Published date: 6 March 2020

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.


Closing: 6 April 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£1,380,000

Procurement reference

BOURN001-DN457663-98477244

Published date

6 March 2020

Closing date

6 April 2020

Contract start date

1 August 2020

Contract end date

31 July 2024

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

Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council is seeking a supplier to provide the following Service: Education & Skills Funding Agency Provision for Adults

Skills & Learning Adult Community Education is the merged local authority adult learning provider covering all of Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole.

It holds a contract for the delivery of Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funded provision for Adult Skills provision within Dorset. Some of the funding received is allocated to third parties to enable the Service to increase its reach to priority learners.

The funding paid to the supplier will be 80% of the funding received from the ESFA for each learner recruited. Skills & Learning retain 20% of the funding and this figure represents the total cost that the Service incurs in effectively identifying, selecting and managing all sub-contracted provision.


About the buyer

Contact name

Strategic Procurement Team

Address

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Town Hall
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1202451417

Email

procurement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Website

https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk