Delivery of Adult Skills and Learning services to Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (Adult Skills Fund)
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority · Awarded contract
AwardedDelivery of Adult Skills and Learning services to Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (Adult Skills Fund)
Awarded 31 Jul 2025
Awarded31 Jul 2025
Value£2,107,140.00
RegionNORTH EAST,NORTH WEST,YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER,EAST MIDLANDS,WEST MIDLANDS,EAST OF ENGLAND,SOUTH EAST,SOUTH WEST
CategoryEducation & Training
Expires in 1y 12mo3y 3mo term, 39% elapsed
Awarded 31 July 2025Expires 31 Oct 2028
About
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority awarded a contract to Back 2 Work Complete Training,Steadfast Training Ltd,Think Employment Ltd.
for the delivery of Adult Skills provision funded by the Adult Skills Fund.
The award related to the Adult Skills and Learning DPS (RM6348) and established single or multiple contracts for service delivery over a three-year period from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2028, plus a three-month contractual closure period to 31 October 2028.
The procurement was conducted under the Authority's Public Law obligations, including the Local Government Act 1999 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended 2020).
Annual funding across the three-year term was stated to be dependent on the Authority receiving the anticipated devolved funding from the Department for Education.
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