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title: "Gloucestershire Framework Agreement for Adult Education: Community and Adult Skills Programme 2024 - 2026"
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# Gloucestershire Framework Agreement for Adult Education: Community and Adult Skills Programme 2024 - 2026

Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-35c3cc93-8f7b-4579-9243-e3d5d305b437

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## Summary

The Gloucestershire County Council has initiated a tender for the Gloucestershire Framework Agreement for Adult Education: Community and Adult Skills Programme 2024 - 2026. The procurement falls under the industry category of Adult and other education services. The tender involves setting up a framework for various lots, with a total contract value of £800,000. The procurement method is an open procedure above threshold, with the tender period ending on 17th June 2024. The contract period is set to begin on 1st August 2024 and end on 31st July 2026.

This tender by Gloucestershire County Council presents opportunities for businesses specialising in adult education services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Businesses interested in delivering services related to adult education, employability, learning difficulties and disabilities, and supported internships can benefit from participating in this procurement process.

## Notice

Gloucestershire County Council currently provides a range of courses to assist the people of Gloucestershire back to work, improve their employment prospects, confidence and health & wellbeing. The majority of provision is delivered by the service direct delivery arm, Adult Education in Gloucestershire (AEiG). Where need is best met through local or specialist services, the Council seeks to procure delivery from external providers. This intention of this procurement is to set up a framework from which contracts will be called off of varying lengths up to a maximum of 12 months, depending on the type of courses or piece of work, for each qualifying academic year. * Lot 1 First Steps * Lot 2 Employability * Lot 3 Adults with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities * Lot 4 Adult Supported Internships * Lot 5 Local Flex Tenderers who are successfully appointed to the framework for Lots 1-4 will automatically have the right to bid for work on Lot 5

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37461ad6-6d26-405c-ac4f-b68e74681761 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL1 2TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 17 May 2024 at 15:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37461ad6-6d26-405c-ac4f-b68e74681761

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37461ad6-6d26-405c-ac4f-b68e74681761
  17th May 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Provenance

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