Award of Adult Skills Training Contracts for East Midlands Combined County Authority
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Adult Skills Training Contracts for East Midlands Combined County Authority
Awarded 31 Jul 2025
Awarded31 Jul 2025
Value£19,511,058.00
RegionEast Midlands
CategoryEducation & Training
Expires in 1y 9mo3y term, 42% elapsed
Awarded 31 July 2025Expires 30 July 2028
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Nottinghamshire County Council awarded a contract to The Construction Skills People Ltd, Orangebox Training Solutions UK Limited, Momentum Recruitment Limited, JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED, Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd, Pathway First Limited, and Back 2 Work C for the delivery of Adult Skills and Free Courses for Jobs provision across the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) region.
The contracts were awarded through a further competition under the Crown Commercial Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) ref: RM6348 Adult Skills and Learning DPS.
The awarded call-off contracts range between £100,000 and £650,000 per Lot, with an initial term of 1 year and an option to extend for a further 2x12 months at EMCCA's discretion.
The Lots are: Lot 1 - Adult Skills Fund and Lot 2 - Free Courses for Jobs.
Service delivery is required from August 2025.
The total contract value is £19,511,058.
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Award of Adult Skills Training Contracts for East Midlands Combined County Authority
Won by The Construction Skills People Ltd,Orangebox Training Solutions UK Limited,Momentum Recruitment Limited,JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED,Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd,Pathway First Limited,Back 2 Work Complete Training Limited,Community Training Portal Ltd,Think Employment Ltd,Learning Curve Group Limited · NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
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