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Published 11 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Reopening Adult Skills Fund Pseudo Framework Agreement

Official notice

Authority: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServices
Framework ceiling (notional)£40,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 14 Jul 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Procurement of Learning Organisations to be appointed onto the Adult Skills Fund Framework

CPV: Adult and other education services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed

Lot 1 - Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed

This Lot invites provision to support South Yorkshire residents looking to reskill or upskill by gaining qualifications, and is complementary or additional to any national/regional or locally funded activity and should include at least the following activities:

  • 19+, First qualification, Legal entitlements, Maths & English, RQF, Regulated learning only.
  • Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support.
  • Unemployed & SWAPS - Inactive - linking into Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, Pathways to Work, community learning support and other provision.
  • Employed, self-employed, at risk of redundancy.
  • Employed - Priority SSA's - Health/Care, public services, Construction/built environment. Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Science and Maths, Information. Communication Technology/Digital(Support LSIP ) & Green skills.
Lot #2Reducing barriers - focussed person centred support.

This Lot invites provision which is complementary or additional to any national/regional or locally funded activity supporting South Yorkshire's residents.

The focus will be on residents who face complex and/or multiple barriers Providing motivation to enable them to develop confidence and resilience, be more active members of their local community.

  • 19+, Non-regulated.
  • Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support.
  • Moving hard to reach residents into work, such as inactive, over 50's, NEETS, ethnic minority, male/female into underrepresented industries, learners with disabilities etc.
  • Progression in/from eligible ASF training courses in Lot 1, FCFJ, Grant & ACL provision.
  • Recognising specialist provision.
  • Deliver non-regulated programmes to support in work progression.
  • Filling the gaps of Grant provision and Adult Community Learning/Tailored Learning.
  • On-going support to increase achievements and progressions onto higher level. regulated learning aims, into employment linking, Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, community learning support and other provision. Should not duplicate - unemployed and economically Inactive - UKSPF, and other programmes working hand in hand.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Shortlisting
The Learning Organisation must have an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding or a monitoring visit confirming a reasonable progress judgement covering all three themes (leadership and management, quality of training and safeguarding) as a minimum, from any of your provision. If you are not currently in scope for Ofsted, or have not yet had your first Ofsted Monitoring visit or inspection, an acceptable explanation of why and detail of how the Learning Organisation is working towards the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF) is required. This programme is open to all learning organisations registered on the UK Register of Learning organisations. Full details can be found in the specification and Supplier Questionnaire
What this means for your bid
  • “Reopening Adult Skills Fund Pseudo Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST
Last source update
11 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031549
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0546bb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
14 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

11 Jun 2025 → 14 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    14 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 11 Broad Street West, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S12BQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.