Award

Adult Skills Course Delivery

EAST DURHAM COLLEGE

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Award

11 Nov 2024 at 12:23

TenderAmendment

12 Aug 2024 at 11:53

Tender

02 Aug 2024 at 13:03

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process described involves East Durham College, based in Peterlee, England, seeking tenders for "Adult Skills Course Delivery." The initiative targets adults aged 19 and over within the North East Combined Authority area, focusing on part-time education linked with strategic employment aims. The entire contracting process followed an open procedure and concluded with awards made on 19th September 2024. Key locations include County Durham, Sunderland, and Gateshead, excluding large-scale employability programmes or distance learning. The contract period runs from 18th September 2024 to 31st July 2025, with an estimated maximum value of £450,000, distributed based on delivered effective performance.

This tender presents an opportunity for organisations with a robust history of delivering localised education services to broaden their impact and acquire substantial public contracts. Companies with above-average achievement rates, successful employment transitions, and verified contractual successes in the past two years are particularly well-positioned. Firms must maintain financial health and provide high-quality provision with minimal subcontracting. Suitable applicants will ideally have an existing presence in the North East, ensuring they meet the regional educational needs and contribute effectively to the local employment market.

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Notice Title

Adult Skills Course Delivery

Notice Description

You are invited to tender for the provision of Adult Skills Course Delivery, commencing September 2024 to 31st July 2025. Tenderers are asked to confirm their intention to Tender for this Contract by 'Registering their Intent' to Joanne Wilson at joanne.wilson@eastdurham.ac.uk, procurement@eastdurham.ac.uk East Durham College is looking to secure a maximum of two organisations to deliver adult education courses to people aged 19 years and over who live in postcodes within the North East Combined Authority area. The contract value will be based on an 80/20 split. The full contract value will be a maximum of PS450,000 - Tenderers are invited to bid for the contract amount they can effectively deliver within the specified contract requirements, it will then be at the discretion of the College to determine the split of the contract award. Adults must live in an address with a North East Combined Authority postcode, it is not the delivery location. Provision is expected to be part-time and must be linked to the North East LEP or LSIP Strategic Aims for each area. East Durham College is seeking provision which moves adults either directly into jobs or closer to the employment market. We will not accept large volumes of employability provision or distance learning. We would expect all the funded provision to be AEB funded and not Skills for Jobs. The training must be delivered in full by the contracted training provider, i.e. only one level of sub-contracting is permitted, and no second level subcontracting is permitted. The quality of provision and subcontractor financial health will be paramount as the College will retain responsibility to the ESFA and OFSTED for programme quality. Financial health and inspection outcomes will form important parts of the assessment process, where a credit rating is above average we may reject their tender. The estimated contract value reflects the funding value of learning to be delivered and will be subject to a management fee which will not exceed 20%. Providers must have experience of delivering provision to meet local skills needs and be able to provide verified data in the following areas: * Achievement rates which are above national averages * High levels of positive progression into employment * History of achieving contracts in the last two years The positive progression must be into employment, further learning or improved prospects. We are not looking to deliver generic employability programmes. We will only look to contract with providers who have a history of delivering in the North East and they must have a permanent base in County Durham, Sunderland or Gateshead.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b26b425a-3b9c-4cfe-aeda-0a8315249962
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f12fb60-e162-4dcb-97be-f274fc18c5b1
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 (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
19 Sep 2024 - 31 Jul 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST DURHAM COLLEGE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PETERLEE
Postcode
SR8 2RN
Post Town
Sunderland
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)

Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Peterlee West
Westminster Constituency
Easington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

LEARNING CURVE GROUP

UTRAINING

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