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Adult Skills Delivery Training Partner

Northumberland County Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

15 Sep 2026 at 19:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

27 May 2026 at 13:50

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northumberland County Council appointed a delivery partner for adult education and skills training for residents of Northumberland. The service covers adult and other education services (CPV 80400000), with delivery across Northumberland. The requirement is for an organisation able to provide training and skills provision to local adults under the council’s adult learning programme. It is a public service contract managed by the council, with the selected provider responsible for delivering the education and training activity to residents. The opportunity is relevant to training providers, adult education organisations, colleges, charities and other organisations with an established service offering for adult learning and skills development in Northumberland.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold open competition. WINNOVATION LIMITED was selected as the supplier. The tender submission deadline was 24 June 2026 at 12:00. The tender estimated value was £200,000 gross, and the contract value is £200,000 excluding VAT (£240,000 gross). The contract was signed on 10 August 2026 and runs from 10 August 2026 to 31 August 2027, with an option for the council to extend it by up to 12 months, to 31 August 2028. The procurement used a single lot. The award basis was described in the tender documents, and the procurement was conducted under the light-touch regime.

This award demonstrates established demand from Northumberland County Council for locally delivered adult education and skills training. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable experience delivering adult learning to residents, the qualified staff and operational systems needed to run training provision, and the capacity to manage delivery across Northumberland. Organisations positioned for this requirement include specialist adult education providers, colleges, community learning organisations, charities and social enterprises. The procurement explicitly identified the work as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller providers with relevant delivery capability may be well placed to compete when a comparable requirement returns. Understanding the council’s local resident base and adult skills priorities would also be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adult Skills Delivery Training Partner

Notice Description

The Contracting Authority wishes to partner with a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to deliver adult education and skills training to residents of Northumberland

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contracting authority has the sole option to extend the contract by a further period of 12 months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a662
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087523-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
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
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Northumberland County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MORPETH
Postcode
NE61 2EF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC42 Northumberland
Delivery Location
TLC21 Northumberland
Local Authority
Northumberland
Electoral Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
Westminster Constituency
North Northumberland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Winnovation Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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