--- title: "Adult Education Budget Early Supplier Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bddd0de1-137c-4804-b782-1e25fbaeb99c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bddd0de1-137c-4804-b782-1e25fbaeb99c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bddd0de1-137c-4804-b782-1e25fbaeb99c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bddd0de1-137c-4804-b782-1e25fbaeb99c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2022-09-01" --- # Adult Education Budget Early Supplier Engagement Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bddd0de1-137c-4804-b782-1e25fbaeb99c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bddd0de1-137c-4804-b782-1e25fbaeb99c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bddd0de1-137c-4804-b782-1e25fbaeb99c.json) ## Summary The Department for Education has initiated a tender titled "Adult Education Budget Early Supplier Engagement" to engage potential suppliers delivering adult education services in non-devolved areas of England. The purpose of this engagement is to understand learner needs, explore potential delivery models, and discuss how procurement aligns with proposed FE reforms. The engagement end date is set for 29th September 2022, with market engagement events scheduled for late September via Microsoft Teams. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing adult education services in various regions across England. Suitable businesses should be able to deliver ESFA AEB contracts and engage in discussions regarding potential procurement exercises. Suppliers interested in participating can register for market engagement events on the specified dates or access detailed information through attachments provided in the notice. The Department for Education aims to gather insights to inform potential future procurements and welcomes participation from SMEs and VCSEs in the adult education sector. ## Notice The purpose of this early engagement notice is to notify the market that the Department for Education is interested in talking to suppliers, delivering adult education in non-devolved areas of England, to support the development of any potential future procurement exercise for ESFA AEB contracts for services. The purpose of engaging the market at this time is to: - Understand learner needs in non-devolved areas and what kind of provision needs to be prioritised. - Understand issues or blockers to ESFA AEB and Free Courses for Jobs delivery, reflections on previous procurements and use this to explore potential delivery models and performance standards. - Discuss how potential procurement will interact with the proposed FE reforms and potential further devolution of skills provision. This includes the possible introduction of new funding rates, accountability arrangements, and the implications of devolution deals for contracts which are currently being consulted upon. - Test market capacity to deliver ESFA AEB amongst other procurements occurring across the skills landscape including Multiply, Skills Bootcamps, Free Courses for Jobs, Traineeships and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We are keen to discuss experiences of ESFA AEB procured provision and therefore we will be hosting a series of market engagement opportunities across England. The Authority does not commit to running a procurement exercise as a result of this engagement process. How can you get involved? Market engagement events will be hosted by DfE in late September and you can sign up to your preferred event below. We will only be discussing the procurements of the ESFA AEB in non-devolved areas. - September 27, 11am-12pm, Microsoft Teams - September 29, 10am-11am, Microsoft Teams For full details of the event, including registration links, please refer to the attachment included with this notice Attendance at market engagement events will not be a pre-requisite for being able to submit a tender if DfE decide to procure these services. If you are unable to attend one of the market engagement events, the information pack, slides and Q&A can be made available. Please note that these are exploratory events and will not commit us to procuring or procuring services in specific ways. For any assistance required in registering please contact: aebprocurement.help@education.gov.uk Additional information: Registration links above - further detail of the event can be found in the attached document ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a00a1d1c-f4ac-477f-ae7d-7c76907c97e2 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Sep 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services ## Release History - 1 Sep 2022 at 08:07 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a00a1d1c-f4ac-477f-ae7d-7c76907c97e2 - 1 Sep 2022 at 08:04 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af5f5e3d-901d-491a-b27b-3db8183e82fe - 31 Aug 2022 at 14:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4166208d-d073-4ee1-88c0-eac3c86af204 - 31 Aug 2022 at 13:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67d61b88-131f-4e82-a0a3-1902d0ec7abb ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a00a1d1c-f4ac-477f-ae7d-7c76907c97e2 1st September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af5f5e3d-901d-491a-b27b-3db8183e82fe 1st September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4166208d-d073-4ee1-88c0-eac3c86af204 31st August 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67d61b88-131f-4e82-a0a3-1902d0ec7abb 31st August 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7fdaca5e-f376-4160-8632-af37989d04fd n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/157f8e5d-96b9-4e82-aa5b-17a6234e75ce n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2ec23131-4b0b-4e57-800d-3dcff4a9deba n/a - https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/yXfS-grGoU2187O4s0qC-Q,Zu8bIDsVkESvU0iblwEzeA,IrSxdMkyA0akQ9kX1FKUIg,QBG8sKtD70qqDBn22tJMcA,LjJgYsBnzE-6aPg2fPq4Sw,8odT66XWv0iRkZi_Nci5ag?mode=read&tenantId=fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9 To register for September 27, 11am-12pm, Microsoft Teams, please use the following link - https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/yXfS-grGoU2187O4s0qC-Q,Zu8bIDsVkESvU0iblwEzeA,IrSxdMkyA0akQ9kX1FKUIg,msnYooyAOke2KrVJbQfqAA,sksStgs-B0eyTGKq1OMU1g,47NgAtgti0qsR6scXAY5pA?mode=read&tenantId=fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9 To Register for September 29, 10am-11am, Microsoft Teams, please use the following link - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b08999c1-bfde-42f5-8598-2fd68c190bb8 n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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