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title: "Provision of Adult Learning Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL"
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# Provision of Adult Learning Services

Buyer: WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-904143e7-f18c-4261-a438-f6fdb4f5669d

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## Summary

The Westmorland and Furness Council has awarded a contract for the provision of adult learning services. The contract involves developing partnerships with subcontracted providers to offer specialist educational provision in various areas. The procurement stage was an open procedure initiated through a tender, with a total contract value not exceeding £350,000 over a 15-month period. The contract covers the academic years from August 2024 to July 2025, with specific deadlines and submission requirements outlined.

This tender for adult learning services presents an opportunity for training providers to deliver accredited qualifications in Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland. Businesses well-suited to compete are those with expertise in education and training services. The contract offers the chance for growth through expanding service provision to support rural areas and specific target groups. Suitable businesses can bid for different lots and sub-lots as outlined in the Invitation to Tender documents available via The Chest website.

## Notice

Adult Learning in Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland is looking to develop a range of partnerships with subcontracted providers to help us: * Provide additional capacity in specific curriculum and geographic areas not covered by our own Adult Learning Centres * Specialist Provision (e.g. horticulture, STEM - science, logistics, technology, engineering, and mathematics, health and care) * Provision to support rural isolation * Specific target group - LDD, employability Adult Learning are inviting submissions by training providers to deliver subcontracted provision to meet the gaps outlined in our rationale. This provision will consist of accredited skills qualifications which must be available for funding on the ESFA Find a Learning Aim System - https://findalearningaimbeta.fasst.org.uk/ This contract is for the provision accredited qualifications in Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland. The contract will be for a period of 1 academic year from 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2025. However, there is an additional contract for provision of logistics qualifications which will run for 15 months 1st May 2024 to 31st July 2025. Provision will be split into lots outlined in paragraph 1.4 of the Invitation to Tender documents. Providers can bid for whole geographic lots (Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3.....), sub lots (A, B, C.....) or multiples of each. The total contract value will not exceed PS350k over the 15 month period. Further details of the Contract and the Lots are included in the Invitation to Tender documents, available via The Chest ( www.the-chest.org.uk ). All clarifications regarding the tender documents must be directed via the messages area of the project dashboard. Any queries regarding using The Chest - please use the support available from the home page. The submission deadline is 12 Noon, Thursday 28th March 2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa310fea-0ea4-4f2d-9459-caddcf91f0f5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2024 - 31 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £350,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £338,000 |
| 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 | WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL |
| Locality | KENDAL |
| Post town | Lancaster |
| Postcode | LA9 4DQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD14 Westmorland and Furness |
| Local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Electoral ward | Kendal Strickland and Fell |
| Westminster constituency | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | LEARNING CURVE GROUP; PHX TRAINING; SYSTEM PEOPLE (CARLISLE; THE SKILLS NETWORK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2024 at 12:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa310fea-0ea4-4f2d-9459-caddcf91f0f5
- 4 Mar 2024 at 09:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86079740-336b-4c59-a2e6-944ee241540d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa310fea-0ea4-4f2d-9459-caddcf91f0f5
  30th April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86079740-336b-4c59-a2e6-944ee241540d
  4th March 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://findalearningaimbeta.fasst.org.uk/
- https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/

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