Published date: 29 March 2019

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: 23 April 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CHWEST001-DN401036-00111291

Published date

29 March 2019

Closing date

23 April 2019

Contract start date

1 September 2019

Contract end date

1 September 2020

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

Cheshire West and Chester Council are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to secure adult education opportunities in the borough of West Cheshire and Chester. The main focus of the Skills and Employment team is tackling unemployment and particularly long term unemployment across the borough. During 2019-20 , a large proportion of our funding will be targeted for delivery through external organisations to support outcomes for adults aged 19+ who face a range of challenges/barriers to securing sustainable employment.

Throughout 2019-20 we will be commissioning provision that will provide adults with the skills, support and confidence to enable them to secure employment or progress to further learning. We also want to support people in low paid work to improve their skills and progress at work. To meet these aims, we are particularly interested in funding bids from partners specifically tackling the barriers people face when trying to secure employment and/or progress at work within a progression focused curriculum framework.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Debbie Pitcher

Address

HQ
58 Nicholas Street
Chester
CH1 2NP
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1244976943

Email

debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/