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Adult Learning

Kirklees Council

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22 Jul 2026 at 10:55

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kirklees Council commissioned adult learning services in Kirklees through its Employment and Skills Service. The programme covers adult education, training, employment support and lifelong learning, with delivery partners working directly with residents to provide high-quality learning opportunities across different stages and circumstances of adult life. The purpose is to support economic growth, social wellbeing, community resilience, health, confidence, aspiration and inclusion, particularly for people facing the greatest barriers to learning. This is a service procurement, classified under health and social work services. Delivery is across Kirklees, in Yorkshire and the Humber. The Council intended to establish a programme with between six and ten suitable delivery partners.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. It was a selective further competition call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The tender deadline was 8 June 2026 at 1pm, and awards were made on 21 July 2026. The estimated procurement value was £413,299. Seven active awards were made: Aalfy Ltd, £25,368; Skills UK Education & Training Ltd, £100,000; Crosland Moor Learning Centre, £90,000; Blue Apple Training Ltd, £39,845; Ravensthorpe Community Centre, £39,018; Proper Job Theatre Company, £79,068; and Involved Social Impact Projects Ltd, £40,000. Each awarded contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029.

This award shows demand from Kirklees for locally delivered adult learning that combines education, training, employment and lifelong learning outcomes. Relevant competitors would need to design and deliver accessible, high-quality learning for adults with varied needs, including people facing significant barriers to participation. Credible providers would be able to work closely with residents and communities while linking learning to employment, economic growth, health, confidence, aspiration, resilience and social inclusion. The selected supplier mix includes small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises, including training organisations, a learning centre, community centres, a theatre company and a social-impact provider. Experience across these delivery models would be relevant when comparable requirements return.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adult Learning

Notice Description

Further Competition from the Electronic Market Place for the Provision of Adult Education, Training, Employment & Lifelong Learning. The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the "Council") wishes to establish a programme of services with between six (6) and ten (10) suitable Delivery Partners for Adult Learning in Kirklees. Adult Learning Kirklees is part of the Employment and Skills Service and aims to develop a culture of lifelong learning in the district. We want Kirklees to be a place where the importance of learning throughout life is deep-rooted. Kirklees is a designated UNESCO Town of Learning, reflecting the Council's commitment to lifelong learning as a central driver of inclusive economic growth, social wellbeing and community resilience. This status underscores the ambition for Kirklees to be a place where learning is embedded throughout life, accessible to all, and targeted particularly at those facing the greatest barriers. Partners will work with residents to develop high quality learning opportunities which meet needs across the different stages and spheres of adult life, which contribute to economic growth, and which promote resilience, health, confidence and increased aspiration and inclusion for all.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-770a07ba-6f59-4c83-8843-974109d2c790
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52b29c84-d669-4676-a29f-c329bef8e22d
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£413,299 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£413,299 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kirklees Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode
HD1 2TA
Postcode Area
Huddersfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Kirklees
Electoral Ward
Newsome
Westminster Constituency
Huddersfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

AALFY Ltd

SKILLS-UK, EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED

Crosland Moor Learning Centre

Blue Apple Training

Ravensthorpe Community Centre

Proper Job Theatre Company

Involved Social Impact Projects

Further Information

Notice Documents

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