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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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21st March 2025 10:15:10 AM
- Tender Deadline
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17th April 2025 11:00:00 AM Expired
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Contract Summary
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.
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-b5fd17-ae9ecbd2-6040-4ad8-a754-63e9a488e49a
- Publication Source
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Contracts Finder
- Procurement Stage
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Tender
- Procurement Method
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N/A
- Procurement Method Details
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Other -
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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SME VCSE
- Framework / DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
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80000000
- CPV Division(s)
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80 - Education and training services
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
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Anne Snell
- Buyer Email
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anne.snell@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
- Buyer Phone
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+44 1296383467
- Buyer Address
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Walton Street Offices
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
United Kingdom
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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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10th April 2024 07:17:41 AM
- Tender Deadline
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29th April 2024 11:00:00 AM Expired
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Contract Summary
The Council has applied and received funds from ESFA to provide adult learning to residents. It is now looking to expand the Council's provision with new courses or delivery models where Buckinghamshire Adult Learning (BAL) does not currently have the expertise to deliver, thus making the best use of the funds granted. BAL is looking to establish 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. All approved providers will be invited to participate 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.
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-b5fd17-ae9ecbd2-6040-4ad8-a754-63e9a488e49a
- Publication Source
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Contracts Finder
- Procurement Stage
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Tender
- Procurement Method
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N/A
- Procurement Method Details
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Other -
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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SME VCSE
- Framework / DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
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80000000
- CPV Division(s)
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80 - Education and training services
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
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Rafael Lima
- Buyer Email
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rafael.lima@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
- Buyer Phone
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+44 1296585248
- Buyer Address
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Walton Street Offices
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
England
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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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8th April 2024 14:54:36 PM
- Tender Deadline
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26th April 2024 11:00:00 AM Expired
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Contract Summary
The Council has applied and received funds from ESFA to provide adult learning to residents. It is now looking to expand the Council's provision with new courses or delivery models where Buckinghamshire Adult Learning (BAL) does not currently have the expertise to deliver, thus making the best use of the funds granted. BAL is looking to establish 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. All approved providers will be invited to participate 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.
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-b5fd17-ae9ecbd2-6040-4ad8-a754-63e9a488e49a
- Publication Source
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Contracts Finder
- Procurement Stage
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Tender
- Procurement Method
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N/A
- Procurement Method Details
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Other -
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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SME VCSE
- Framework / DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
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80000000
- CPV Division(s)
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80 - Education and training services
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
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Rafael Lima
- Buyer Email
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rafael.lima@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
- Buyer Phone
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+44 1296585248
- Buyer Address
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Walton Street Offices
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
England
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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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8th April 2024 14:40:53 PM
- Tender Deadline
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26th April 2024 11:00:00 AM Expired
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Contract Summary
The Council has applied and received funds from ESFA to provide adult learning to residents. It is now looking to expand the Council's provision with new courses or delivery models where Buckinghamshire Adult Learning (BAL) does not currently have the expertise to deliver, thus making the best use of the funds granted. BAL is looking to establish 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. All approved providers will be invited to participate 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.
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-b5fd17-ae9ecbd2-6040-4ad8-a754-63e9a488e49a
- Publication Source
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Contracts Finder
- Procurement Stage
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Tender
- Procurement Method
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N/A
- Procurement Method Details
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Other -
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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SME VCSE
- Framework / DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
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80000000
- CPV Division(s)
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80 - Education and training services
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
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Rafael Lima
- Buyer Email
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rafael.lima@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
- Buyer Phone
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+44 1296585248
- Buyer Address
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Walton Street Offices
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
England