Notice Information
Notice Title
Reopening Adult Skills Fund Pseudo Framework Agreement
Notice Description
Procurement of Learning Organisations to be appointed onto the Adult Skills Fund Framework
Lot Information
Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed
Lot 1 - Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed This Lot invites provision to support South Yorkshire residents looking to reskill or upskill by gaining qualifications, and is complementary or additional to any national/regional or locally funded activity and should include at least the following activities: * 19+, First qualification, Legal entitlements, Maths & English, RQF, Regulated learning only. * Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support. * Unemployed & SWAPS - Inactive - linking into Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, Pathways to Work, community learning support and other provision. * Employed, self-employed, at risk of redundancy. * Employed - Priority SSA's - Health/Care, public services, Construction/built environment. Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Science and Maths, Information. Communication Technology/Digital(Support LSIP ) & Green skills.
Reducing barriers - focussed person centred support.This Lot invites provision which is complementary or additional to any national/regional or locally funded activity supporting South Yorkshire's residents. The focus will be on residents who face complex and/or multiple barriers Providing motivation to enable them to develop confidence and resilience, be more active members of their local community. * 19+, Non-regulated. * Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support. * Moving hard to reach residents into work, such as inactive, over 50's, NEETS, ethnic minority, male/female into underrepresented industries, learners with disabilities etc. * Progression in/from eligible ASF training courses in Lot 1, FCFJ, Grant & ACL provision. * Recognising specialist provision. * Deliver non-regulated programmes to support in work progression. * Filling the gaps of Grant provision and Adult Community Learning/Tailored Learning. * On-going support to increase achievements and progressions onto higher level. regulated learning aims, into employment linking, Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, community learning support and other provision. Should not duplicate - unemployed and economically Inactive - UKSPF, and other programmes working hand in hand.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0546bb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031549-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £40,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYORAL COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Donna Fowler
- Contact Email
- donna.fowler@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1142203362
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 2BQ
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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