Tender

Adult Learning - Delivery of Learning (2024) (reopened Stage 1)

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Tender

21 Mar 2025 at 10:15

Tender Notice
Tender

10 Apr 2024 at 07:17

Tender Notice
Tender

08 Apr 2024 at 14:54

Tender Notice
Tender

08 Apr 2024 at 14:40

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking subcontractors for its Adult Learning - Delivery of Learning (2024) programme, targeting the education and training services industry. The programme, funded by the Education Skills Funding Agency, aims to fill skills gaps within Buckinghamshire by expanding adult learning opportunities. The procurement process is in the tender stage, with the deadline for submissions set for 17 April 2025. The contract period will begin on 1 August 2025 and end on 31 July 2026. The estimated value for individual contracts ranges from £25,000 to £150,000. This reopening of the approved providers list is intended to invite new delivery partners and enhance the overall capacity to offer diverse and reachable training solutions throughout the region.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses to grow by becoming a part of Buckinghamshire Council's network to deliver adult education. It is particularly well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in education and training services. Selected subcontractors will have the opportunity to participate in mini competitions for further funding, allowing them to provide immediate services, explore new sectors, diversify their scope, and engage with a broader range of customers. Additionally, this tender supports smaller providers in scaling their specialist provisions, improving their service quality, and gaining access to new business contacts and geographical areas that they may not have been able to cover independently.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adult Learning - Delivery of Learning (2024) (reopened Stage 1)

Notice Description

Buckinghamshire Adult Learning (BAL) is a service area within Buckinghamshire Council (the Council), which has contracts with the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to deliver training opportunities funded by them. Much of these are directly delivered by BAL but, in order to fully use its Adult Skills Fund (ASF) allocation and ensure it addresses the key priorities of both the Council and the ESFA, it subcontracts part of its delivery. This enables BAL to deliver to target markets and in geographical areas that it would otherwise be unable to reach. In the context of this procurement potential providers and bidders are hereafter referred to as subcontractors. In 2024 BAL established a list of approved providers (subcontractors) for a period of three years maximum, with the option to open annually, or more frequently if required, to invite more to join the list. The opportunity titled Adult Learning - Delivery of Learning (2024) was published on Contracts Finder on 8 April 2024, and last edited on 10 April 2024. Original opportunity published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0dc0da39-18b9-4672-9466-c1721241b91f In line with the opportunity above BAL is now re-opening this procurement process for the 2025/2026 academic year, for a period of two years maximum, to reach out to additional delivery partners in specific areas of delivery needed to meet the skills gaps within Buckinghamshire. All potential providers admitted to the Approved Providers List (i.e. approved providers) will be invited to participate to submit bids in a mini competition to win funding to deliver Adult Education Budget (AEB) and future Adult Skills Funding (ASF) on behalf of The Council. These subcontractors will allow the Council to: * To provide immediate provision whilst expanding direct capacity. This might include working with sub-contractors to explore and learn about new sectors prior to investment in resources; * Diversify our provision in terms of scope or scale including the development of new SSA areas or geographies linked to new or existing business contacts that BAL alone could not sufficiently provide coverage; * To provide access to, or engagement with, a new range of customers; * Support smaller providers to develop and grow their specialist provision and improve their quality. The contract values published are the estimate value for individual contracts.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ae9ecbd2-6040-4ad8-a754-63e9a488e49a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f078066-53fc-4a9d-b578-85e9e3fb109a
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Anne Snell, Rafael Lima
Contact Email
anne.snell@buckinghamshire.gov.uk, rafael.lima@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1296383467, +44 1296585248

Buyer Location

Locality
AYLESBURY
Postcode
HP20 1UA
Post Town
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
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
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Aylesbury North
Westminster Constituency
Aylesbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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