Notice Information
Notice Title
Adult Skills Fund - Subcontractors and Partners
Notice Description
South Bank Colleges (SBC), part of London South Bank University Group (LSBU), is inviting tenders to join it's approved subcontractors and partners for delivery of adult training in DfE non-devolved and the Greater London Authority (GLA) areas. This procurement supports delivery under the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) and Free Courses for Jobs (FCfJ) initiatives, aligned to SBC's five-year strategic plan to transform lives and communities through applied education.
Lot Information
Health and Social Care
Adult Skills in Health & Social Care
Renewal: Annually up to a total of 5 years subject to grant funding
ConstructionAdult Skills in Construction
Renewal: Up to 5 years annually subject to funding
Distance LearningWellbeing, Employability, Digital
Renewal: Up to 5 years annually subject to funding
Tailored LearningNonregulated Provision
Renewal: Up to 5 years annually subject to funding
Construction GLAPartnership delivery only - Greater London area only
Renewal: Up to 5 years annually subject to funding
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058936
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054779-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,900,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,900,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@lsbu.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 0AA
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- St George's
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054779-2025
8th September 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049248-2025
15th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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