Published date: 30 April 2024
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£350,000
Procurement reference
WAFC001-DN713656-49889708
Published date
30 April 2024
Closing date
28 March 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 May 2024
Contract end date
31 July 2025
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
Adult Learning in Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland is looking to develop a range of partnerships with subcontracted providers to help us:\r
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• Provide additional capacity in specific curriculum and geographic areas not covered by our own Adult Learning Centres\r
• Specialist Provision (e.g. horticulture, STEM - science, logistics, technology, engineering, and mathematics, health and care)\r
• Provision to support rural isolation\r
• Specific target group - LDD, employability\r
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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 ESFA Find a Learning Aim System - https://findalearningaimbeta.fasst.org.uk/\r
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This contract is for the provision accredited qualifications in Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland. The contract will be for a period of 1 academic year from 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2025. However, there is an additional contract for provision of logistics qualifications which will run for 15 months 1st May 2024 to 31st July 2025.\r
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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, Lot 2, Lot 3.....), sub lots (A, B, C.....) or multiples of each.\r
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The total contract value will not exceed £350k over the 15 month period.\r
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Further details of the Contract and the Lots are included in the Invitation to Tender documents, available via The Chest ( 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.\r
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The submission deadline is 12 Noon, Thursday 28th March 2024.\r
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Provision of Adult Learning Services
- Opportunity
- Published 4 March 2024
Award information
Awarded date
15 April 2024
Contract start date
1 May 2024
Contract end date
31 July 2025
Total value of contract
£338,000
This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.
Learning Curve Group
Address
DL16 6FS
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
System People (Carlisle) Ltd
Address
CA1 1RP
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
The Skills Network
Address
Y08 8RY
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Alison Henderson
Address
South Lakeland House
Lowther Street
Kendal
LA9 4DQ
England
Telephone
+44 1228221741
alison.henderson@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
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