CPCA - Adult Education Budget (AEB)

Contract summary

Industry

• Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CPCA001-DN561786-18855769

Published date

10 August 2023

Closing date

13 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

30 July 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (the CPCA) covers the Local Authority areas of Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Council, Peterborough City Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council.\r
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The CPCA intends to procure high quality adult education and training. CPCA are seeking to build effective contractual relationships and continue to implement local flexibilities through our devolution agreement. Successful training providers will deliver contracts for services that meet our quality standards and delivery expectations aligned to the skills needs of the CPCA region. Through the tendering process successful providers will demonstrate an understanding of our local authority areas, the needs of resident learners and employers, and how they would work alongside our FE Colleges and Local Authority grant funded organisations to add value to the local curriculum offer for CPCA residents.\r
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From the 2019/20 academic year, the CPCA has held responsibility for the regions share of devolved Adult Education Budget (AEB) and how it is delivered. The AEB aims to engage adults and provide them with the skills and learning needed for work or further learning. In addition, it will improve employability skills including communication, self-confidence and attitude to work and enable people to contribute to the social wellbeing of their community.\r
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In addition to the AEB, further government funding from the National Skills Fund: Level 3 adult Offer has been delegated to the CPCA for Level 3 Courses for the 2022/23 academic year.\r
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The CPCAs vision is to increase skills and career progression through a network of providers operating as a 'skills escalator', in enabling adults to increase their skills levels, their productivity, and quality of life, by progressing from lower to higher levels of learning and earnings.\r
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A headline focus of this Commissioning round is to:\r
• Increase the proportion of Peterborough and Fenland residents with a Level 3 qualification\r
• Reduce the number of Peterborough and Fenland residents with no formal qualifications\r
• Target residents living in the relatively most deprived postcodes in the sub-regions, including wider Cambridgeshire and parts of Cambridge City\r
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CPCAs overall commissioning approach will involve a combination of plan-led commissioning with grant providers and procured provision delivered through Contract for Services. This opportunity is concerned solely with procured activity.\r
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We expect that funding for the new Multiply program will be allocated to the CPCA for a three-year period from 2022/23 - 2024-25 academic year. Please be aware that at the time of publication, funding for Multiply has not been confirmed however is being included in this procurement to enable us to efficiently plan for and procure providers ready for launch in Autumn 2022.

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CPCA - Adult Education Budget (AEB)

• Awarded contract
• Published 19 October 2022

Links

• https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d910a063-7a7f-ec11-8110-005056b64545
• Advert

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Award information

Awarded date

30 August 2022

Contract start date

5 September 2022

Contract end date

4 September 2027

Total value of contract

£4,500,000

This contract was awarded to 16 suppliers.

Back 2 Work Complete Training

Capita

eVolve your future Limited

GNR Training Ltd

Ixion Holdings (Contracts) Limited

Learning Curve Group Limited

MPCT

Pathway First Limited t/a Pathway Group

PeoplePlus Group Ltd

The Portland Training Company Limited

Runway Training Ltd

Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited

Steadfast Training Ltd

TCHC

The Construction Skills People Ltd

The Skills Network

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About the buyer

Contact name

Chantel Allott

Address

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
72 Market Street
Ely
CB7 4LS
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1480277180

Email

chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

Website

https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk