Notice Information
Notice Title
Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services)
Notice Description
Existing ESFA-Funded AEB contracts for services came to an end on 31 July 2023 and therefore the Department for Education (the "Authority") was required to undertake a further procurement exercise to secure this provision. The Authority, on behalf of the ESFA, conducted a competitive procurement exercise (carried out in accordance with the Light Touch Regime, applying the principles of the Open Procedure as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015) for new ESFA-funded AEB contracts for services. These contracts will commence on 1 August 2023 for an initial period of twelve months covering the 2023/24 academic year, with options to extend further by up to three 12-month periods (extension will depend on factors including individual supplier performance and government spending priorities ). Providers were required to meet the criteria and quality standards that were set out in the procurement documents. The contracts awarded through this procurement exercise are for qualifications-based provision and/or their components described in the AEB funding rules and/or the Free Courses For Jobs ("FCFJ") offer. Multiple providers were sought to deliver the service across the non-devolved regions of England only. This means individual suppliers were limited to a maximum contract value, referred to as a 'tender cap' according to factors including their experience of providing similar services and the size of the bidding organisation. Note however that the Authority did not guarantee that providers who were successfully appointed would necessarily receive funding in an amount equivalent to their applicable tender cap. Separately to this, an overall maximum contract value of PS2.5 million per year applied to each Provider (albeit subject to availability of funding/provider performance, the Authority may award funding beyond the afore-mentioned 'caps' to providers if/when further funding becomes available and therefore annual contract values may increase in due course). Following award, contract values may be increased or decreased according to factors including performance by the contractor and government funding priorities as were explained in the procurement documents. Given the duration of the contract, the Authority may (at its absolute discretion) agree to variations in respect of the subject-matter of the courses delivered to the extent that such courses continue to fall within the auspices of adult education and the relevant funding rules as described above. The procurement was open to providers who are seeking to deliver adult education and training provision funded by the ESFA AEB and FCFJ (and/or any other relevant public sector funding which may become available to deliver adult education programmes from time to time). Awarded Providers must deliver such provision in accordance with the current funding rules applicable to such funding (such that the provision is wholly fundable within the scope of those funding rules).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ac4c5cac-a120-4f80-8fdc-0f6eddd758d1
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc8fb157-3971-4e30-a97e-c7713d208823
- 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
- Other - Light Touch Regime
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £74,702,770 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £74,702,770 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Aug 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Mar 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Jul 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Aug 2023 - 31 Jul 2027 4-5 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
- 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
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- Postcode Area
- South West London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Supplier Information
- Number of Suppliers
- 54
- Supplier Names
Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd
Beacon Education Partnership Limited
CECOS Computing International Ltd
Phoenix Training Services (Midlands) Ltd
Community Training Portal Limited
Derby Business College Limited
Logistics Skills & Consultancy Ltd
North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association
PGL Training (Plumbing) Limited
Professional Development and Training Ltd
Realise Learning and Employment Limited
Sapphire Logistics & Consultancy Limited
SCL Education & Training Limited
Sutton Coldfield Training Limited
Technical Professionals Limited
The Construction Skills People Ltd
Futures Advice, Skills and Employment Limited
The Skills Centre London Limited
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc8fb157-3971-4e30-a97e-c7713d208823
30th August 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3d04bb18-892e-4515-92cd-4fbfa007145f
6th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
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