--- title: "Adult Education Budget (AEB) - Market Testing Exercise" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-95767d49-6421-40e2-b60c-eda950d822ed" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-95767d49-6421-40e2-b60c-eda950d822ed" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95767d49-6421-40e2-b60c-eda950d822ed.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95767d49-6421-40e2-b60c-eda950d822ed.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2018-11-01" --- # Adult Education Budget (AEB) - Market Testing Exercise Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-95767d49-6421-40e2-b60c-eda950d822ed [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-95767d49-6421-40e2-b60c-eda950d822ed) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95767d49-6421-40e2-b60c-eda950d822ed.json) ## Summary The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is conducting a pre-procurement market testing exercise for the Adult Education Budget (AEB) aimed at gathering insights to shape the procurement process for the 2019/2020 academic year. This planning stage is crucial as WMCA seeks to engage with potential suppliers before the main tender process begins. Key dates include the market testing exercise period which runs from 26th October to 30th November 2018, with a critical deadline for responses set at 12:00 Noon on 7th December 2018. The initiative falls under the category of adult and other education services. This market testing exercise presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs), to influence the upcoming procurement strategy. By participating, suppliers can share their insights and preferences that may enhance the overall tender process. Engagement at the "meet the buyer" event on 30th November 2018 in Birmingham will further allow businesses to network and explore how they can align their services with the needs of WMCA, paving the way for potential contracts in the adult education sector. ## Notice West Midland Combined Authority (WMCA) are seeking to engage with suppliers to conduct a pre-procurement market testing exercise in relation to the procurement of provision funded by its devolved share of the Adult Education Budget (AEB) in the 2019/2020 academic year. The purpose of the market testing exercise will be to research the market in order to assist WMCA in drafting the specification and approach of the wider procurement process. A decision not to participate in the market testing exercise will not preclude you from taking part in the wider tender process. For more information, please register your company on our e-tendering portal (Bravo Solution). Instructions on how to register are located within the links section of this notice. Further key detail around expressing an interest in this Market Warming Exercise are listed below: Portal Website: https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk PIN Title: Adult Education Budget PIN Bravo Solution Project Reference: project_219 - Adult Education Budget (AEB) Bravo Solution Response Reference: pqq_96 - AEB - Market Testing Response Only - NOT EVALUATED Once registered on the portal, please access Project_219 on our e-tendering portal and respond to PQQ_96 to submit company details and information. This is not a formal PQQ or expression of interest in a tender, it is to be used purely for suppliers to submit general information to WMCA and to express interest in taking part in a market sounding exercise. Please read the instructions as attached to the pqq_96 within the Bravo Solution Portal before responding to this opportunity. A meet the buyer event will be taking place on the 30th November 2018 at The Studio, Birmingham. To register for this free event please click on the link below: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midlands-combined-authority-adult-education-meet-the-buyer-tickets-51761004558?utm_term=eventname_text This link is also available within the Links section of this notice. Following the market sounding exercise, feedback from the event will be considered and built into the wider tender exercise, which is expected to be published later this year. Please fill in the Qualification Envelope (Bravo Reference: pqq_96 - AEB - Market Testing Response Only - NOT EVALUATED) by the closing date of 12:00 Noon on 7th December 2018. Additional information: West Midland Combined Authority (WMCA) are seeking to engage with suppliers to conduct a pre-procurement market testing exercise in relation to the procurement of provision funded by its devolved share of the Adult Education Budget (AEB) in the 2019/2020 academic year. The purpose of the market testing exercise will be to research the market in order to assist WMCA in drafting the specification and approach of the wider procurement process. A decision not to participate in the market testing exercise will not preclude you from taking part in the wider tender process. For more information, please register your company on our e-tendering portal (Bravo Solution). Instructions on how to register are within the above links section of this notice. Further key detail around expressing an interest in this Market Warming Exercise are listed below: Portal Website: https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk PIN Title: Adult Education Budget PIN Bravo Solution Project Reference: project_219 - Adult Education Budget (AEB) Bravo Solution Response Reference: pqq_96 - AEB - Market Testing Response Only - NOT EVALUATED Once registered on the portal, please access Project_219 on our e-tendering portal and respond to PQQ_96 to submit company details and information. This is not a formal PQQ or expression of interest in a tender, it is to be used purely for suppliers to submit general information to WMCA and to express interest in taking part in a market sounding exercise. Please read the instructions as attached to the pqq_96 within the Bravo Solution Portal before responding to this opportunity. A meet the buyer event will be taking place on the 30th November 2018 at The Studio, Birmingham. To register for this free event please click on the link below: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midlands-combined-authority-adult-education-meet-the-buyer-tickets-51761004558?utm_term=eventname_text Following the market sounding exercise, feedback from the event will be considered and built into the wider tender exercise, which is expected to be published later this year. Please fill in the Qualification Envelope (Bravo Reference: pqq_96 - AEB - Market Testing Response Only - NOT EVALUATED) by the closing date of 12:00 Noon on 7th December 2018. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f6554a3-bfd4-4fbb-a043-01156f53d092 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - This notice is to confirm a market sounding exercise only. The results of this exercise will inform the tender process, which is planned for early 2019. Specified contract start/end dates are the dates that we will be running the market sounding. | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Nov 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Dec 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 25 Oct 2018 - 30 Nov 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B19 3SD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80400000 - Adult and other education services ## Release History - 1 Nov 2018 at 11:40 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f6554a3-bfd4-4fbb-a043-01156f53d092 - 26 Oct 2018 at 13:01 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f6554a3-bfd4-4fbb-a043-01156f53d092 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f6554a3-bfd4-4fbb-a043-01156f53d092 1st November 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/265aad95-0fcd-4d84-b0a6-44320a8059cd PIN and Soft Testing Doc - https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Bravo Solution - our e-tendering portal - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midlands-combined-authority-adult-education-meet-the-buyer-tickets-51761004558?utm_term=eventname_text Everntbrite Link to confirm attendance to Meet the Buyer Event: 30/11/2018 - https://www.wmca.org.uk/media/1692/wmca_etendering_supplier_registration_guide_2016.pdf How to Register on WMCA's E-tendering Portal - https://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:477484-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML Link to PIN Notice ## Notice URLs - https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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