Adult Education Budget Procurement Contracts for Services 2021/22
A Contract Award Notice
by DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 1 year
- Value
- £157M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 26 Aug 2021
- Delivery
- 01 Aug 2021 to 31 Jul 2022
- Deadline
- 22 Mar 2021 10:00
Concepts
Location
1 buyer
- Department for Education Coventry
86 suppliers
- Acacia Training Stoke-on-Trent
- Academy Transformation Trust West Midlands
- Access Training East Midlands Nottingham
- Achievement Training Plymouth
- Acorn Training Consultants Spennymoor
- Acorn Training Stoke on Trent
- Alm Training Services Hockley
- Antrec Spennymoor
- Aspiration Training Nottingham
- Aspire Sporting Academy Burnham on Sea
- Axia Solutions Stoke-on-Trent
- Babington Business College Birmingham
- Back 2 Work Complete Training Manchester
- BCTG Birmingham
- Best Practice Training & Development Leeds
- Bright Direction Training Bolton
- B Skill Tyne and Wear
- Building Heroes Education Foundation Pulborough
- Cedars Health & Beauty Centres Gloucester
- Capita London
- Citrus Training East Northamptonshire
- Communicators Training Associates Newton Aycliffe
- Community Training Portal Luton
- Creative Process Digital Brighton
- DTK Business Services London
- Derby Business College Derby
- Eat That Frog CIC Newton Abbot
- Eden Training Solutions Castleford
- Education & Training Skills Exeter
- E Training Bromley
- Evolve Your Future Rushden
- Fairway Training Healthcare Sutton Coldfield
- Fareham College Fareham
- Finchale Training College Belmont Industrial Estate
- Functional Skills Hove
- Futures Advice Skills & Employment Nottingham
- Gateway Education London London
- Genesis Training Group St. Helens
- Go Train Rochester
- GP Strategies Training Altrincham
- Impact Futures Training Slough
- JBC Skills Training Coventry
- JFC Training College London
- Jga Harrow
- JM Excellence in Training Wallasey
- Kiwi Education Southampton
- Learning Curve Group Spennymoor
- Logistics Skills & Consultancy Tyne and Wear
- Mainstream Training Sittingbourne
- Mi Comput Solutions Incorporated London
- North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association Stoke on Trent
- Northern Care Training Spennymoor
- Northern Regeneration CIC Barnsley
- Nottinghamshire County Council Nottingham
- Personal Trainer Birmingham
- Plato Training Wrexham
- Plumpton College Charitable Foundation Incorporating Ot N Lewes
- Professional Training Solutions Swanley
- Profound Services Spennymoor
- Qube Qualifications & Development Abingdon
- Resources NE Tyne and Wear
- Sccu West Midlands
- SCL Education & Training Sandhurst
- Seetec Business Technology Centre Hockley
- Skills Edge Training Norwich
- Skills to Group Plymouth
- Skills Training Harrow
- South West Association of Training Providers Taunton
- Specialist Trade Courses Spellbrook
- Strive Training London London
- Talented Training Leeds
- Child Care Company Old Windsor Slough
- Construction Skills People Leicester
- Development Manager Worcester
- Forward Trust London
- Number 4 Group Lincoln
- Portland Training Sheffield
- Voluntary & Community Sector Learning & Skills Consortiu Nottingham
- Thelightbulb Loughton
- Think Employment South Humberside
- Total Training Provision Witney
- Train 4 Lincoln
- Train Together Leicester
- TRN Train Gateshead
- Waltham International College Barking
- Workpays Chesterfield
Description
The Adult Education Budget (AEB) is the major fund for adult learners, delivering skills provision for eligible adults aged 19+ from pre-entry to Level 3. AEB provision aims to engage adults in learning which provides the skills and learning they need for work, progression in work, an Apprenticeship or further learning. The ESFA would like to invite potential contractors to apply for ESFA funded AEB contract for services for the delivery of adult education and training to learners in England that are resident outside of the devolved areas. The contracts will start on 1 August 2021 and run for the 2021/22 academic year. Contracts awarded will be between the values of £150,000 and £3,000,000. The procurement will fund the following provision: Statutory entitlements English and maths, up to and including Level 2, for individuals aged 19 and over, who have not previously attained a GCSE grade A* - C or grade 4, or higher, and/or First full qualification at Level 2 for individuals aged 19 to 23, and/or First full qualification at Level 3 for individuals aged 19 to 23. Information technology ('digital') skills, up to and including Level 1, for individuals aged 19+, who have digital skills assessed at below Level 1. Local Flexibility which supports delivery of flexible tailored provision for adults, including qualifications and components of these and/or non-regulated learning, up to Level 2, including Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP) and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Expansion of DWP's SWAP National Skills Fund Level 3 Adult Offer: From April 2021, any adult aged 24 and over who wants to achieve their first full Level 3 qualification, which is equivalent to a technical certificate or diploma, or 2 full A levels, will be able to access hundreds of fully funded courses. Supporting funding to provide extra support to address barriers that may prevent learners from engaging or continuing learning. This includes: Learning support - available to providers to meet the cost of making reasonable adjustments, as part of the Equality Act 2010, for learners who have an identified learning difficulty or disability, to achieve their learning goal, and/or Learner support - available to providers to support learners with a specific financial hardship, such as childcare or residential costs associated with learning. Based on the best information available to the Authority at this time the overall anticipated value for the Contracts, as set out in this Contract Notice is £157, 000, 000.00 (one hundred and fifty seven million pounds). Potential Contractors shall note that funding for the Contracts is only guaranteed for the period from the Agreement Date to 31 July 2022 and for any Learners recruited before that date to complete their Learning, provided that happens before 31 July 2023. The Authority anticipates that the combined value of the initial Contract Values of all the successful Potential Contracts will be £73,000,000
Award Detail
1 | Acacia Training (None)
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2 | Academy Transformation Trust (West Midlands)
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3 | Access Training East Midlands (Nottingham)
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4 | Achievement Training (Plymouth)
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5 | Acorn Training Consultants (Spennymoor)
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6 | Acorn Training (Stoke on Trent)
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7 | Alm Training Services (Hockley)
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8 | Antrec (Spennymoor)
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9 | Aspiration Training (Nottingham)
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10 | Aspire Sporting Academy (Burnham on Sea)
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11 | Axia Solutions (None)
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12 | Babington Business College (Birmingham)
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13 | Back 2 Work Complete Training (Manchester)
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14 | BCTG (Birmingham)
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15 | Best Practice Training & Development (Leeds)
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16 | Bright Direction Training (Bolton)
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17 | B Skill (Tyne and Wear)
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18 | Building Heroes Education Foundation (Pulborough)
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19 | Cedars Health & Beauty Centres (Gloucester)
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20 | Capita (London)
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21 | Citrus Training (None)
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22 | Communicators Training Associates (Newton Aycliffe)
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23 | Community Training Portal (Luton)
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24 | Creative Process Digital (Brighton)
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25 | DTK Business Services (London)
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26 | Derby Business College (Derby)
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27 | Eat That Frog CIC (Newton Abbot)
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28 | Eden Training Solutions (Castleford)
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29 | Education & Training Skills (Exeter)
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30 | E Training (Bromley)
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31 | Evolve Your Future (Rushden)
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32 | Fairway Training Healthcare (Sutton Coldfield)
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33 | Fareham College (None)
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34 | Finchale Training College (Belmont Industrial Estate)
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35 | Functional Skills (Hove)
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36 | Futures Advice Skills & Employment (Nottingham)
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37 | Gateway Education London (London)
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38 | Genesis Training Group (None)
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39 | Go Train (Rochester)
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40 | GP Strategies Training (Altrincham)
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41 | Impact Futures Training (Slough)
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42 | JBC Skills Training (Coventry)
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43 | JFC Training College (London)
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44 | Jga (Harrow)
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45 | JM Excellence in Training (Wallasey)
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46 | Kiwi Education (Southampton)
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47 | Learning Curve Group (Spennymoor)
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48 | Logistics Skills & Consultancy (Tyne and Wear)
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49 | Mainstream Training (Sittingbourne)
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50 | Mi Comput Solutions Incorporated (London)
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51 | North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association (Stoke on Trent)
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52 | Northern Care Training (Spennymoor)
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53 | Northern Regeneration CIC (Barnsley)
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54 | Nottinghamshire County Council (Nottingham)
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55 | Personal Trainer (None)
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56 | Plato Training (Wrexham)
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57 | Plumpton College Charitable Foundation Incorporating Ot N (None)
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58 | Professional Training Solutions (Swanley)
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59 | Profound Services (Spennymoor)
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60 | Qube Qualifications & Development (Abingdon)
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61 | Resources NE (Tyne and Wear)
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62 | Sccu (West Midlands)
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63 | SCL Education & Training (Sandhurst)
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64 | Seetec Business Technology Centre (Hockley)
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65 | Skills Edge Training (Norwich)
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66 | Skills to Group (Plymouth)
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67 | Skills Training (Harrow)
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68 | South West Association of Training Providers (Taunton)
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69 | Specialist Trade Courses (Spellbrook)
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70 | Strive Training London (London)
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71 | Talented Training (Leeds)
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72 | Child Care Company Old Windsor (Slough)
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73 | Construction Skills People (Leicester)
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74 | Development Manager (Worcester)
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75 | Forward Trust (London)
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76 | Number 4 Group (Lincoln)
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77 | Portland Training (Sheffield)
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78 | Voluntary & Community Sector Learning & Skills Consortiu (Nottingham)
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79 | Thelightbulb (Loughton)
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80 | Think Employment (South Humberside)
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81 | Total Training Provision (Witney)
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82 | Train 4 (Lincoln)
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83 | Train Together (Leicester)
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84 | TRN Train (None)
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85 | Waltham International College (Barking)
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86 | Workpays (Chesterfield)
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CPV Codes
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
Indicators
- Contract is suitable for SMEs.
- Contract is suitable for VCOs.
Other Information
The Authority will be administering the procurement process electronically via Jaggaer, the Authority e-Procurement Solution (e-PS) portal. It can be accessed via your web browser at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com AEB procurement market engagement event 13.01.2021 https://youtu.be/bumDSzD1yQc AEB procurement market engagement event 14.01.2021 https://youtu.be/MtXw-DLJW40 AEB Market Engagement Events Q&A AEB Procurement market engagement QA.xlsx
Reference
- Adult Education Budget Procurement
- CF 0899e036-ebd4-4d31-98b9-3df9fd62813c