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Provision of Adult Learning Services 2025

Westmorland and Furness Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

15 May 2025 at 14:09

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Tender

20 Feb 2025 at 10:40

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Westmorland and Furness Council has completed the award stage of a public procurement process for the Provision of Adult Learning Services 2025. The procurement, conducted under an open procedure, invited subcontractors to address capacity gaps in specific curriculum and geographical areas, including provision for rural isolation and specific target groups like LDD and employability. The awarded contract, valued at £270,000, is set to span from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2026, focusing on education and training services in Cumbria, England. Key players from the procurement include suppliers Gen II Engineering & Technology Training Ltd, Learning Curve Group, PHX Training Ltd, System People (Carlisle) Ltd, and The Skills Network. The tender process commenced with submissions due by 28th March 2025 and was actively awarded by 15th April 2025.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially those specialising in accredited educational qualifications accessible through the DfE Find a Learning Aim System. Companies with expertise in STEM, health and care, or those catering to geographically or socially isolated groups in Cumbria, are ideally positioned to participate. By engaging with this contract, businesses can expand their service offerings, increase their market reach, and establish strong partnerships with local councils, thereby enhancing their visibility and fostering business development within the education and training sector.

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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 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Apr 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KENDAL
Postcode
LA9 4DQ
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

Gen II Engineering & Technology Training Ltd

Learning Curve Group Limited

PHX Training Limited

System People (Carlisle) Ltd

The Skills Network

Further Information

Notice Documents

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