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title: "Adult Education Budget Service Contract 2"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03336c"
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# Adult Education Budget Service Contract 2

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03336c

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## Summary

The West Midlands Combined Authority is conducting a procurement process for the "Adult Education Budget Service Contract 2," which falls under the education and training services industry category. This limited procurement method is currently at the award stage, with the aim of providing essential adult education services throughout the West Midlands. The contracts are set to commence on 1st August 2022, following the end of current contracts on 31st July 2022. The total estimated value for the contracts over an initial period of six months, with an option to extend for another six months, is approximately £4 million.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in adult education and training services. Providers that can deliver programmes focusing on career progression, skill enhancement, and targeted training for individuals in low-paid or insecure jobs will be particularly well-suited to compete. Companies with expertise in developing technical skills for specific demographics, such as young adults or previously unemployed individuals, stand to benefit from engaging with this contract, especially in light of its aim to address the challenging economic climate and rising unemployment in the region.

## 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.

### Lot Information

Support for those in Employment

The provision of Adult Education Services - 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

Options: The initial contract period is for 6 months, with an option to extend for a further 6 months (12 months total).

Birmingham Commonwealth Games

The provision of Adult Education Services - 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.

Options: The initial contract period is for 6 months, with an option to extend for a further 6 months (12 months total).

### Procurement Information

This contract provides Adult Education Skills and Training throughout the West Midlands Combined Authority area. The impact of the pandemic has been unprecedented and widespread across our residents communities, and businesses and we are currently experiencing a challenging economic picture. Employment is flat, while falling unemployment masks a continuing decline in the size of the labour force as economic inactivity rises. While short-term unemployment is at its lowest ever, long-term unemployment is significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels. Record vacancies signal that employers are finding it increasingly hard to fill posts. And while pay is increasing, soaring inflation means that it is declining in real terms. Taken together, this creates a toxic mix for living standards that will not resolve itself. The provision of training has a key role to play in moving people back into the labour force; improving workplace support; and helping people find good, well-paid employment and progress at work. We want to align our skills funding to be able to deliver maximum impact so we intend to procure provision collectively - meaning we are aiming to run a single procurement opportunity for Adult Education Budget, National Skills Fund and Multiply. The estimated length of time expected to be able to create the new offering is anticipated to be in the region of 6 to 12 months. We are therefore intending to let the contract for an initial period of 6 months with the option to extend for a further 6 month period. To ensure service continuity, the West Midlands Combined Authority has taken the decision to award the contract to their current providers (please see list above), under Regulation 32 of the Procurement Regulations 2015 as the Services consist of a repetition of similar services entrusted to the current providers which are the same as or similar to the Services awarded under their original contracts.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011471-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 May 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,164,955 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| 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 | 5 |
| Supplier names | BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE; BRIGHT DIRECTION TRAINING; LEARNING CURVE GROUP; MITRE GROUP; WALTHAM INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 4 May 2022 at 10:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011471-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wmca.org.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:063408-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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