Notice Information
Notice Title
Adult Community Learning
Notice Description
UK 6 Contract Award Notice - Wrexham County Borough Council and Flintshire County Council intend to re-commission its Adult Community Learning provision. The contracted provision will centre around Essential Skills delivery (for accredited and non-accredited learning) and will be embedded within the wider portfolio of Family Learning, generic personal development and wellbeing courses, all designed to improve skill levels and enhance employability opportunities for adults across North East Wales. Wrexham County Borough Council and Flintshire County Council intends to commission two separate contracts - for each respective local authority, to provide a range of community-based learning opportunities to adults aged 19+.
Lot Information
Essential Skills - Wrexham
Lot 1 - The delivery required will focus on Essential Skills - Wrexham - literacy, numeracy and digital Skills, designed to support individuals aged 19+ to re-engage in learning and develop their life skills so they are better equipped for employment and skill acquisition.
Renewal: 2 years in yearly increments
Essential Skill - FlintshireLot 2 The delivery required will focus on Essential Skills - Flintshire - literacy, numeracy and digital Skills, designed to support individuals aged 19+ to re-engage in learning and develop their life skills so they are better equipped for employment and skill acquisition.
Renewal: 2 years in yearly increments
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06649b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056844-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,680,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,680,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,680,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jun 20264 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 May 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 27 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 15 Jun 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 30 Jul 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-03-19
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WREXHAM
- Postcode
- LL11 1AR
- Post Town
- Llandudno
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
- Delivery Location
- TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
-
- Local Authority
- Flintshire
- Electoral Ward
- Mold East
- Westminster Constituency
- Clwyd East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056844-2026
16th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025155-2026
19th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021529-2026
10th March 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020582-2026
6th March 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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