Adult Education Budget 2023 Procurement - ITT_2002 (Contracts for Services)

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education

Other - Light Touch Regime

CPV: Adult and other education services (80400000)

Published panel value£74,702,770Shared across 54 suppliers; not a single purchase

Contract ends 31 Jul 2027

Panel 54 suppliersAcademy Transformation Trust Further Education, Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd, Acorn Training Ltd and 51 more

Contract starts 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Existing ESFA-Funded AEB contracts for services came to an end on 31 July 2023 and therefore the Department for Education (the "Authority") was required to undertake a further procurement exercise to secure this provision.

The Authority, on behalf of the ESFA, conducted a competitive procurement exercise (carried out in accordance with the Light Touch Regime, applying the principles of the Open Procedure as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015) for new ESFA-funded AEB contracts for services. These contracts will commence on 1 August 2023 for an initial period of twelve months covering the 2023/24 academic year, with options to extend further by up to three 12-month periods (extension will depend on factors including individual supplier performance and government spending priorities ).

Providers were required to meet the criteria and quality standards that were set out in the procurement documents.

The contracts awarded through this procurement exercise are for qualifications-based provision and/or their components described in the AEB funding rules and/or the Free Courses For Jobs ("FCFJ") offer.

Multiple providers were sought to deliver the service across the non-devolved regions of England only. This means individual suppliers were limited to a maximum contract value, referred to as a 'tender cap' according to factors including their experience of providing similar services and the size of the bidding organisation. Note however that the Authority did not guarantee that providers who were successfully appointed would necessarily receive funding in an amount equivalent to their applicable tender cap.

Separately to this, an overall maximum contract value of £2.5 million per year applied to each Provider (albeit subject to availability of funding/provider performance, the Authority may award funding beyond the afore-mentioned 'caps' to providers if/when further funding becomes available and therefore annual contract values may increase in due course).

Following award, contract values may be increased or decreased according to factors including performance by the contractor and government funding priorities as were explained in the procurement documents.

Given the duration of the contract, the Authority may (at its absolute discretion) agree to variations in respect of the subject-matter of the courses delivered to the extent that such courses continue to fall within the auspices of adult education and the relevant funding rules as described above.

The procurement was open to providers who are seeking to deliver adult education and training provision funded by the ESFA AEB and FCFJ (and/or any other relevant public sector funding which may become available to deliver adult education programmes from time to time). Awarded Providers must deliver such provision in accordance with the current funding rules applicable to such funding (such that the provision is wholly fundable within the scope of those funding rules).

Published procurement details

Procedure: Other - Light Touch Regime
Buyer reference: tender_304845/1251457
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: Yes
Tender deadline: 6 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT
Published: 3 Feb 2023, 17:26 GMT
Procurement method: Open
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: North East, United Kingdom; North West, United Kingdom; Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom; East Midlands, United Kingdom; West Midlands, United Kingdom; East of England, United Kingdom; South East, United Kingdom; South West, United Kingdom
Description: Academy Transformation Trust Further Education: Contract Value - £1,397,330.00
Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd: Contract Value - £672,451.00
Acorn Training Ltd: Contract Value - £2,499,653.00
Agincare Group Ltd: Contract Value - £345,180.00
Aspire Sporting Academy Ltd: Contract Value - £2,497,849.00
Back 2 Work Complete Training Limited: Contract Value - £2,498,970.00
Barnet and Southgate College: Contract Value - £603,600.00
Beacon Education Partnership Ltd: Contract Value - £522,020.00
CECOS College London (CECOS Computing International): Contract Value - £984,247.00
Challenge-trg Skills Ltd: Contract value - £1,303,897.00
Community Training Portal Ltd: Contract Value - £1,791,855.00
CT Skills Ltd: Contract Value - £2,499,753.00
Derby Business College Limited: Contract Value - £2,499,123.00
Eden Training Academy Limited: Contract Value - £734,440.00
E-Training Limited: Contract Value - £332,000.00
EVOLVE YOUR FUTURE LIMITED: Contract Value - £298,978.00
Free to Learn Ltd: Contract Value - £1,499,175.00
Functional Skills UK: Contract Value - £977,040.00
Humber Learning Consortium: Contract Value - £477,000.00
Inspira Cumbria Ltd: Contract Value - £539,500.00
JBC Skills Training Limited: Contract value - £1,663,764.00
Let Me Play Limited: Contract value - £2,499,467.00
LOGISTICS SKILLS & CONSULTANCY LTD: Contract Value - £236,580.00
Martinex Limited: Contract Value - £736,920.00
North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association: Contract Value - £655,523.00
Pathway First Limited: Contract Value - £2,463,102.00
PET-Xi Training Limited: Contract Value - £2,499,788.00
PGL Training (Plumbing) Limited: Contract value - £1,129,076.00
PHX Training: Contract Value - £1,499,825.00
Prevista Ltd: Contract Value - £2,499,442.00
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LTD: Contract Value - £385,359.00
Qdos Training Limited: Contract Value - £1,096,000.00
Realise Learning and Employment Limited: Contract Value - £2,500,001.00
Resources NE Ltd: Contract Value - £378,407.00
Sapphire Logistics & Consultancy Ltd: Contract Value - £448,196.00
SCCU Ltd: Contract Value - £2,060,700.00
SCL Education and Training Limited: Contract Value - £2,107,435.00
Skills Max Academy: Contract value - £749,110.00
Sutton Coldfield Training Limited: Contract value - £2,150,170.00
Technical Professionals Limited: Contract Value - £446,442.00
That Nail Place Limited: Contract Value - £417,740.00
The Construction Skills People Ltd: Contract value - £2,499,980.00
The Forward Trust: Contract value - £304,108.00
Futures Advice, Skills and Employment Limited: Contract value - £2,499,655.00
The Skills Centre London: Contract Value - £2,270,045.00
The Skills Network: Contract value - £2,496,460.00
The Training Brokers Limited: Contract value - £675,909.00
Think Employment Limited: Contract Value - £1,751,285.00
Three Dimensional Training Limited: Contract Value - £704,623.00
Training Strategies Ltd: Contract Value - £2,497,664.00
Triage Central Ltd: Contract value - £538,400.00
TRN (Train) Ltd: Contract Value - £1,289,024.00
Twin Training International Limited: Contract value - £2,496,042.00
Workpays Limited: Contract Value - £1,082,360.00

Key dates

Published dates

Notice published
3 Feb 2023
Award decision
24 Jul 2023
Contract starts
1 Aug 2023
Contract ends
31 Jul 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for EducationContracting authority Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT, EnglandContact name, email, phone
URL
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

Suppliers named on the notice

Academy Transformation Trust Further EducationSupplier Unit 4, 2nd Floor, Emmanuel Court, Reddicroft, Sutton Coldfield B73 6AZ
Identifier
07846852 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
Access Training (East Midlands) LtdSupplier 149-155 Canal Street, Nottingham, NG1 7HR
Identifier
05398372 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Acorn Training LtdSupplier 140 Brownhills Road, Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 4JU
Identifier
06517343 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Agincare Group LtdSupplier "Agincare House, Admiralty Buildings, Castletown, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1BB "
Identifier
06182736 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
Aspire Sporting Academy LtdSupplier 19 Victoria Street, Burn-ham-On-Sea, Somerset, TA8 1AL
Identifier
07265113 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Back 2 Work Complete Training LimitedSupplier Universal Square, Manchester, M12 6JH
Identifier
07559200 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Barnet and Southgate CollegeSupplier Wood Street Campus, Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4AZ
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
Beacon Education Partnership LtdSupplier 85-87 Bayham Street, London, NW1 0AG
Identifier
07590970 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
CECOS College London (CECOS Computing International)Supplier 1st Floor, 23 South Mall, St. Georges Chambers, Edmonton Green, London, United Kingdom, N9 0TS
Identifier
07075986 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Challenge-trg Skills LtdSupplier 1 Smithy Court, Wigan, England, WN3 6PS
Identifier
04819289 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
Community Training Portal LtdSupplier 260-270 Butterfield Great Marlings, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, LU2 8DL
Identifier
05096438 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
CT Skills LtdSupplier Unit 1, Priory Court, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG9 2TA.
Identifier
04307537 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Derby Business College LimitedSupplier 3-4 St Peter's Churchyard, Derby, DE1 1NN
Identifier
04077741 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Eden Training Academy LimitedSupplier Eden Training Academy, 12 Belasis Court, Billingham, Cleveland, TS4AZ
Identifier
10132892 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
E-Training LimitedSupplier First floor, The Greenwich Centre, 12 Lambarde Square, Greenwich SE10 9GB
Identifier
04439071 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
EVOLVE YOUR FUTURE LIMITEDSupplier "155 Wellingborough Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire NN10 9TB"
Identifier
06260834 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Free to Learn LtdSupplier Goldwins Limited, 75 Maygrove Road, West Hampstead, London, NW62EG
Identifier
07347571 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Functional Skills UKSupplier 168 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2DL
Identifier
08945446 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Humber Learning ConsortiumSupplier 63-71 Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2LL
Identifier
04383779 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
Yes
Business size
SME
Inspira Cumbria LtdSupplier Gillan Way, Penrith 40 Business Park, Penrith
Identifier
04182567 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
Yes
Business size
SME
JBC Skills Training LimitedSupplier Stoneleigh House 66-70 Earlsdon Street, Earlsdon, Coventry, England, CV5 6EJ
Identifier
05801956 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Let Me Play LimitedSupplier 4 Berghem Mews, Blythe Road, London, W14 0HN
Identifier
05536416 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
LOGISTICS SKILLS & CONSULTANCY LTDSupplier UNIT C24 TROMSO CLOSE TYNE TUNNEL TRADING ESTATE NORTH SHIELDS TYNE AND WEAR NE29 7XH
Identifier
07891085 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Martinex LimitedSupplier Britannia House, 1/11 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith, W6 0LH
Identifier
02328159 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training AssociationSupplier 151-153 Marsh Street North Hanley Stoke on Trent Staffordshire ST1 5HR
Identifier
00926888 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Pathway First LimitedSupplier Amington House, 95 Amington Road, Birmingham B25 8EP
Identifier
04905838 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
PET-Xi Training LimitedSupplier Unit 4 Westwood House Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park Coventry CV4 8HS
Identifier
03092428 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
PGL Training (Plumbing) LimitedSupplier 1 Colleton Crescent Exeter Devon EX2 4DG
Identifier
05114567 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
PHX TrainingSupplier 3-5 Victoria Place, Victoria Place, Carlisle, England, CA1 1EJ
Identifier
05026641 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Prevista LtdSupplier United House, North Road, Islington, London, N7 9DP
Identifier
03148833 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LTDSupplier Milnyard Business Centre 1 Milnyard Square, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, England, PE2 6GX
Identifier
08770318 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Qdos Training LimitedSupplier Byron House, Commercial Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 1EE
Identifier
06012731 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Realise Learning and Employment LimitedSupplier 12 Europa View, Sheffield Business Park, Sheffield, S9 1XH
Identifier
07703720 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
Resources NE LtdSupplier 6b Southwick Industrial Estate North Hylton Road Sunderland Tyne and Wear SR5 3TX
Identifier
06699536 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Sapphire Logistics & Consultancy LtdSupplier Office 3 - 3a, First Floor, School House, Church Road, Dudley, DY2 0LY
Identifier
10065621 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
SCCU LtdSupplier 7 Orchard Court, Binley Business Park, Harry Weston Road Binley Business Park, CV3 2TQ
Identifier
07150887 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
SCL Education and Training LimitedSupplier 7 Lakeside Business Park, Swan Lane, Sandhurst, Berkshire, United Kingdom, GU47 9DN
Identifier
08643730 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Skills Max AcademySupplier Space Works, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QZ
Identifier
08103134 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Sutton Coldfield Training LimitedSupplier SCT, 29 Gate Lane Boldmere, B73 5TR
Identifier
06688087 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Technical Professionals LimitedSupplier 5th Floor, 14-16 Dowgate Hill, London, EC4R 2SU
Identifier
06161067 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
That Nail Place LimitedSupplier 10 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1DZ
Identifier
05515542 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
The Construction Skills People LtdSupplier Unit 1, The Bridge Business Centre, Beresford Way, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9FG
Identifier
06616608 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
The Forward TrustSupplier Unit 106 - 7, Edinburgh House 170 Kennington Lane London SE11 5DP
Identifier
02560474 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
Yes
Business size
Large
Futures Advice, Skills and Employment LimitedSupplier 57 Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, NG1 6GE
Identifier
04172770 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
Yes
Business size
Large
The Skills Centre LondonSupplier Unit 7 Cae Gwyrdd, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales, CF15 7AB
Identifier
06401277 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
The Skills NetworkSupplier Unit 16 Abbey Court, Benedict Drive, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8RY
Identifier
06445363 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
The Training Brokers LimitedSupplier Wesley House Wesley Street, Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom, M27 6AD
Identifier
07515277 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Think Employment LimitedSupplier Provincial House, 140 Victoria Street, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 1NX
Identifier
04109488 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Three Dimensional Training LimitedSupplier 32 Woodside Business Park, Shore Road, Birkenhead, England, CH41 1EL
Identifier
10125130 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Training Strategies LtdSupplier 116 Duke Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, L1 5JW
Identifier
06612810 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Triage Central LtdSupplier Earlsgate House, 35 St. Ninians Road, Stirling, FK8 2HE
Identifier
SC186908 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
TRN (Train) LtdSupplier Endeavour House Colmet Court, Queensway South, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, England, NE11 0EF
Identifier
04170619 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Twin Training International LimitedSupplier 12 Lambarde Square, London, SE10 9GB
Identifier
03118260 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME
Workpays LimitedSupplier Springwell House, Newbold Road, Chesterfield, England, S41 7PS
Identifier
07387325 · GB-COH
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME

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Notices published for this procedure

Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder tenderTender noticeen3 Feb 2023, 17:26 GMT
Updated 6 Feb 2023, 12:10 GMT
Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen30 Aug 2023, 12:08 BST

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Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-ac4c5cac-a120-4f80-8fdc-0f6eddd758d1-2023-08-30T12:08:26+01:00
Published: 3 Feb 2023
Latest update: 30 Aug 2023
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-ac4c5cac-a120-4f80-8fdc-0f6eddd758d1
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-ac4c5cac-a120-4f80-8fdc-0f6eddd758d1-1