Published date: 18 April 2024

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 31 May 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£638,000

Procurement reference

CCC001-DN719682-14788700

Published date

18 April 2024

Closing date

31 May 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Cambridgeshire County Council are inviting Adult Education providers to bid for a place on the Cambridgeshire Skills Approved Provider List' to deliver AEB. Successful bidders will have the chance to be granted funding for the academic year(s) 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2026, with the possibility to extend the Approved Provider List for two further years. There is total funding of £638,000 available per year.

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)

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 2024 - 31 July 2025) will apply to this funding.

More information

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Marcus Wood

Address

New Shire Hall
Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
England

Telephone

+44 7700000000

Email

marcus.wood@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Website

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