Award of Adult Education Budget Contracts for Services to Multiple Providers
Department for Education · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Adult Education Budget Contracts for Services to Multiple Providers
Awarded 31 Jul 2023
Awarded31 Jul 2023
Value£74,702,770.00
AgencyDepartment for Education
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEducation & Training
Expires in 9mo4y term, 82% elapsed
Awarded 31 July 2023Expires 30 July 2027
About
Department for Education awarded a contract to Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd, Acorn Training Ltd, Agincare Group Ltd, Aspire Sporting Academy Ltd, Back 2 Work Complete Training Limited, Barnet and So for the delivery of Adult Education Budget (AEB) qualifications-based provision and/or Free Courses for Jobs (FCFJ) offer across non-devolved regions of England.
The contracts commenced on 1 August 2023 for an initial twelve-month period covering the 2023/24 academic year, with options to extend by up to three further 12-month periods based on supplier performance and government spending priorities.
The procurement was conducted under the Light Touch Regime, applying Open Procedure principles, with individual supplier tender caps and an overall maximum contract value of £2.5 million per year per provider.
The total contract value is £74,702,770.
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Award of Adult Education Budget Contracts for Services to Multiple Providers
Won by Academy Transformation Trust Further Education,Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd,Acorn Training Ltd,Agincare Group Ltd,Aspire Sporting Academy Ltd,Back 2 Work Complete Training Limited,Barnet and Southgate College,Beacon Education Partnership Ltd,CECOS College London (CECOS Computing International),Challenge-trg Skills Ltd,Community Training Portal Ltd,CT Skills Ltd,Derby Business College Limited,Eden Training Academy Limited,E-Training Limited,EVOLVE YOUR FUTURE LIMITED,Free to Learn Ltd,Functional Skills UK,Humber Learning Consortium,Inspira Cumbria Ltd,JBC Skills Training Limited,Let Me Play Limited,LOGISTICS SKILLS & CONSULTANCY LTD,Martinex Limited,North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association,Pathway First Limited,PET-Xi Training Limited,PGL Training (Plumbing) Limited,PHX Training,Prevista Ltd,PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LTD,Qdos Training Limited,Realise Learning and Employment Limited,Resources NE Ltd,Sapphire Logistics & Consultancy Ltd,SCCU Ltd,SCL Education and Training Limited,Skills Max Academy,Sutton Coldfield Training Limited,Technical Professionals Limited,That Nail Place Limited,The Construction Skills People Ltd,The Forward Trust,Futures Advice, Skills and Employment Limited,The Skills Centre London,The Skills Network,The Training Brokers Limited,Think Employment Limited,Three Dimensional Training Limited,Training Strategies Ltd,Triage Central Ltd,TRN (Train) Ltd,Twin Training International Limited,Workpays Limited · Department for Education
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