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title: "Adult Education Budget 2023/24 Procurement Contracts for Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03962d"
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# Adult Education Budget 2023/24 Procurement Contracts for Services

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03962d

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## Summary

The Department for Education conducted a competitive procurement exercise to award contracts for the delivery of adult education and training services in non-devolved areas of England. The contracts, funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, commenced on 1 August 2023, with an initial twelve-month period and options to extend further. The procurement method used was an Open Procedure under the Light Touch Regime. The awarded providers include THE PORTLAND TRAINING COMPANY LIMITED and TLG BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED.

This tender for Adult Education Budget 2023/24 procurement contracts for services presents opportunities for businesses that provide adult education and training services. Small and medium-sized businesses, like THE PORTLAND TRAINING COMPANY LIMITED and TLG BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED, are well-suited to compete for these contracts. The contracts aim to deliver qualifications-based provision for learners aged 19 and over in non-devolved regions of England, providing growth opportunities for businesses in the education services industry.

## Notice

The purpose of this notice is to the awarded contracts for the delivery of adult education and training to learners aged 19 and over, who are resident in non-devolved areas of England, through Education and Skills Funding Agency ("ESFA") funded Adult Education Budget ("AEB") contracts for services (including the level 3 Free Courses for Jobs offer ("FCFJ")).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Existing ESFA-Funded AEB contracts for services came to an end on 31 July 2023 and therefore the Department for Education (the "Authority") was required to undertake a further procurement exercise to secure this provision. The Authority, on behalf of the ESFA, conducted a competitive procurement exercise (carried out in accordance with the Light Touch Regime, applying the principles of the Open Procedure as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015) for new ESFA-funded AEB contracts for services. These contracts will commence on 1 August 2023 for an initial period of twelve months covering the 2023/24 academic year, with options to extend further by up to three 12-month periods (extension will depend on factors including individual supplier performance and government spending priorities). Providers needed to meet the criteria and quality standards that were set out in the procurement documents. The contracts awarded through this procurement exercise are for qualifications-based provision and/or their components described in the AEB funding rules and/or the Free Courses For Jobs ("FCFJ") offer. Multiple providers were sought to deliver the service across the non-devolved regions of England only. This means individual suppliers were limited to a maximum contract value, referred to as a 'tender cap' according to factors including their experience of providing similar services and the size of the bidding organisation. Note however that the Authority did not guarantee that providers who were successfully appointed would necessarily receive funding in an amount equivalent to their applicable tender cap. Separately to this, an overall maximum contract value of PS2.5 million per year applied to each Provider (albeit subject to availability of funding/provider performance, the Authority may award funding beyond the afore-mentioned 'caps' to providers if/when further funding becomes available and therefore annual contract values may increase in due course). Following award, contract values may be increased or decreased according to factors including performance by the contractor and government funding priorities as further explained in the procurement documents. Given the duration of the contract, the Authority may (at its absolute discretion) agree to variations in respect of the subject-matter of the courses delivered to the extent that such courses continue to fall within the auspices of adult education and the relevant funding rules as described above. The procurement was open to providers who are seeking to deliver adult education and training provision funded by the ESFA AEB and FCFJ (and/or any other relevant public sector funding which may become available to deliver adult education programmes from time to time). Awarded Providers must deliver such provision in accordance with the current funding rules applicable to such funding (such that the provision is wholly fundable within the scope of those funding rules)

Options: The initial contract term will be 12 months. However, the Department reserves the right to extend contracts for a period of 12 months on three separate occasions (so that the maximum potential contract duration is 4 years).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030394-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | 23 Jan 2023 |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2023 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £29,000,000 |
| Lots value | £290,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £77,497,969 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, 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 | 55 |
| Supplier names | ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST; ACCESS TRAINING (EAST MIDLANDS; ACORN TRAINING; ASPIRE SPORTING ACADEMY; BACK 2 WORK COMPLETE TRAINING; BARNET AND SOUTHGATE COLLEGE; BEACON EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP; CECOS COMPUTING INTERNATIONAL; CHALLENGE-TRG SKILLS; COMMUNITY TRAINING PORTAL; CT SKILLS; DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE; E-TRAINING; EDEN TRAINING ACADEMY; EVOLVE YOUR FUTURE; FREE TO LEARN; FUNCTIONAL SKILLS; FUTURES ADVICE, SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT; HUMBER LEARNING CONSORTIUM; INSPIRIA CUMBRIA; JBC SKILLS TRAINING; LET ME PLAY; LOGISTICS SKILLS & CONSULTANCY; MARTINEX; NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENGINEERING GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION; PATHWAY FIRST; PET-XI TRAINING; PGL TRAINING (PLUMBING; PHX TRAINING; PREVISTA; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING; QDOS TRAINING; REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT; RESOURCES NE; SAPPHIRE LOGISTICS & CONSULTANCY; SCCU; SCL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SKILLS MAX ACADEMY; SUTTON COLDFIELD TRAINING; TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS; THAT NAIL PLACE; THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE; THE FORWARD TRUST; THE PORTLAND TRAINING; THE SKILLS CENTRE LONDON; THE SKILLS NETWORK; THE TRAINING BROKERS; THINK EMPLOYMENT; TLG BUSINESS SERVICES; TRAINING STRATEGIES; TREE DIMENSIONAL TRAINING; TRIAGE CENTRAL; TRN (TRAIN; TWIN TRAINING INTERNATIONAL; WORKPAYS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2023 at 09:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030394-2023
- 24 Aug 2023 at 09:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024894-2023
- 6 Feb 2023 at 09:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003528-2023
- 3 Feb 2023 at 17:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003507-2023
- 10 Jan 2023 at 12:25 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000654-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

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