Published date: 20 February 2025

This notice was replaced on 15 May 2025

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 15 May 2025)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£270,000

Procurement reference

WAFC001-DN763991-69732878

Published date

20 February 2025

Closing date

28 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cumbria Adult Learning 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 Adult Learning Centres
• Specialist Provision (e.g. horticulture, STEM - science, logistics, technology, engineering, and mathematics, health and care)
• Provision to support rural isolation
• Specific target group - LDD, employability

Cumbria 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 accredited skills qualifications which must be available for funding on the DfE Find a Learning Aim System - https://findalearningaimbeta.fasst.org.uk/

This contract is for the provision accredited qualifications in Cumbria. The contract will be for a period of 1 academic year from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2026.

Provision will be split into lots outlined in paragraph 1.4 of the Invitation to Tender documents. Providers can bid for whole geographic lots (Lot 1 or Lot 2), sub lots (A, B, C.....) or multiples of each.

The total contract value will not exceed £270k over the 12-month period.

Further details of the Contract and the Lots are included in the Invitation to Tender documents, available via The Chest. 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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Alison Henderson

Address

South Lakeland House
Lowther Street
Kendal
LA9 4DQ
England

Email

alison.henderson@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

Website

https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/