Published date: 16 July 2025

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


Closing: 20 June 2025, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

B69 3DB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-230-9399-SAFLTL202526 - AWARD

Published date

16 July 2025

Closing date

20 June 2025

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

30 June 2026

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Council wishes to invite applications for funding for the Adult Skills Programme from providers with a proven track record and, where applicable, an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding (see provider requirements and eligibility below).

The contract and timescale for delivery will cover learners enrolling and undertaking learning from 1st August 2025 to 30th June 2026. Delivery of provision must be completed by 30th June 2026.

Programmes are to be targeted at adults (aged over 19 on 31st August 2025) from one or more of the following groups:

? Adults who are unemployed.
? Adults who have been made recently redundant.
? Adults with no or low qualifications.
? Adults with low skills and no skills and who would benefit from taking a first step back into structured education and training.
? Adults with enduring mental ill health.
? Carers.
? Homeless adults and adults living in hostel accommodation.
? Adults with learning difficulties/disabilities.
? Adults from ethnic minority groups.
? Male adults.
? Younger adults, aged 19 to 24 years.
? Older adults (usually 50+) who missed out on education when they were younger for various reasons.
? Newcomers into Sandwell facing specific barriers and experiencing significant disadvantages, reflecting local needs.

Courses should:

? Have clear learning aims that will result in adults being better prepared to move on to further learning, work or volunteering.
? Be delivered by tutors with appropriate subject qualifications who hold a minimum of a level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent.
? Address local needs.
? Address one or more of the Sandwell Adult and Family Learning Service commissioning priorities outlined in Annex A of the attached specification.
? Be delivered between 1st August 2025 and 30th June 2026.

We expect activities to be in response to local needs and to deliver community-based learning activities. We expect to commission a range of providers to access different groups of learners in different areas of Sandwell who can produce high levels of positive progressions into further learning and/or employment

Award information

Awarded date

15 July 2025

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

30 June 2026

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

CPC Training Consultants Ltd

Address

Unit 2, Popes Lane (corner of Albert St East), Oldbury, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B69 4PA

Reference

None

Local Education and Development

Address

The Big Peg, 120 Vyse Street, 728, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham , West MIDLANDS, United Kingdom, B186NF

Reference

None

TOPPS Social Enterprise Limited

Address

Unit 9 Belper Enterprise Park, Greets Green Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B70 9EN

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Sian Breese

Address

Freeth Street
West Midlands
West Midlands
B69 3DB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 569 2195

Email

sian_breese@sandwell.gov.uk