Published date: 10 May 2022

This notice was replaced on 7 September 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 7 September 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£400,000

Procurement reference

CCC001-DN602016-64724064

Published date

10 May 2022

Closing date

10 June 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2023

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

Cambridgeshire County Council is inviting Adult Education providers to bid for funding for the academic year 1 August 2022 - 31 July 2023, with the possibility to extend the contracts for two further years. There is total funding of £400,000 available for 2022-2023.

The Council receives two separate Adult Education Budget (AEB) grants from:
1. Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)/Department for Education (DfE)
2. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA)
We also receive a small allocation for Level 3 qualification delivery through the National Skills Fund managed by the CPCA.
The Council delivers adult education in-house, but a proportion of the grants are sub-contracted to independent providers that deliver training that complements the in-house delivery.

The Adult Education Budget (AEB) aims to engage adults and provide the skills and learning they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or other learning. It enables more flexible tailored programmes of learning to be made available, which may or may not require a qualification, to help eligible learners engage in learning, build confidence, and/or enhance their wellbeing.

The relevant CPCA and ESFA Funding Rules and eligibility criteria for the academic year (1 August 2022 - 31 July 2023) will apply to this funding.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Address

New Shire Hall
Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
England

Email

Procurement2@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/