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BHCC DH Adult Skills Fund 2026 - Lot 1 and Lot 2

Brighton & Hove City Council

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21 Jul 2026 at 15:44

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Summary of the contracting process

Brighton & Hove City Council commissioned adult skills training services across Brighton & Hove as part of skills interventions under the Skills for Life Programme. The requirement covers two strands: Lot 1 provides English, mathematics and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); Lot 2 provides ESOL career pathways focused on hospitality, health and social care. This is an education and training services requirement, delivered in the South East of England. The programmes are intended for adult learners and combine core English and maths provision with ESOL and sector-focused pathways. Suppliers operating adult education, employability, language training or vocational skills programmes would be relevant, particularly those able to deliver provision across Brighton & Hove and connect ESOL learning with routes into hospitality, health and social care employment.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Functional Skills UK Limited on 15 July 2026. The awarded value is £386,285. The contract runs from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2027. The requirement was divided into Lot 1 and Lot 2, covering core English, maths and ESOL, and ESOL career pathways in hospitality, health and social care respectively. It used a selective procedure through a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The tender submission deadline was 29 June 2026 at 12:00. Brighton & Hove City Council is the buyer. The award is active and the tender is complete, so this procurement records an established purchasing route and outcome rather than an opportunity to submit a bid.

This award demonstrates demand from Brighton & Hove City Council for structured adult skills provision spanning core English, maths, ESOL and employment-linked training. A credible future competitor would need the ability to design and deliver adult learning programmes, support learners with differing levels of English, and provide ESOL pathways connected to hospitality, health and social care. Providers with strong local delivery capability across Brighton & Hove, suitable teaching and learner-support capacity, and experience of combining foundational skills with vocational or employment outcomes would be well placed. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that the requirement can be relevant to specialist independent training providers as well as larger education organisations. Experience working through a dynamic purchasing system would also be commercially useful.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BHCC DH Adult Skills Fund 2026 - Lot 1 and Lot 2

Notice Description

The provision of Adult Skills Programmes across Brighton & Hove as part of skills interventions under the Skills for Life Programme: Lot 1: English, Maths and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Lot 2: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Career Pathways Hospitality, Health and Social Care

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-89f9a643-86e0-4e9c-87d3-397981a0b83c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e828e04-18af-4ecf-a899-ecbb6fd7131e
Current Stage
Award
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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£386,285 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£386,285 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 2 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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
Brighton & Hove City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HOVE
Postcode
BN3 3BQ
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Electoral Ward
Central Hove
Westminster Constituency
Hove and Portslade

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS UK LIMITED

Further Information

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