---
title: "Adult Education Budget 2025/2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a60c"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2025-10-01"
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# Adult Education Budget 2025/2026

Buyer: WIGAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a60c

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## Summary

Wigan Council has completed a procurement process titled "Adult Education Budget 2025/2026" focused on providing adult learning and skills training in the Wigan borough. This process falls within the education and training services sector, under the industry classification code 80000000. The procurement was executed through a direct method, below threshold - without competition, meaning the contract was awarded without a competitive tender. The contract was awarded to TMP STUDIOS CIC, with the active contract period running from 24th September 2025 to 31st July 2026. This award, published on 1st October 2025, underscores a commitment to enhancing education opportunities for residents across the Wigan area.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities for providers in the adult education sector, especially those specialising in skills development aimed at supporting employment and progression to higher learning. Large-scale educational institutions or service providers could benefit greatly by leveraging this platform to offer courses that align with local economic needs and the labour market. TMP STUDIOS CIC’s engagement in this process highlights the advantages for entities equipped to deliver high-quality educational outcomes that meet strategic local development goals. This procurement encourages businesses with expertise in adult learning and trainee engagement to position themselves as key stakeholders in the evolving educational landscape of the Wigan region.

## Notice

TMP have been contracted to deliver approved Adult Learning, with agreed qualification aims to residents across the full Wigan borough for a number of years now. The contract is to provide Adult Learning courses to Wigan residents are issued on a year-by-year basis. Aim: The principle purpose of the ASF funding is to engage adults and provide them with the skills needed to support residents to enter and sustain work, and/or progression to an apprenticeship / traineeship, or other further/higher learning. In the Wigan Borough, this means high quality provision that leads to demonstrable improvements in opportunities, positive outcomes for individuals and clear progression pathways for our residents, with a clear line of sight into the local labour market and future economic development opportunities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061397-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 23 Sep 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £139,795 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WIGAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIGAN |
| Post town | Wigan |
| Postcode | WN1 1YN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Electoral ward | Wigan Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wigan |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TMP STUDIOS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2025 at 13:58 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061397-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061397-2025
  1st October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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