--- title: "Adult Education Budget (AEB) 2 Service Contract Award" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ff0db905-adf4-4a27-9d4d-7fc6ddd0f634" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ff0db905-adf4-4a27-9d4d-7fc6ddd0f634" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff0db905-adf4-4a27-9d4d-7fc6ddd0f634.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff0db905-adf4-4a27-9d4d-7fc6ddd0f634.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2020-06-19" --- # Adult Education Budget (AEB) 2 Service Contract Award Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ff0db905-adf4-4a27-9d4d-7fc6ddd0f634 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ff0db905-adf4-4a27-9d4d-7fc6ddd0f634) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff0db905-adf4-4a27-9d4d-7fc6ddd0f634.json) ## Summary The West Midlands Combined Authority is procuring the "Adult Education Budget Service Contract 2" as part of its initiative to provide comprehensive Adult Education Skills and Training across the West Midlands. This contract, valued at approximately £1,164,955.31, is currently in the Award stage, having been published on 4th May 2022. The new contract period will commence on 1st August 2022 and will last for an initial duration of 6 months, with a possibility of extension for another 6 months. The deadline for submission of bids was set for 16th May 2022, and the procurement method utilised was a VEAT Notice under the Procurement Regulations 2015. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses focused on training and education services, particularly for those interested in workforce development in the West Midlands. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, especially those that offer training solutions aimed at enhancing employment skills and providing pathways back into the workforce. The initiative responds to the pressing need for training providers who can adapt to the evolving demands of a local economy impacted by recent challenges. ## Notice WMCA is establishing a suite of Adult Education Budget Service Contracts through this procurement exercise, with a total estimated value of up to PS4m for the initial 15 month period. It is WMCA's intention that contracts awarded will initially be awarded for 15 months (academic year 2019 to 2020), with an option to extend for a further year up to July 2022. The value of the contract extension is still to be confirmed. Lot Structure WMCA has split this procurement activity into three Lots: Lot 4 - Support for those in Employment Lot 4 includes: - Focus on new learning to support career progression - A flexible adult offer to enable those who seek to re-train and up-skill - Particular focus but not exclusive to those in low-paid, low-skilled and insecure jobs - Level 2, 3 and 4 - Funding subsidies available to support L3 and L4 - Pre-apprenticeship provision that supports uptake of Apprenticeships Lot 5 - Birmingham Commonwealth Games Lot 5 includes: - Particular focus on young people aged between 19 and 30 and unemployed adults aged 30+ through level 3 provision - Technical skills at level 3 supporting event management, digital marketing, hospitality, sports coaching and team leading. Lot 6 - Coventry City of Culture Focus on creative, digital and tourism to prepare those individuals not working in the city least likely to have the skills, confidence or access to the programmes the city of culture trust, will be running (including volunteering, apprenticeships and events-based jobs). The development delivered through these programmes should move individual to the point where they are able to access and compete for opportunities created as a result of the City of Culture. One of the potential outcomes that individuals may be prepared to access is the "city hosts" programme - a crew of 5,000 individuals trained to provide the best possible welcome to the city for visitors. This, alongside apprenticeships and events related jobs in hospitality, production, sales, customer service, event management, security and tourism sectors are the type of opportunities that people should be supported to access. Bidders can submit proposals for as many lots as they wish. For completeness, it should be noted that the lots in this tender opportunity are listed from 4 - 6. The reason for the lot numbering is to follow on from the award of lots 1-3 from the first AEB tender round that was undertaken in 2019. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25b5ec7a-2619-46e4-b948-393e10445828 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jun 2020 | | Submission deadline | 6 Mar 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Jun 2020 | | Contract period | 31 May 2020 - 31 Jul 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £189,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £4,000,000 | | 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 | 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) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 3 | | Supplier names | BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE; PET-XI TRAINING; WALTHAM INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 19 Jun 2020 at 12:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25b5ec7a-2619-46e4-b948-393e10445828 - 5 Feb 2020 at 13:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/561a545b-8c4b-4b27-ab5f-40a1b1766ce8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25b5ec7a-2619-46e4-b948-393e10445828 19th June 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/561a545b-8c4b-4b27-ab5f-40a1b1766ce8 5th February 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.wmca.org.uk/procurement WMCA Procurement Team Website - https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html WMCA E-tendering Portal, Bravo Solution. Please ensure that you register your company on this portal in order to access the full tender documentation - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midlands-combined-authority-adult-education-meet-the-buyer-event-tickets-91604237741?aff=ebdssbdestsearch A Meet the Buyer Event will take place on 12th February 2020. Please see the below link for more information ## Notice URLs - https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk/ ## 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-ff0db905-adf4-4a27-9d4d-7fc6ddd0f634. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff0db905-adf4-4a27-9d4d-7fc6ddd0f634.json.