Published date: 30 August 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 13 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£450,000 to £990,000

Procurement reference

CHEAST001-DN125012-65284569

Published date

30 August 2017

Closing date

13 July 2017

Contract start date

1 August 2017

Contract end date

31 July 2018

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?

Yes


Description

Cheshire East Lifelong Learning (CE LL) is undertaking a commissioning exercise to set up an approved supplier list for the procurement of Adult Education Budget Provision for the residents of the Borough.

CE LL is funded as the lead body for Adult Education Budget provision and will be sub-contracting work under this funding stream. Providers will need to meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the service specification in order to be considered for the list.

The approved supplier list will be split into lots as below:
Lot 1 Adult Education Budget Provision: Accredited Learning
Lot 2 Adult Education Budget Provision: Health and Wellbeing Programmes (Non-accredited learning)
Lot 3 Adult Education Budget Provision: Taster/Engagement Programmes (Non-accredited learning)
Lot 4 Adult Education Budget Provision: Longer programmes leading to Employment Outcomes (Non-accredited learning)
Lot 5 (+) - Additional lots may be added throughout the life of the approved supplier list (to be advised at a later date should the need arise).

A proportion of the funding will be targeted at the 19+ age group who face challenges securing sustainable employment. The non-accredited learning will focus on turning around the lives of local people and maximising the impact of public funding on the social and economic wellbeing of individuals, families and communities with a strong focus on those who are most disadvantaged.

A proportion of funding will be accredited learning and will be focused on unemployed individuals within the Borough who are eligible for full funding as outlined in the service specification. Commissioned provision will be aimed at entry level to level 2. This learning will be targeted at meeting local wellbeing and employment priorities in a number of subject areas.

The approved supplier list will be opened via The Chest a minimum of 3 times per year so that new providers can join the list. Being accepted onto the list is no guarantee of any volume of work. Potential Provider's who fail to get onto the list may re-apply to join a maximum of 3 times.

Cheshire East Council reserves the right to negotiate on aspects of providers bids post acceptance onto the list and prior to any contract award based on the call off criteria laid out in the service specification.

The budget is a maximum of £495K per year across all lots.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

15 006 Lifelong Learning - Adult Education Budget

  • Opportunity
  • Published 12 June 2017

Links


Award information

Awarded date

8 August 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 July 2018

Total value of contract

£990,000

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Ruby ELite Training Ltd

Address

ST3 2LT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

NTG Training Ltd

Address

ch4 8rd

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

EDGE Inclusion Consultancy

Address

SK10 1QQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Victoria Adjekum

Address

Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
England

Telephone

+44 1270686440

Email

Victoria.adjekum@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/