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Adult Learning Service - The Community Learning Programme

Liverpool City Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

08 Oct 2026 at 13:21

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

05 Jun 2026 at 11:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Apr 2026 at 14:26

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

22 Jan 2026 at 15:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council is buying adult learning and community education services through its Adult Learning Service – Community Learning Programme. The provision focuses on entry-level and lower-level learning to support the service’s aims. It is divided into two strands: non-accredited learning and accredited learning. Delivery is in Liverpool, with the later area-level awards covering named neighbourhoods including Broadway, Longmoor, North Docks and Stanley, Smithdown and Newsham, West Derby, Speke and Garston, and Valley. This is education and training provision rather than goods or construction work, and will suit providers whose core work is delivering learning for adults in community settings.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. The main awards, dated 5 June 2026, cover the non-accredited strand and the accredited strand, each with a stated value of £8 million; both are multi-supplier arrangements, with the supplier groups differing between strands. Separate area awards dated 2 October 2026 name Alt Valley Community Trust for Broadway (£58,680), Everton Development Trust for Longmoor (£76,680) and North Docks and Stanley (£177,480), Granby Toxteth Development Trust for Smithdown and Newsham (£127,080) and West Derby (£97,560), and Speke Training and Education Centre for Speke and Garston (£98,280) and Valley (£64,080). The main contracts run from 18 June 2026 to 17 June 2030, with an optional four-year extension; the area contracts run from 12 October 2026 to 31 July 2029. Evaluation required passing quality criteria weighted at 100% and the PSQ.

This award shows demand for both accredited and non-accredited adult community learning in Liverpool, with delivery organised across local areas and a multi-provider model for the main strands. A credible competitor would need the ability to deliver accessible entry- and lower-level learning, with accredited provision capability for the relevant strand, and capacity to serve the named communities rather than only offer centralised training. The successful supplier group includes local community and training organisations alongside larger providers, indicating that locally grounded delivery and the ability to operate within a shared provider arrangement are relevant. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable. The quality assessment was decisive: providers should be able to evidence robust teaching and delivery quality and meet the participation questionnaire requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adult Learning Service - The Community Learning Programme

Notice Description

The Service continues to focus its provision on entry and lower-level learning to support its aims and objectives.

Lot Information

Non-Accredited

Renewal: The initial contract will be for a period of 4 years with the option to extend in any combination of months/years at LCC discretion up to a further 4 year period.

Accredited

Renewal: The initial contract will be for a period of 4 years with the option to extend in any combination of months/years at LCC discretion up to a further 4 year period.

Planning Information

There will be an online engagement event on the 12.2.2026 at 3pm. Please complete the engagement document and add the email address of anyone who would like to attend

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060c8d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095192-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, 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
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£8,699,840 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
1 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
2 Mar 2026Expired
Award Date
5 Jun 20264 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1DS
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD72 Liverpool
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
31
Supplier Names

GET SET ACADEMY LTD.

Alt Valley Community Trust

ANTREC LIMITED

Blackburn Gould and Associates

B-SKILL LIMITED

eduk8 Partnership Limited

Everton Development Trust

FTW Training

GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD

Granby Toxteth Development Trust

KBM Training & Recruitment Ltd

LUK TRAINING LTD

Learning Curve Group

New Generation Training and Consultancy Limited

NOBODY LEFT BEHIND CIC

North Wales Training

Rotunda

SKILLS MAX ACADEMY LIMITED

SKILLS NORTH EAST LIMITED

SKILLS-UK, EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED

Speke Training & Education Centre

Street League

The Construction Skills People Ltd

THE LEARNING FOUNDRY LIMITED

THE KING'S TRUST

THE TRAINING BROKERS LIMITED

Three Dimensional Training

TOTAL PEOPLE LIMITED

VICTORIA ALLURE TRAINING COLLEGE LTD

WORKPAYS LIMITED

XYRIUS TRAINING LIMITED

Further Information

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