Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Adult Learning Services 2025
Notice Description
Cumbria Adult Learning is looking to develop a range of partnerships with subcontracted providers to help us: * Provide additional capacity in specific curriculum and geographic areas not covered by our own Adult Learning Centres * Specialist Provision (e.g. horticulture, STEM - science, logistics, technology, engineering, and mathematics, health and care) * Provision to support rural isolation * Specific target group - LDD, employability Cumbria Adult Learning are inviting submissions by training providers to deliver subcontracted provision to meet the gaps outlined in our rationale. This provision will consist of accredited skills qualifications which must be available for funding on the DfE Find a Learning Aim System - https://findalearningaimbeta.fasst.org.uk/ This contract is for the provision accredited qualifications in Cumbria. The contract will be for a period of 1 academic year from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2026. Provision will be split into lots outlined in paragraph 1.4 of the Invitation to Tender documents. Providers can bid for whole geographic lots (Lot 1 or Lot 2), sub lots (A, B, C.....) or multiples of each. The total contract value will not exceed PS270k over the 12-month period. Further details of the Contract and the Lots are included in the Invitation to Tender documents, available via The Chest. All clarifications regarding the tender documents must be directed via the messages area of the project dashboard. Any queries regarding using The Chest - please use the support available from the home page.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f0d4f827-709e-492b-8360-12f881e04738
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07037e3b-f9cd-4c00-9911-a303543e43dc
- 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
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £270,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £270,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- 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
- WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KENDAL
- Postcode
- LA9 4DQ
- Post Town
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
- 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
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal Strickland and Fell
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07037e3b-f9cd-4c00-9911-a303543e43dc
15th May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23f34ff7-d73e-49d1-a6cd-a4870013db2c
20th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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