Notice Information
Notice Title
Adult Learning Services in Merton
Notice Description
This project will focus on the procurement and creation of an approved partner list under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) that can be called off at any time during the contract period to deliver adult skills and community learning provision. The successful bidders will be required to deliver a comprehensive end to end Adult Learning service on behalf of the Council including, but not restricted to: the promotion of the service and recruitment of learners; delivery of quality teaching and learning; effective leadership and management; appropriate support services; safeguarding, and; all necessary administrative, reporting, safety and compliance requirements. This contract will provide a route to opportunities to deliver adult learning courses via Adult Skills Fund Adult Core (formula funded) and Skills Fund Tailored Learning for Merton residents, and aims to improve the skills, wellbeing, and employability of adults within the Borough. MAL partners will deliver provisions that can enhance and expand on the curriculum offer, this includes courses that: * Meet the needs of local employers. * Enable learners to enhance their skills and progress into good work. * Address the need for the future workforce in green skills. * Improve health and wellbeing and reduce social isolation. * Enable intergenerational learning through family learning. * Develop the range of courses for learners with poor mental health, learning difficulties, or disabilities.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This project will focus on the procurement and creation of an approved partner list under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) that can be called off at any time during the contract period to deliver adult skills and community learning provision. This contract will provide a route to opportunities to deliver adult learning courses via Adult Skills Fund Adult Core (formula funded) and Skills Fund Tailored Learning for Merton residents, and aims to improve the skills, wellbeing, and employability of adults within the Borough. MAL partners will deliver provisions that can enhance and expand on the curriculum offer, this includes courses that: * Meet the needs of local employers. * Enable learners to enhance their skills and progress into good work. * Address the need for the future workforce in green skills. * Improve health and wellbeing and reduce social isolation. * Enable intergenerational learning through family learning. * Develop the range of courses for learners with poor mental health, learning difficulties, or disabilities.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04a706
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016962-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial.services@merton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MORDEN
- Postcode
- SM4 5DX
- Post Town
- Sutton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI6 Outer London - South
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
- Delivery Location
- TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
-
- Local Authority
- Merton
- Electoral Ward
- Merton Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Wimbledon
Supplier Information
Further Information
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View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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