Provision of Buckinghamshire Council Adult Skills Fund & Free Courses for Jobs 2026/27 - AWARD

Official notice

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - e-Tendering System

Restricted procedure

CPV: Adult and other education services (80400000)

Published panel value£98,134Shared across 5 suppliers; not a single purchase

Contract ends 31 Jul 2027

Panel 5 suppliersAKG (UK) Learning Limited, JBC Skills Training Limited, Martinex Limited, T/A Burleigh College and 2 more

Contract starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Buckinghamshire Council has awarded contracts for the Provision of Adult Skills Fund & Free Courses for Jobs 2026/27 in two Programmes:

Programme 1 - Devolved Adult Skills Fund (ASF) and

Programme 2 - Free Courses for Jobs (FCFJ).

The procurement was undertaken as a further competition from the Government Commercial Agency (formerly CCS) Adult Skills and Learning Dynamic Purchasing System Reference RM6348. CCS Portal reference itt_89261.

Providers were limited to being awarded contracts for a maximum of two priority skill sectors in Programme 1 ASF and two priority skill sectors in Programme 2 FCFJ.

The start date of the contracts is 1st August 2026. The term of the contracts is one year with the option to extend for a further year, subject to satisfactory performance, continued funding availability, completion of financial due diligence and all necessary approvals.

The contracts value of £1,275,536 covers the 12 month initial term and the option to extend for a further 12 months.

Published procurement details

Procedure: Restricted procedure
Buyer reference: IT-654-1620-BC/0001620 - AWARD
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: No
Published tender value: £1,275,536.00
Min Value: £637,768.00
Tender deadline: 30 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
Procurement method: Selective
Additional classifications 1: Reference: 80500000
Additional classifications 1: Scheme: CPV
Additional classifications 1: Description: Training services
Tender contract period: Start date: 1 Aug 2026, 01:00 BST
Tender contract period: End date: 31 Jul 2027, 23:59 BST
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: HP19 8FF; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates

Award decision
20 Jul 2026
Contract starts
1 Aug 2026
Notice published
14 Aug 2026
Contract ends
31 Jul 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Buckinghamshire Council - e-Tendering SystemContracting authority The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8FF, United KingdomContact name, email, phone

Suppliers named on the notice

AKG (UK) Learning LimitedSupplier Room 471, Building 4 North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, London, United Kingdom, N11 1GN
JBC Skills Training LimitedSupplier Stoneleigh House, 66-70 Earlsdon Street, Earlsdon, Coventry, United Kingdom, CV5 6EJ
Martinex Limited, T/A Burleigh CollegeSupplier Britannia House 1-11 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom, W6 0LH
Professional Training Solutions LimitedSupplier Stoke Hills, Farnham, Surrey , United Kingdom, GU9 7TD
Staff Power Training LtdSupplier 0, United Kingdom, 0

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen14 Aug 2026, 09:31 BST

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-bc598feb-6da8-459a-bebc-b23b430f2574-2026-08-14T09:31:58+01:00
Published: 14 Aug 2026
Latest update: 14 Aug 2026
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-bc598feb-6da8-459a-bebc-b23b430f2574
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-bc598feb-6da8-459a-bebc-b23b430f2574-1