Award

Provision of Adult Learning Services

WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 Apr 2024 at 12:50

Tender

04 Mar 2024 at 09:04

Summary of the contracting process

The Westmorland and Furness Council has awarded a contract for the provision of adult learning services. The contract involves developing partnerships with subcontracted providers to offer specialist educational provision in various areas. The procurement stage was an open procedure initiated through a tender, with a total contract value not exceeding £350,000 over a 15-month period. The contract covers the academic years from August 2024 to July 2025, with specific deadlines and submission requirements outlined.

This tender for adult learning services presents an opportunity for training providers to deliver accredited qualifications in Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland. Businesses well-suited to compete are those with expertise in education and training services. The contract offers the chance for growth through expanding service provision to support rural areas and specific target groups. Suitable businesses can bid for different lots and sub-lots as outlined in the Invitation to Tender documents available via The Chest website.

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Notice Title

Provision of Adult Learning Services

Notice Description

Adult Learning in Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland is looking to develop a range of partnerships with subcontracted providers to help us: * Provide additional capacity in specific curriculum and geographic areas not covered by our own Adult Learning Centres * Specialist Provision (e.g. horticulture, STEM - science, logistics, technology, engineering, and mathematics, health and care) * Provision to support rural isolation * Specific target group - LDD, employability Adult Learning are inviting submissions by training providers to deliver subcontracted provision to meet the gaps outlined in our rationale. This provision will consist of accredited skills qualifications which must be available for funding on the ESFA Find a Learning Aim System - https://findalearningaimbeta.fasst.org.uk/ This contract is for the provision accredited qualifications in Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland. The contract will be for a period of 1 academic year from 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2025. However, there is an additional contract for provision of logistics qualifications which will run for 15 months 1st May 2024 to 31st July 2025. Provision will be split into lots outlined in paragraph 1.4 of the Invitation to Tender documents. Providers can bid for whole geographic lots (Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3.....), sub lots (A, B, C.....) or multiples of each. The total contract value will not exceed PS350k over the 15 month period. Further details of the Contract and the Lots are included in the Invitation to Tender documents, available via The Chest ( www.the-chest.org.uk ). All clarifications regarding the tender documents must be directed via the messages area of the project dashboard. Any queries regarding using The Chest - please use the support available from the home page. The submission deadline is 12 Noon, Thursday 28th March 2024.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-904143e7-f18c-4261-a438-f6fdb4f5669d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa310fea-0ea4-4f2d-9459-caddcf91f0f5
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£338,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Apr 20241 years ago
Contract Period
30 Apr 2024 - 31 Jul 2025 1-2 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
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KENDAL
Postcode
LA9 4DQ
Post Town
Lancaster
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Electoral Ward
Kendal Strickland and Fell
Westminster Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

LEARNING CURVE GROUP

PHX TRAINING

SYSTEM PEOPLE (CARLISLE

THE SKILLS NETWORK

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