Planning

Adult Education Budget Early Supplier Engagement

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Planning

01 Sep 2022 at 08:07

Planning

01 Sep 2022 at 08:04

Planning

31 Aug 2022 at 14:20

Planning

31 Aug 2022 at 13:27

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has initiated a tender titled "Adult Education Budget Early Supplier Engagement" to engage potential suppliers delivering adult education services in non-devolved areas of England. The purpose of this engagement is to understand learner needs, explore potential delivery models, and discuss how procurement aligns with proposed FE reforms. The engagement end date is set for 29th September 2022, with market engagement events scheduled for late September via Microsoft Teams.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing adult education services in various regions across England. Suitable businesses should be able to deliver ESFA AEB contracts and engage in discussions regarding potential procurement exercises. Suppliers interested in participating can register for market engagement events on the specified dates or access detailed information through attachments provided in the notice. The Department for Education aims to gather insights to inform potential future procurements and welcomes participation from SMEs and VCSEs in the adult education sector.

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Notice Title

Adult Education Budget Early Supplier Engagement

Notice Description

The purpose of this early engagement notice is to notify the market that the Department for Education is interested in talking to suppliers, delivering adult education in non-devolved areas of England, to support the development of any potential future procurement exercise for ESFA AEB contracts for services. The purpose of engaging the market at this time is to: - Understand learner needs in non-devolved areas and what kind of provision needs to be prioritised. - Understand issues or blockers to ESFA AEB and Free Courses for Jobs delivery, reflections on previous procurements and use this to explore potential delivery models and performance standards. - Discuss how potential procurement will interact with the proposed FE reforms and potential further devolution of skills provision. This includes the possible introduction of new funding rates, accountability arrangements, and the implications of devolution deals for contracts which are currently being consulted upon. - Test market capacity to deliver ESFA AEB amongst other procurements occurring across the skills landscape including Multiply, Skills Bootcamps, Free Courses for Jobs, Traineeships and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We are keen to discuss experiences of ESFA AEB procured provision and therefore we will be hosting a series of market engagement opportunities across England. The Authority does not commit to running a procurement exercise as a result of this engagement process. How can you get involved? Market engagement events will be hosted by DfE in late September and you can sign up to your preferred event below. We will only be discussing the procurements of the ESFA AEB in non-devolved areas. - September 27, 11am-12pm, Microsoft Teams - September 29, 10am-11am, Microsoft Teams For full details of the event, including registration links, please refer to the attachment included with this notice Attendance at market engagement events will not be a pre-requisite for being able to submit a tender if DfE decide to procure these services. If you are unable to attend one of the market engagement events, the information pack, slides and Q&A can be made available. Please note that these are exploratory events and will not commit us to procuring or procuring services in specific ways. For any assistance required in registering please contact: aebprocurement.help@education.gov.uk Additional information: Registration links above - further detail of the event can be found in the attached document

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bddd0de1-137c-4804-b782-1e25fbaeb99c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a00a1d1c-f4ac-477f-ae7d-7c76907c97e2
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Sep 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

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), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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