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LCRCA Integrated Settlement Funding for Adult Skills for academic years (August to July) 2027/28 to 2031/32

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

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20 Aug 2026 at 14:54

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Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is procuring education and training services to deliver adult skills provision for residents of Liverpool City Region. The requirement covers Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. Providers will deliver learning funded through the devolved Adult Skills Fund and Free Courses for Jobs at Level 3, treated as one Adult Skills funding stream. The purpose is to engage adults and give them skills and learning for employment, apprenticeships or further learning. Delivery is across the Liverpool City Region, for learners resident in those six local authority areas. The successful organisations will provide learning provision under service contracts awarded by the Combined Authority, subject to funding availability and satisfactory provider performance.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure, with a two-stage process comprising a preliminary selection questionnaire followed by an invitation to tender for suppliers that pass stage one. Enquiries had to be submitted by 10 September 2026 at 10:00, and tenders by 17 September 2026 at 10:00. The single lot has an estimated gross value of £45,000,000. The initial contract period is 1 August 2027 to 31 July 2028, with annual extensions available for up to four further academic years, ending no later than 31 July 2032. Award decisions are due by 22 February 2027 at 23:59. Evaluation is based entirely on quality. Electronic submissions in English are allowed.

This opportunity suits established education and training organisations able to design and deliver adult learning for people seeking work, apprenticeships or further learning. Providers should be capable of delivering provision funded through adult skills and Level 3 free-course programmes, serving learners across Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. The procurement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so organisations of those types can compete where they have the required delivery capability. Strong service quality is central: the single evaluation criterion is quality, weighted at 100 per cent. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate reliable learner-focused delivery, appropriate teaching and training capacity, and performance that can be sustained across annual academic-year provision and any extensions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LCRCA Integrated Settlement Funding for Adult Skills for academic years (August to July) 2027/28 to 2031/32

Notice Description

The aim is to identify suitable training organisations to deliver adult skills to Liverpool City Region residents. The Liverpool City Region covers the local authority areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. To deliver education and training provision funded by a proportion of the devolved Adult Skills Fund (ASF) and Free Courses for Jobs at Level 3 (referred to from here on as a single funding stream known as Adult Skills) for learners resident in Liverpool City Region (LCR) from 1st August 2027 and beyond on an annual basis to be renewed for up to five consecutive academic years (1 August to 31 July). The primary purpose of this procurement is to engage adults and provide them with the skills and learning they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or further learning. The result will be the award of contracts for services for learning provision by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority subject to funding availability and satisfactory provider performance.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Please refer to the published documentation

Renewal: Estimated total value: PS37,500,000.00 over five years (exclusive of VAT) Annual Value: PS7,500,000.00 per annum (exclusive of VAT) Contract Duration: 12 months Contract Extensions: Option to extend on an annual basis for a further 48 months (1+1+1+1+1 academic years until 31st July 2032)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8c6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079526-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
£45,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£45,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
17 Sep 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2027 - 31 Jul 2028 1-2 years
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
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1BP
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
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Further Information

Notice Documents

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