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title: "Adult Skills Fund (ASF) and Free Courses for Jobs (FCFJ) - Further Competition from Skills Framework Lot 1"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0786e1"
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buyer: "Devon County Council"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# Adult Skills Fund (ASF) and Free Courses for Jobs (FCFJ) - Further Competition from Skills Framework Lot 1

Buyer: Devon County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0786e1

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## Summary

Devon County Council ran this procurement for the Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority, which will contract with the selected providers while the council manages the contracts. It covers adult education and vocational training for learners aged 19 and over across Devon and Torbay during the 2026/27 academic year. The Adult Skills Fund provision spans creative, cultural and digital industries; hospitality, tourism and retail; and tailored learning and Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs). A separate Free Courses for Jobs strand covers construction training. The intended provision is designed to respond to local needs, support people furthest from the labour market, and contribute to economic development, social inclusion and community wellbeing. The work is education, training and community support services (CPV 80500000).

The procurement has been awarded through a competitive further competition under Devon County Council’s Skills Framework. Awards are pending, with award decisions dated 13 October 2026 and contract signatures scheduled for 23 October 2026. For creative, cultural and digital industries, the selected providers are AIM 2 LEARN LTD, JBC Skills Training Limited, Think Employment Limited and Plymouth City Council; the award is £935,779.20 excluding VAT. Hospitality, tourism and retail was awarded to PGL Training (Plumbing) Limited, Tempus Training Limited and Eat That Frog C.I.C. for £701,637 excluding VAT. Tailored learning and SWAPs went to Eat That Frog C.I.C., Engage Train Support Limited, Young Devon and PGL Training (Plumbing) Limited for £1,199,189.76 excluding VAT. Construction training went to PGL Training (Plumbing) Limited for £139,968 excluding VAT. Each contract runs from 26 October 2026 to 31 October 2027, with an option to extend for a further year, to 31 October 2028.

This award demonstrates demand from the Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority for providers able to deliver adult skills and job-focused training across a varied regional portfolio. Competitors should be able to provide relevant course delivery in the relevant subject area, whether creative, cultural and digital industries, hospitality, tourism and retail, tailored learning and SWAPs, or construction. The successful supplier group included specialist training businesses, a community interest company, a youth organisation and a local authority, showing that the requirement was met by different organisational types and sizes. Credibility for future comparable work will depend on delivering provision responsive to local skills needs and supporting adults furthest from the labour market, alongside effective contract delivery across Devon and Torbay. The framework further-competition route is the route used for this procurement.

## Notice

The Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority (DTCCA). is looking to appoint appoint training providers to deliver Adult Skills Fund (ASF) and Free Courses for Jobs (FCFJ) provision for learners aged 19 and over across Devon and Torbay for the 2026/27 academic year. The procurement was undertaken through a further competition under the DCC Skills Framework. Through this procurement, the DTCCA seeks to secure high-quality delivery partners to provide ASF and FCFJ provision that is responsive to local needs, supports individuals furthest from the labour market, and contributes to the county's strategic objectives for economic development, social inclusion, and community wellbeing. Devon County Council(DCC) is conducting the Procurement on behalf of the DTCCA. The DTCCA will enter into the contract with the successful providers and DCC will manage the contract on behalf of the DTCCA.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096708-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Oct 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,976,573 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Devon County Council |
| Locality | EXETER, |
| Postcode area | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | AIM 2 LEARN LTD; JBC SKILLS TRAINING LIMITED; THINK EMPLOYMENT LIMITED; Plymouth City Council; PGL TRAINING (PLUMBING) LIMITED; Tempus Training; EAT THAT FROG C.I.C.; Engage Train Support Limited; Young Devon |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 16:20 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096708-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096708-2026
  13th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ets-uk.training/
- http://www.jbctraining.co.uk
- http://www.pgltraining.com
- http://www.plymouth.gov.uk
- http://www.tempustraining.co.uk
- http://www.thinkemployment.com
- http://www.youngdevon.org
- https://aim2learn.org/
- https://eatthatfrog.ac.uk/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05f667
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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