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title: "Pathway to Devolution Pilot - Accredited Learning"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ea76"
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buyer: "Cheshire East Council"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# Pathway to Devolution Pilot - Accredited Learning

Buyer: Cheshire East Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea76

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## Summary

Cheshire East Council procured accredited learning services for the Cheshire East Borough through its Pathway to Devolution Pilot. The requirement covers education and training services, with delivery across Cheshire East. The procurement was arranged as one completed lot, with two contracts covering the requirement. It is relevant to organisations that design and deliver accredited learning programmes for learners in a local authority setting. The buyer is Cheshire East Council, based in Crewe. The service supports the council’s devolution pilot rather than construction, goods supply or general consultancy, so suppliers should have a direct interest in accredited education, vocational learning, training delivery or related learner support. Both selected providers are based in Cheshire, indicating a locally focused delivery requirement.

The procurement is complete and has resulted in two active contracts from a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. Create & Develop Career Solutions Limited was awarded contract C5718 at £99,959.92 gross; it was signed on 31 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Cheshire Learning Partnership CIC was awarded contract C5920 at £99,993.40 gross; it was signed on 6 August 2026 and runs from 6 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Both awards relate to the single lot and provide education and training services. The published contracting outcome therefore shows two providers sharing delivery of the accredited learning requirement, rather than one supplier holding the whole arrangement.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Cheshire East Council for locally delivered accredited learning at a substantial service scale, with more than one provider used for the same requirement. A credible future competitor would need the capability to deliver accredited education and training reliably across the borough, manage learner outcomes and maintain consistent teaching and assessment quality. The contract’s performance measures also point to the importance of delivery against plan, effective leadership and management, and learners’ personal development, behaviour and welfare. Suppliers should therefore be able to evidence structured programme management, qualified teaching and assessment resources, safeguarding and learner-support arrangements, and a track record of achieving positive learner outcomes. Both an SME provider and a larger community-interest organisation were selected, showing scope for different organisational models.

## Notice

Contract for the provision of Accredited Learning in Cheshire East Borough The contract start date of Contract 2 C5920 was 1 Aug 2026, however there was a delay with signing of the contract, FTS will not allow backdated contract start dates which has resulted in the contract start date showing incorrectly on this notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080324-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 6 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £199,952 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cheshire East Council |
| Locality | CREWE |
| Postcode area | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW1 2JZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Crewe Central |
| Westminster constituency | Crewe and Nantwich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | CHESHIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP CIC; CREATE & DEVELOP CAREER SOLUTIONS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 12:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080324-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080324-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.create-developcs.co.uk
- http://www.springboard.me.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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