Published date: 11 June 2018

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: 9 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£350,000

Procurement reference

CHEAST001-DN345903-57285731

Published date

11 June 2018

Closing date

9 July 2018

Contract start date

1 August 2018

Contract end date

31 July 2019

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

This tender process is an opportunity for organisations become a member of the 'Provider Panel', to provide a compliant route to review the potential enablement of ESFA funding allocation for Adult and Community Learning. Cheshire East Lifelong Learning (CELL) is undertaking a commissioning exercise to procure and develop Adult Education Budget provision for the residents of the Borough reference Public Contracts Regulation Light Touch Regime. This will be delivered in the form of a Contract for the Provision of an Adult and Community Learning: Provider Panel. As this is a Provider Panel, no commitments to service provision and /or funding applications will be made by the Council. These decisions will be made during the term of the Contract by following the call-off criteria shown within the specification documents on 'The Chest' e-tendering portal. https://www.the-chest.org.uk/?ReadForm&login. The project focusses on Learning programmes and/or projects which are aligned to the Education and Skills Funding Agency funding requirements, the priorities set by CELL, Cheshire East Council and Cheshire and Warrington LEP and which match the needs of local people, communities and employers, and the contract will be managed closely to these standards.
The Council reserves the right to reopen the procurement process periodically during an academic year, subject to the needs of the Council, the Local Area and Central Government Funding Allocations, and this will at a maximum of 3 times per academic year.

Lot 1: Accredited Learning
Lot 2: Non-accredited learning
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Taster/Engagement Programmes
• Longer programmes leading to Employment

About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Hyland

Address

Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
England

Telephone

+44 1270686453

Email

emma.hyland@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/