--- title: "Adult Skills Framework 2025-2029" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f840" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04f840" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f840.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f840.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH" published: "2025-03-25" --- # Adult Skills Framework 2025-2029 Buyer: ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f840 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04f840) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04f840.json) ## Summary The Royal Borough of Greenwich has initiated a procurement process titled "Adult Skills Framework 2025-2029," aimed at appointing providers for various educational and training services within the London area. This open procedure tender falls under the services industry category, with a total estimated value of £6,840,000. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, and interested suppliers must submit their bids by 25 April 2025. Regular mini-competitions will be held yearly to allocate contracts for each academic year within the framework's duration, ending on 30 June 2029. The main areas covered include education, training, and employment support services, targeting different local community needs. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education, training, and community support services. SMEs and VCSEs are particularly encouraged to participate, with the framework designed to commission a diverse range of contracts, from small to large, promoting a balanced programme. Suitable candidates include businesses offering instructional services, employment skills training, sector-specific qualifications, and support for disadvantaged groups. The framework's structure allows ongoing opportunities for growth, as successful providers will participate in annual mini-competitions, facilitating a continuous pipeline of contract opportunities aligned with the council’s educational and economic development goals. ## Notice This framework is seeking to appoint providers to the Adult Skills Framework 2025-2029. Mini-competitions will be held yearly ahead of each new academic year. Alongside appointing successful providers to the Framework, the Council will also be seeking quotes by mini competition for the delivery of part of our Adult Learning programme in Greenwich for 2025/26. ### Lot Information Progress into work The areas we would be interested in commissioning are: * Access to apprenticeships/pre-apprenticeship support * Basic Skills, ESOL and ICT * Bespoke pre-employment training and recruitment for major recruitment * Condition Management * Employment Skills * Employment Support * Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) * In work support 6 months * Money Management * Work experience/Volunteering * Moving to Net Zero (Green Skills) Target groups * Unemployed for 6 months plus * People with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities * Economically inactive * People with poor mental health * ESA Claimants Progression outcomes * Individual action plans * Progress toward work * Improved skills * Improved qualifications * Work experience * Improved health/wellbeing * Improved confidence * Sustained/ Job outcomes * Progression into apprenticeship Progression in work The areas we would be interested in commissioning are: * IAG/ career planning * Basic skills ESOL and ICT * Money management * Job specific skills/qualifications * Access to Apprenticeships * Sector specific pre-employment training programmes or tasters for career change, e.g. construction multi-skills, * Up-skilling for change e.g. retrofit skills for construction, digital or ICT, green technology skills * Sector specific ESOL * Self-employment/ starting a business * Moving to Net Zero (Green Skills) Target groups o Below London Living Wage (LLW) o Part-time/insecure workers o Lone parents/parents o No qualification or low qualifications o UC Claimants o At risk of redundancy o Older workers 50+ o ESOL for work o Sector specific e.g. construction, green skills Progression outcomes * Job outcome * Individual action plans * Increase in hours, * Improved job security or pay - LLW * Improved skills * Improved confidence * Qualifications achieved * Progress to further learning/apprenticeship * Business start-up/self-employment Supporting health, integrated and resilient communities Lot 3 Intended Commissioning opportunities * 1st Steps ESOL * Basic Digital/ ICT Skills * Targeted outreach * Horticulture skills and projects * Cultural and creative skills and projects including craft and arts * Partnership with Community and Voluntary Sector * Targeted Family Learning * Starting a business/social enterprise or community business * Support for health, physical activity and well-being - e.g. healthy eating, food and cooking, mindfulness, condition management. * Moving to Net Zero (Green Skills) Target groups (People living with) * Social housing estates * Deprived areas * Children's Centres * BAME groups * Learning Difficulties and or Disabilities * Mental health * Vulnerable groups * Domestic abuse * Elderly * Substance abuse * Homeless * Long term health conditions * Carers Progression outcomes * Reduced social isolation * Improved skills * Improved confidence * Improved access to services * Projects benefitting and involving communities * Improved health/well being * Reduced child obesity/improved healthy eating * Volunteering * Job outcomes * Progression to further learning * Businesses/community enterprises Programme/ and or specific elements can be accredited or certificated. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011046-2025 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | 25 Apr 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 30 Jun 2029 | | Recurrence | 2029-03-01 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £6,840,000 | | Lots value | £5,130,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE18 6HQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East | | ITL 3 | TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich | | Local authority | Greenwich | | Electoral ward | Woolwich Arsenal | | Westminster constituency | Greenwich and Woolwich | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 25 Mar 2025 at 10:20 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011046-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011046-2025 25th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-295 ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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