--- title: "Adult Education - Functional Skills English and Mathematics" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e2e3c1ad-126a-4bcf-8ea8-361e6d95e12a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e2e3c1ad-126a-4bcf-8ea8-361e6d95e12a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e2e3c1ad-126a-4bcf-8ea8-361e6d95e12a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e2e3c1ad-126a-4bcf-8ea8-361e6d95e12a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION" published: "2021-02-17" --- # Adult Education - Functional Skills English and Mathematics Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e2e3c1ad-126a-4bcf-8ea8-361e6d95e12a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e2e3c1ad-126a-4bcf-8ea8-361e6d95e12a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e2e3c1ad-126a-4bcf-8ea8-361e6d95e12a.json) ## Summary The City of London Corporation is seeking quotations for the "Adult Education - Functional Skills English and Mathematics" training programme, aimed primarily at disadvantaged London residents. The tender is classified under the education and training services industry, with a total contract value of £75,000. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, and submissions are due by 3rd March 2021. The contract is expected to commence on 12th March 2021 and will run until 1st February 2022, with enrolments available from the start date. This tender presents significant opportunities for training organisations that specialise in delivering functional skills training, particularly those well-versed in meeting the national Functional Skills Standards. Businesses focusing on educational services, especially those with a track record in serving disadvantaged communities or engaging in partnerships with established local authorities, would be well suited to compete. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to apply, as they can play a vital role in addressing the needs of learners requiring functional skills in English and mathematics. ## Notice The City Corporation is seeking to appoint a training organisation to provide functional skills in English and mathematics training primarily to London residents who are disadvantaged and/or suffering deprivation arising from one or a combination of factors including, but not restricted to, poverty, health, housing or education. There may also a requirement to deliver functional skills in English and mathematics to a small number of apprentices employed by the City Corporation. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) invites Training Organizations able to deliver demonstrably high-quality, highly successful, functional skills training in English and mathematics to the national Functional Skills Standards in English and mathematics at all levels from Entry 1 to Level 2 to quote for the provision of this service. Please note that learners registered after 1 September 2019 will work towards the reformed qualifications in these subjects. Further information on the legacy and reformed qualifications can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/functional-skills-qualifications-requirements This requirement will be on a subcontracting basis. A subcontractor as defined by the by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is an organisation that is engaged in a contractual and legally binding arrangement with one or more main providers, to deliver education and training provision that the ESFA funds. The City Corporation is the Main Provider (UKPRN: 10008915) The City Corporation invites quotations from training providers that satisfy the criteria in the ESFA Funding rules: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-education-budget-funding-rules-2021-to-2022 19 Training organisations must be on the published Register of Training Organisations. The selected Training Organisation must not agree to use any further delivery subcontracting for training and/or on-programme assessment to a second level. The Training Organisation must keep to the ESFA funding rules, provide the City Corporation with the necessary and sufficient information to complete the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) to ensure that the lead provider's data returns accurately reflect delivery information and must give the City Corporation, and any other person nominated by them, access to their premises and to all documents related to their delivery of funded training. The City Corporation has a current requirement for up to 100 enrolments of English and mathematics functional skills across entry level to level 2 up to a maximum contract value of PS75k. Learners can be enrolled from 1st March 2021 or the contract start date whichever is the later and must have completed their functional skills qualification(s) in full by 1st February 2022. Additional information: To bid for this opportunity, suppliers must be registered on the Capital E Sourcing online tendering platform. The home page for this website can be found at the following address: https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml Once registered, the tender should be identifiable using the following project code: prj_COL_18407 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6eaef302-5c3a-4bdd-9b9b-649100c5daed | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 12 Mar 2021 - 1 Feb 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £75,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2P 2EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services ## Release History - 17 Feb 2021 at 18:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6eaef302-5c3a-4bdd-9b9b-649100c5daed ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6eaef302-5c3a-4bdd-9b9b-649100c5daed 17th February 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/functional-skills-qualifications-requirements - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-education-budget-funding-rules-2021-to-2022 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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