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title: "Sefton Community Learning Provision"
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# Sefton Community Learning Provision

Buyer: SEFTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5fbaad07-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Sefton Community Learning Provision, contracted by Sefton Council, seeks providers to design and deliver innovative adult learning courses under the funding from the Skills Funding Agency. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically for higher education and adult education services, with a total budget of £50,800. This tender is currently in the Award stage, with the contract period starting from 5th December 2016 and concluding on 14th July 2017. With the tender period having ended on 18th November 2016, interested providers were invited to participate in an open procedure for the opportunity, aimed at delivering short introductory learning courses to adults aged 19 and over in Sefton, particularly addressing deprived communities.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialised in education services to expand their outreach and capabilities. Businesses that focus on adult education, community engagement, and innovative course offerings would be particularly well-suited to compete. Engaging with specific wards in Bootle and reaching out to underrepresented groups could enhance local community support and education access, fostering growth in the education sector while fulfilling community learning needs.

## Notice

Sefton Council's Community Learning Service has been allocated funding from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for revenue projects throughout Sefton, for which the Council would like to contract providers to design and deliver innovative adult learning courses for the academic year 2016 - 2017. Programmes will be classed as "local flexibility" (formally Community Learning ) between 7 and 44 guided learning hours, focused on adults aged 19+ years residing in Sefton. The Contracted Provision will be broken down into 2 Lots Lot 1: Short Introductory Learning Courses/Opportunities that engage people who are not engaged in mainstream activity from specific wards in Bootle - Litherland, Linacre and Ford, St Oswald and Derby. Lot 2: Short Introductory Learning Courses/opportunities that engage people from deprived communities as identified by Seftons Indices of deprivation Including Cambridge, Kew and identified deprivation areas between these wards.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89a8b74c-f9c4-4ac8-beb4-078c36d9ae2f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Dec 2016 |
| Contract period | 5 Dec 2016 - 5 Aug 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,800 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,800 |
| 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 | SEFTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOOTLE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 3UU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Linacre |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | MERSEYSIDE THIRD SECTOR TECHNOLOGY CENTRE; ROTUNDA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2017 at 15:03 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89a8b74c-f9c4-4ac8-beb4-078c36d9ae2f
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89a8b74c-f9c4-4ac8-beb4-078c36d9ae2f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89a8b74c-f9c4-4ac8-beb4-078c36d9ae2f
  27th October 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=75e784ce-519c-e611-8116-000c29c9ba21
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sefton.gov.uk/

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