Adult Skills Fund - Pseudo Framework Agreement and Year 1 Call-Off

A Prior Information Notice (Social)
by SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYORAL COMBINED AUTHORITY

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£40M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
29 Feb 2024
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
03 Apr 2024 10:00

Concepts

Location

South Yorkshire

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

Procurement of Learning Organisations to deliver ASF provision

Lot Division

1 Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed
  • Value: £5M

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, 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.

2 Reducing barriers - focussed person centred support
  • Value: £2M

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.

CPV Codes

  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services

Indicators

  • Bids should cover one or more lots.
  • Bids should cover the whole contract.

Other Information

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority 11 Broad Street West Sheffield S1 2BQ

Reference

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