Published date: 1 July 2022
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£300,000
Procurement reference
CUM001-DN596476-55297052
Published date
1 July 2022
Closing date
31 March 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 August 2022
Contract end date
31 July 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Cumbria County Council Community Learning and Skills is looking to develop a range of partnerships with subcontracted providers to help us:
• Provide additional capacity in specific curriculum and geographic areas not covered by our own community learning centres
• Specialist Provision (e.g. horticulture, STEM - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, health and care)
• Provision to support rural isolation
• Specific target group - LDD, employability
Adult Learning are inviting submissions by training providers to deliver subcontracted provision to meet the gaps outlined in our rationale. This provision will consist of mainly accredited skills qualifications which must be available for funding on the ESFA Find a Learning Aim System - https://findalearningaimbeta.fasst.org.uk/
We will also procure a small proportion of non-accredited community learning provision in the Carlisle area only. This should link directly to the digital and core curriculum with clear progression pathways to accredited qualifications.
This contract is for the provision accredited qualifications and non-accredited courses in each of the six areas of Cumbria. The contract will be for a period of 1 academic year from 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2023.
Provision will be split into geographic lots outlined in paragraph 1.5 of the ITT. Providers can bid for whole geographic lots (Lot 1, Lot 2.....), sub lots (A, B, C.....) or multiples of both. .
The total contract value will not exceed £300k over the academic year.
Further details of the Contract requirements and the Lots are included in the Tender Documents, available via The Chest - https//www.the-chest.org.uk
All clarifications regarding the Tender Documents must be directed via the messages area of the project dashboard. Any queries regarding using The Chest - please use the support available from the home page.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Provision of Adult Learning in Cumbria
- Opportunity
- Published 28 February 2022
Additional text
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Full tender documents and specification are available via The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk
All queries and tender submissions must be via The Chest.
Impact of LGR - Please note that Cumbria is currently undergoing a Local Government Reorganisation. Government has announced that Cumbria County Council and the six district councils are to be replaced by two unitary authorities with effect from 01 April 2023. This Agreement is for use by Cumbria County Council as identified in the contract notice and any successor council(s) as defined in The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008 of Cumbria County Council.
Award information
Awarded date
18 May 2022
Contract start date
1 August 2022
Contract end date
31 July 2023
Total value of contract
£299,000
This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.
Gen II Engineering & Technology Training Ltd
Address
CA14 4JJ
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Kingmoor Community & Business Centre
Address
CA3 0DU
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Newton Rigg Ltd t/a NR Training
Address
CA11 0AH
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
PHX Training Ltd
Address
CA1 1ES
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Alison Henderson
Address
Cumbria House
107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
England
Telephone
+44 1228221741
alison.e.henderson@cumbria.gov.uk
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Closing: 31 March 2022, 12pm