---
title: "Adult Skills"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fb20b78a-ba8a-400c-9370-7ea1e47ce444"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fb20b78a-ba8a-400c-9370-7ea1e47ce444"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fb20b78a-ba8a-400c-9370-7ea1e47ce444.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fb20b78a-ba8a-400c-9370-7ea1e47ce444.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CITY OF YORK COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-29"
---

# Adult Skills

Buyer: CITY OF YORK COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fb20b78a-ba8a-400c-9370-7ea1e47ce444

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fb20b78a-ba8a-400c-9370-7ea1e47ce444)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fb20b78a-ba8a-400c-9370-7ea1e47ce444.json)

## Summary

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has awarded a public procurement contract titled "Adult Skills" under the Adult and other education services category, with a total value of £2,000,000. The procurement process was conducted as a Further Competition under the Crown Commercial Service's Low Value Purchase System, focusing on the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The procurement stage is now at the award phase, with the contract period set to commence on 1 August 2025 and end on 31 July 2026. The process employed the selective procurement method, involving a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. Notable buyers include the CITY OF YORK COUNCIL, who played a central role in this initiative, aimed at delivering Adult Skills across the region.

The awarded tender fosters substantial business opportunities through the provision of various educational services, particularly in delivering Adult Skills programmes. With a structured division into multiple lots across three workstreams, each lot presents distinct financial opportunities and niche specialisations. This tender is particularly suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of providing tailored learning programmes and regulated qualification delivery in the education sector. The procurement conditions, allowing no single provider to deliver more than one lot per workstream, encourage broad participation among suppliers, thus promoting competitive growth and shared expertise within the region. Successful bidders, including several large-scale organisations such as "Enterprise Made Simple" and "The Skills Network," will deliver significant skill development services aligned with regional educational needs.

## Notice

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority conducted a procurement tendered as a Further Competition under Crown Commercial Services Low Value Purchase System - Adult Skills & Learning. The procurement consisted of 3 workstreams containing various lots. These are: 1. Adult Skills Funded Tailored Learning Programmes 2. Adult Skills Funded Regulated Qualification Delivery 3. Adult Skills Funded and Free Courses for Job funded Level 3 Learning Programmes The lots under each work stream were as follows; 1. Two lots, each lot valued at PS100,000 2. Six lots, lot 1 = PS250,000, lot 2 = PS250,000, lot 3 = PS125,000, lot 4 = PS125,000, lot 5 = PS75,000 and lot 6 = PS75,000 3. Two lots, each lot valued at PS145,000 York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority stipulated that no single Provider will be permitted to deliver more than one (1) lot per workstream.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08a7c565-acf5-41c7-9000-c6a5b23660f6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,000,000 |
| 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 | CITY OF YORK COUNCIL |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO1 6GA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Micklegate |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | ACADEMY HAIR AND BEAUTY; BACK 2 WORK COMPLETE TRAINING; ENTERPRISE MADE SIMPLE; SCL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; THE PORTLAND TRAINING; THE SKILLS NETWORK; THINK EMPLOYMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2025 at 13:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08a7c565-acf5-41c7-9000-c6a5b23660f6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08a7c565-acf5-41c7-9000-c6a5b23660f6
  29th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021922-2024
  Contract notice issued via CCS

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fb20b78a-ba8a-400c-9370-7ea1e47ce444. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fb20b78a-ba8a-400c-9370-7ea1e47ce444.json.