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title: "Provision of Adult Learning Services 2025"
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buyer: "WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL"
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# Provision of Adult Learning Services 2025

Buyer: WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f0d4f827-709e-492b-8360-12f881e04738

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## Summary

Westmorland and Furness Council has completed the award stage of a public procurement process for the Provision of Adult Learning Services 2025. The procurement, conducted under an open procedure, invited subcontractors to address capacity gaps in specific curriculum and geographical areas, including provision for rural isolation and specific target groups like LDD and employability. The awarded contract, valued at £270,000, is set to span from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2026, focusing on education and training services in Cumbria, England. Key players from the procurement include suppliers Gen II Engineering & Technology Training Ltd, Learning Curve Group, PHX Training Ltd, System People (Carlisle) Ltd, and The Skills Network. The tender process commenced with submissions due by 28th March 2025 and was actively awarded by 15th April 2025.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially those specialising in accredited educational qualifications accessible through the DfE Find a Learning Aim System. Companies with expertise in STEM, health and care, or those catering to geographically or socially isolated groups in Cumbria, are ideally positioned to participate. By engaging with this contract, businesses can expand their service offerings, increase their market reach, and establish strong partnerships with local councils, thereby enhancing their visibility and fostering business development within the education and training sector.

## Notice

Cumbria Adult Learning 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 Cumbria 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 DfE Find a Learning Aim System - https://findalearningaimbeta.fasst.org.uk/ This contract is for the provision accredited qualifications in Cumbria. The contract will be for a period of 1 academic year from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2026. 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 or Lot 2), sub lots (A, B, C.....) or multiples of each. The total contract value will not exceed PS270k over the 12-month period. Further details of the Contract and the Lots are included in the Invitation to Tender documents, available via The Chest. 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07037e3b-f9cd-4c00-9911-a303543e43dc |
| 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 | 15 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £270,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £270,000 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Supplier names | GEN II ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY TRAINING; 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
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 15 May 2025 at 13:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07037e3b-f9cd-4c00-9911-a303543e43dc
- 20 Feb 2025 at 10:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23f34ff7-d73e-49d1-a6cd-a4870013db2c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07037e3b-f9cd-4c00-9911-a303543e43dc
  15th May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23f34ff7-d73e-49d1-a6cd-a4870013db2c
  20th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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