Notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0899e036-ebd4-4d31-98b9-3df9fd62813c
Current Stage: Award
All Stages: Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: Award Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Open
Procurement Method Details: Accelerated Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability: SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale: Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions: 80 - Education and training services
CPV Codes: 80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: £157,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: £73,930,858 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 11 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline: 22 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date: 18 Feb 2021Expired
Award Date: 28 Jul 20215 years ago
Contract Period: 1 Aug 2021 - 31 Jul 2022 6-12 months
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: Department for Education
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: COVENTRY
Postcode: CV1 2WT
Postcode Area: Coventry
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3): TLG33 Coventry
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), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority: Coventry
Electoral Ward: St Michael's
Westminster Constituency: Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers

Supplier Names

Acacia Training Limited

Academy Transformation Trust

Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd

ACHIEVEMENT TRAINING LIMITED

ACORN TRAINING CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Acorn Training Ltd

ALM Training Services Ltd

Antrec Limited

Aspiration Training Ltd

Aspire Sporting Academy Ltd

Axia Solutions Limited

Babington Business College Ltd

BACK TO WORK TRAINING LIMITED

BCTG Limited

Best Practice Training & Development Ltd

Bright Direction Training Limited

B-Skill Limited

BUILDING HEROES EDUCATION FOUNDATION

CEDARS HEALTH AND BEAUTY CENTRES LIMITED

Capita Business Services Ltd

CITRUS TRAINING LIMITED

COMMUNICATORS TRAINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Community Training Portal Limited

Creative Process Digital Ltd

D.T.K. BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Derby Business College Limited

EAT THAT FROG C.I.C.

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

EDUCATION AND TRAINING SKILLS LTD

E-Training Limited

eVolve your future Limited

FAIRWAY TRAINING (HEALTHCARE) LIMITED

Fareham College

Finchale Training College

Functional Skills UK Limited

Futures Advice, Skills and Employment Limited

GATEWAY EDUCATION (LONDON) LIMITED

GENESIS TRAINING GROUP LTD

Go Train Ltd

GP Strategies Training Limited

Impact Futures Training Limited

JBC Skills Training Limited

JFC TRAINING COLLEGE LTD

JGA Limited

JM Excellence in Training

Kiwi Education Ltd

Learning Curve Group Limited

Logistics Skills & Consultancy Ltd

Mainstream Training

MI Computsolutions Incorporated

North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association

Northern Care Training Limited

Northern Regeneration CIC

Nottinghamshire County Council

PERSONAL TRAINER LTD

Plato Training UK Ltd

The Plumpton College Charitable Foundation (Incorporating O.T. N

Professional Training Solutions Ltd

Profound Services Limited

Qube Qualifications and Development Limited

Resources NE Ltd

SCCU LTD

SCL Education & Training Limited

Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited

SKILLS EDGE TRAINING LTD

Skills to Group Ltd

Skills Training UK Limited

South West Association of Training Providers Limited

SPECIALIST TRADE COURSES LIMITED

Strive Training (London) Limited

Talented Training Ltd

THE CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) LIMITED

The Construction Skills People Ltd

The Development Manager Ltd

The Forward Trust

The Number 4 Group Limited

The Portland Training Company Limited

The Voluntary and Community Sector Learning and Skills Consortiu

THELIGHTBULB LTD

Think Employment Limited

Total Training Provision

Train 4 Ltd

Train Together Limited

TRN (Train) Ltd

Waltham International College Limited

Workpays Limited

CT Skills Limited

Keir Training & Recruitment Ltd

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