---
title: "Adult and Community Learning 2024-25"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044aa4"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044aa4"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044aa4.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044aa4.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2024-07-16"
---

# Adult and Community Learning 2024-25

Buyer: CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044aa4

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044aa4)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044aa4.json)

## Summary

The Cheshire East Borough Council has completed the procurement process for the "Adult and Community Learning 2024-25" services. The tender included lots focusing on Accredited Learning and Non-accredited Learning, with opportunities for businesses to bid on contracts worth up to £100,000 per year. The procurement method was an open procedure, and the contract was awarded to several suppliers to enhance learners' work prospects and social and economic wellbeing.

This public procurement by Cheshire East Borough Council presents opportunities for businesses involved in adult education services to bid for contracts that support employability skills, ICT, English, and maths. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger organisations can participate in delivering services that have a positive impact on the progression of learners in the Cheshire East area. Businesses offering services aligned with the needs of the local community and local employers are well-suited to compete and contribute to the educational and social development goals of the council.

## Notice

Your bids should address the Learning Environment, and at least one of the following: * Employment * Journey towards Employment * SEND * Maths * English * Digital Skills. Learning Environment Your provision should: * remove barriers to learning through opening hours, locations, resource provision, equal opportunities, and flexible learning; * set out to enable and empower learners to thrive independently in an enjoyable, relaxed, and supportive environment; * be based within the borough of Cheshire East (unless you are offering online learning); * meet the needs of Cheshire East residents and partner organisations; * have a proven delivery model which has a significant impact on the progression of our learners; * demonstrate how you offer multiple entry points to learners from Cheshire East area; * comply with the Equality Act 2010. Applicants should address the following: * provide applications that are realistic, achievable, and measurable; * recruit and enrol learners in line with the ESFA eligibility guidance for the current academic year; * ensure all your tutors and delivery staff are trained and qualified to at least Level 3 and hold a training/teaching qualification; * demonstrate your initial assessment processes and how this knowledge will inform the programme of learning aims and delivery format; * ensure all learners are aware of that the S&LL funding for your projects originates from the ESFA; * demonstrate that high quality information, advice, and guidance (IAG) are available and used to all learners for them to make the biggest gains regarding personal and employability skills; * include an overview of your processes for capturing learner destination and progression information, whether processes need to be developed or how existing processes will be developed further; * achieve targets of 85% for retention, achievement, and timely success; * ensure learners are safe and always have enjoyable learning experiences; * ensure that policies and processes (including adherence to DBS legislation) are in place to ensure the security and safety of learners are understood and agreed by the whole organisation (be this through induction and/or training); * ensure your programmes are accessible to all with appropriate arrangements in place for those with access issues; * demonstrate your venues are risk assessed for Health and Safety; * align your applications to the needs of the local community and local employers; * ensure that timely completion on programmes is predicted accurately and in consultation with the learner and in line with the expectations of S&LL, ESFA minimum standards and Ofsted.

### Lot Information

AEB: Accredited Learning

Accredited Learning (Lot 1) will focus on qualifications supporting employability skills, ICT, English, and maths particularly those who are most disadvantaged with the aim of enhancing learners' work prospects. S&LL will retain 20% of the Education and Skills Funding Agency published funding rate for a learning aim for contract and performance management, quality assurance and support, the processing of data for analysis and processing the returns to the Education and Skills Funding Agency. Where regulated qualifications are delivered, they must be eligible for AEB funding and available at find a learning aim https://submit-learner-data.service.gov.uk/find-a-learningaim/ This LOT is for bids equal to or Lower than PS100,000 per year

Options: There is an option to extend of 1 x 12 months subject to funding. The total value of the award of PS692,516 is for the total term of 2 years.. Year 2 funding of PS346,258 is subject to ESFA funding allocation.

AEB: Non-accredited Learning (Community Learning)

Non-accredited Learning (Lot 2) will focus on turning around the lives of local people to enhance their employability, maximising the impact on the social and economic wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities, particularly those who are most disadvantaged. Payment will be by results for non-accredited learning. Complete funding will only be paid at the discretion of the S&LL Contract Manager, once learner targets have been met and a satisfactory data report has been processed. This LOT is for bids equal to or less than PS50,000 per year.

Options: There is an option to extend of 1 x 12 months subject to funding.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021848-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £692,516 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SANDBACH |
| Post town | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW11 1HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Sandbach Town |
| Westminster constituency | Congleton |
| Delivery location | TLD62 Cheshire East |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | CHESHIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP; CHESHIRE, HALTON & WARRINGTON RACE & EQUALITY CENTRE; CREATE & DEVELOP CAREER SOLUTIONS; THE SKILLS NETWORK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2024 at 13:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021848-2024
- 20 Mar 2024 at 09:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008942-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
- https://submit-learner-data.service.gov.uk/find-a-learningaim/
- https://www.the-chest.org.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-h6vhtk-044aa4. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044aa4.json.