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title: "Gloucestershire Framework Agreement for Adult Education: Community and Adult skills programme 2024 - 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045a8e"
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published: "2024-11-25"
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# Gloucestershire Framework Agreement for Adult Education: Community and Adult skills programme 2024 - 2026

Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045a8e

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## Summary

Gloucestershire County Council has set up a framework agreement for the Adult Education: Community and Adult Skills Programme for the years 2024 - 2026. This procurement process, classified under the Adult and Other Education Services category (CPV 80400000), involves various lots aimed at different community education needs, including 'First Steps', 'Employability', and 'Adults with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities'. The Council's procurement method was an open procedure, and the procurement stage is complete as of 25 November 2024. Contracts were signed on 27 June 2024, with suppliers such as Art Shape, Artspace Cinderford, and NCLP securing places on several lots. The total contract value is approximately GBP 830,000, with individual contracts ranging up to 12 months in length.

This framework offers substantial opportunities for SMEs and specialist training providers to participate in delivering crucial educational services aimed at enhancing employability and community skills. Businesses focusing on adult education, especially those with experience in supporting low-skilled, unemployed, or disabled adults, are particularly well-suited to benefit. By participating, these businesses can significantly expand their service delivery, gain access to public sector funding, and reinforce their reputation in the community education sector.

## Notice

Gloucestershire County Council currently provides a range of courses to assist the people of Gloucestershire back to work, improve their employment prospects, confidence and health & wellbeing. The majority of provision is delivered by the service direct delivery arm, Adult Education in Gloucestershire (AEiG). Where need is best met through local or specialist services, the Council seeks to procure delivery from external providers. This intention of this procurement is to set up a framework from which contracts will be called off of varying lengths up to a maximum of 12 months, depending on the type of courses or piece of work, for each qualifying academic year

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Lot 1 First Steps

Lot 2

Lot 2 Employability

Lot 3

Lot 3 Adults with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities

Lot 4

Lot 4. Adult * Supported Internships: Steps into Work (Accredited) Additional information: Award at Framework Agreement stage is 100% Quality. Tenderers who are successfully appointed to the framework for Lots 1-4 will automatically have the right to bid for work on Lot 5.

Lot 5

Lot 5 Local Flex

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038011-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| Lots value | £830,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £630,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL1 2TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | ART SHAPE; ARTSPACE CINDERFORD; NCLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 25 Nov 2024 at 14:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038011-2024
- 17 May 2024 at 15:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015763-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=db24fe16-450d-ef11-812b-005056b64545
- https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk

## Provenance

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