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title: "15 006 Lifelong Learning - Adult Education Budget"
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# 15 006 Lifelong Learning - Adult Education Budget

Buyer: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-471aa6b0-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process is led by Cheshire East Council for the project titled "15 006 Lifelong Learning - Adult Education Budget," situated in the North West region of the United Kingdom. The current procurement stage is the Award phase, having been completed with awards announced as of January 9, 2017. The project is categorized under Education and Training Services with a total budget amounting to £990,000 per year. This tender employs an open procurement method, allowing multiple suppliers to compete for various lots related to adult education provision for disadvantaged individuals in the borough.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in educational services. Businesses offering adult education programmes, especially those focused on health and wellbeing, accredited learning, or job readiness, would be well-suited to engage in this procurement process. The ongoing need for additional lot providers indicates further chances for businesses to join the approved supplier list throughout the contract duration.

## Notice

Cheshire East Lifelong Learning (CE LL) is undertaking a commissioning exercise to set up an approved supplier list for the procurement of Adult Education Budget Provision and Sessional Tutors for the residents of the Borough. CE LL is funded as the lead body for Adult Education Budget provision and will be sub-contracting work under this funding stream. Providers will need to meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the service specification in order to be considered for the list. The approved supplier list will be split into lots as below: Lot 1 Adult Education Budget Provision: Accredited Learning Lot 2 Adult Education Budget Provision: Health and Wellbeing Programmes (Non-accredited learning) Lot 3 Adult Education Budget Provision: Taster/Engagement Programmes (Non-accredited learning) Lot 4 Adult Education Budget Provision: Longer programmes leading to Employment Outcomes (Non-accredited learning) Lot 5 Sessional tutors for CE LL direct delivery Lot 6 (+) - Additional lots may be added throughout the life of the approved supplier list (to be advised at a later date should the need arise). A proportion of the funding will be targeted at the 19+ age group who face challenges securing sustainable employment. The non-accredited learning will focus on turning around the lives of local people and maximising the impact of public funding on the social and economic wellbeing of individuals, families and communities with a strong focus on those who are most disadvantaged. A proportion of funding will be accredited learning and will be focused on unemployed individuals within the Borough who are eligible for full funding as outlined in the service specification. Commissioned provision will be aimed at entry level to level 2. This learning will be targeted at meeting local wellbeing and employment priorities in a number of subject areas. A proportion of funding will also be for qualified and experienced sessional tutors. Tutors will need to be available on a sessional basis to help meet the specific needs of our service due to sickness and/or support CE LL to meet emerging and specific needs of Cheshire East Communities as and when identified within the service. The approved supplier list will be opened via The Chest a minimum of 3 times per year so that new providers can join the list. Being accepted onto the list is no guarantee of any volume of work. Potential Provider's who fail to get onto the list may re-apply to join a maximum of 3 times. Cheshire East Council reserves the right to negotiate on aspects of providers bids post acceptance onto the list and prior to any contract award based on the call off criteria laid out in the service specification. The budget is a maximum of PS495K per year across all lots.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4e412d0-3441-40e0-9df6-ba3bd180034f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Nov 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2016 |
| Contract period | 9 Jan 2017 - 31 Jul 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £990,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £80,001 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL |
| Locality | SANDBACH |
| Post town | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW11 1HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Sandbach Town |
| Westminster constituency | Congleton |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | ASHLEY SERVICES (UK) LTD (TRADING AS AU FAIT TRAINING AND CONSUL; CHESHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY; KICKSTART2EMPLOYMENT; LONDON ROAD COLLECTIVE; VITA SKILLS; WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services

## Release History

- 9 Jan 2017 at 15:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4e412d0-3441-40e0-9df6-ba3bd180034f
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2930913-d37f-4e69-93d9-42678f0becfb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4e412d0-3441-40e0-9df6-ba3bd180034f
  9th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2930913-d37f-4e69-93d9-42678f0becfb
  5th October 2016 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=87cc6268-cba4-e611-8116-000c29c9ba21
  Tender

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