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title: "Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services)"
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# Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5e99c851-7756-4ff7-9277-cc7ad3db88ec

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## Summary

The Department for Education conducted a procurement exercise for Adult Education Budget 2023 Provision, with contracts starting on 1st August 2023 for an initial period of twelve months. The contracts are for qualifications-based provision and multiple providers were sought to deliver services across various regions in England. The procurement method used was the Light Touch Regime, and the tender deadline was 6th March 2023.

This tender opportunity aimed at businesses looking to deliver adult education and training provision funded by the ESFA AEB and FCFJ. The contract values are subject to performance evaluation and government funding priorities, with potential extensions beyond the initial period. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are deemed suitable for competing in this procurement process.

## Notice

Existing ESFA-Funded AEB contracts for services came to an end on 31 July 2023 and therefore the Department for Education (the "Authority") was required to undertake a further procurement exercise to secure this provision. The Authority, on behalf of the ESFA, conducted a competitive procurement exercise (carried out in accordance with the Light Touch Regime, applying the principles of the Open Procedure as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015) for new ESFA-funded AEB contracts for services. These contracts will commence on 1 August 2023 for an initial period of twelve months covering the 2023/24 academic year, with options to extend further by up to three 12-month periods (extension will depend on factors including individual supplier performance and government spending priorities ). Providers were required to meet the criteria and quality standards that were set out in the procurement documents. The contracts awarded through this procurement exercise are for qualifications-based provision and/or their components described in the AEB funding rules and/or the Free Courses For Jobs ("FCFJ") offer. Multiple providers were sought to deliver the service across the non-devolved regions of England only. This means individual suppliers were limited to a maximum contract value, referred to as a 'tender cap' according to factors including their experience of providing similar services and the size of the bidding organisation. Note however that the Authority did not guarantee that providers who were successfully appointed would necessarily receive funding in an amount equivalent to their applicable tender cap. Separately to this, an overall maximum contract value of PS2.5 million per year applied to each Provider (albeit subject to availability of funding/provider performance, the Authority may award funding beyond the afore-mentioned 'caps' to providers if/when further funding becomes available and therefore annual contract values may increase in due course). Following award, contract values may be increased or decreased according to factors including performance by the contractor and government funding priorities as were explained in the procurement documents. Given the duration of the contract, the Authority may (at its absolute discretion) agree to variations in respect of the subject-matter of the courses delivered to the extent that such courses continue to fall within the auspices of adult education and the relevant funding rules as described above. The procurement was open to providers who are seeking to deliver adult education and training provision funded by the ESFA AEB and FCFJ (and/or any other relevant public sector funding which may become available to deliver adult education programmes from time to time). Awarded Providers must deliver such provision in accordance with the current funding rules applicable to such funding (such that the provision is wholly fundable within the scope of those funding rules).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a402716-8f5d-4c55-872a-5c39d5039f80 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Light Touch Regime |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2023 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,498,077 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,498,077 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE PORTLAND TRAINING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2023 at 12:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a402716-8f5d-4c55-872a-5c39d5039f80

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a402716-8f5d-4c55-872a-5c39d5039f80
  16th October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

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