Award

Adult Skills

CITY OF YORK COUNCIL

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29 Jul 2025 at 13:21

Summary of the contracting process

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has awarded a public procurement contract titled "Adult Skills" under the Adult and other education services category, with a total value of £2,000,000. The procurement process was conducted as a Further Competition under the Crown Commercial Service's Low Value Purchase System, focusing on the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The procurement stage is now at the award phase, with the contract period set to commence on 1 August 2025 and end on 31 July 2026. The process employed the selective procurement method, involving a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. Notable buyers include the CITY OF YORK COUNCIL, who played a central role in this initiative, aimed at delivering Adult Skills across the region.

The awarded tender fosters substantial business opportunities through the provision of various educational services, particularly in delivering Adult Skills programmes. With a structured division into multiple lots across three workstreams, each lot presents distinct financial opportunities and niche specialisations. This tender is particularly suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of providing tailored learning programmes and regulated qualification delivery in the education sector. The procurement conditions, allowing no single provider to deliver more than one lot per workstream, encourage broad participation among suppliers, thus promoting competitive growth and shared expertise within the region. Successful bidders, including several large-scale organisations such as "Enterprise Made Simple" and "The Skills Network," will deliver significant skill development services aligned with regional educational needs.

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Notice Title

Adult Skills

Notice Description

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority conducted a procurement tendered as a Further Competition under Crown Commercial Services Low Value Purchase System - Adult Skills & Learning. The procurement consisted of 3 workstreams containing various lots. These are: 1. Adult Skills Funded Tailored Learning Programmes 2. Adult Skills Funded Regulated Qualification Delivery 3. Adult Skills Funded and Free Courses for Job funded Level 3 Learning Programmes The lots under each work stream were as follows; 1. Two lots, each lot valued at PS100,000 2. Six lots, lot 1 = PS250,000, lot 2 = PS250,000, lot 3 = PS125,000, lot 4 = PS125,000, lot 5 = PS75,000 and lot 6 = PS75,000 3. Two lots, each lot valued at PS145,000 York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority stipulated that no single Provider will be permitted to deliver more than one (1) lot per workstream.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fb20b78a-ba8a-400c-9370-7ea1e47ce444
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08a7c565-acf5-41c7-9000-c6a5b23660f6
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
22 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 May 20259 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CITY OF YORK COUNCIL
Contact Name
Chloe Wilcox
Contact Email
chloe.wilcox@york.gov.uk
Contact Phone
01904551307

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Post Town
York
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber

Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

ACADEMY HAIR AND BEAUTY

BACK 2 WORK COMPLETE TRAINING

ENTERPRISE MADE SIMPLE

SCL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

THE PORTLAND TRAINING

THE SKILLS NETWORK

THINK EMPLOYMENT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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