Establishment of Adult Learning Services Light Touch Framework for Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council · Awarded contract
AwardedEstablishment of Adult Learning Services Light Touch Framework for Liverpool City Council
Awarded 18 Jun 2026
Awarded from this tender, closed 1 May 2026Adult Learning Services - Light Touch Framework
View the tender →Awarded18 Jun 2026
Value£8,000,000.00
AgencyLiverpool City Council
RegionNorth West
CategoryEducation & Training
Expires in 3y 8mo4y term, 10% elapsed
Awarded 18 June 2026Expires 17 June 2030
About
Liverpool City Council awarded a contract to Alphabet Training Group, Alt Valley Community Trust, Antrec Limited, Blackburn Gould and Associates, Breakthrough Social Enterprise, B-Skill Ltd, eduk8 Partnership Limited, Everton Development Trust, and FTW Trai for the establishment of a Light Touch Framework to procure high-quality education providers for in-direct (subcontracted) delivery of learning provision to Liverpool adults aged 19 and over.
The framework supports the Council's Adult Learning Service within the City Development portfolio, prioritising engagement with diverse communities and those furthest from learning and work, contributing to Pillar 2 of the Council Plan.
The contract value is AUD 8,000,000, procured under PA 2023 via RFQ, and replaces the expired Dynamic Purchasing System (DN5516670).
Similar open tenders12
TenderCloses
New Open Framework for Adult Learning and Skills (Light Touch Regime)Education & Training
26 Nov 2032
Plymouth City Council Homecare Light Touch Framework – CQC-Regulated Adult In-Home CareHealth & Medical
20 Nov 2026
Plymouth Homecare Light Touch Framework – Adult Homecare and Reablement Services Across PlymouthPublic Services & Welfare
20 Nov 2026
Flexible Learning Support Framework for Children, Young People and Young Adults – DudleyEducation & Training
30 Dec 2026
Communications, Marketing, Research and Engagement Supplier Framework – Liverpool City CouncilConsultancy & Legal
20 Nov 2026
Communications, Marketing, Research and Engagement Supplier Framework – Liverpool City CouncilConsultancy & Legal
20 Nov 2026
Adult Learning and Skills Activities in Community Settings – Sheffield City Council AEB Dynamic Purchasing SystemEducation & Training
31 Jul 2027
Day Opportunities Framework for Adults with a Learning Disability – Cambridgeshire County CouncilPublic Services & Welfare
29 Apr 2028
Residential Services Framework for Adults with a Learning Disability – Cambridgeshire County CouncilPublic Services & Welfare
27 Apr 2028
Electronic Marketplace for Adult Education, Training, Employment & Lifelong Learning – Kirklees CouncilEducation & Training
21 Feb 2029
Residential and Nursing Care Home Services for Adults – Framework Agreement (up to 10 years)Health & Medical
09 Nov 2026
Flexible Framework Agreement for Education Services – North Lanarkshire Council (May 2027, 16,000,000 GPB)Education & Training
17 Nov 2026
Other similar contracts12
Contract and supplierAwarded value
Award of Non-Accredited Adult Learning Sub-Contracts by Liverpool City CouncilEducation & TrainingEverton Development Trust,Granby Toxteth Development Trust,Speke Training & Education Centre,Alt Valley Community Trust,The Greenbank Project
$982,560
Award of Community Learning Programme 2021-22 to Multiple Adult Learning ProvidersEducation & TrainingAlt Valley Community Trust,Granby Toxteth Development Trust,Eduk8 Partnership Limited,Everton Development Trust,Speke Training & Education Centre
$675,450
Award of Adult Learning Service Community Learning Programme 2023/24 to Multiple ProvidersEducation & TrainingEverton Development Trust,Speke Training & Education Centre,Alt Valley Community Trust,Granby Toxteth Development Trust,eduk8 Partnership Limited
$900,000
Award of Learning and Development Framework to Multiple Suppliers for Liverpool City CouncilEducation & TrainingCJ Associates Training,Aspire Development (UK) Ltd,Rosemount Management Consultancy Ltd,eduk8 Partnership Limited,QA,Eliesha Training Ltd,North West Employers,Awbery Management Centre Ltd,SmartStyle,Harrington Associates,Progress International Ltd,Adalta Development Ltd,Masterclass Training Ltd,UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER,Morgan Training Services Ltd,The Training Co.,Rotunda,Clearer Thoughts,Infero Training Ltd,Datrix Learning Services t/a Datrix Training,ILX Group,Key Training Academy Ltd,Liverpool Social Care Partnership,Talking Life Ltd,Personal Care Consultants Ltd,CQM Learning Ltd,Hill Dickinson,Calico Enterprise Limited,Healthcare Training (UK) Ltd
$1,200,000
Award of Liverpool City Region Adult Education Budget to Multiple Training ProvidersEducation & TrainingAntrec Limited,Aspire Education Academy Ltd,B-Skill Ltd,Crosby Training,Innovative Alliance Ltd,Interserve Learning & Employment (Services) Limited trading ,Kickstart2employmnet Ltd,Mode Training Ltd,North West Community Services,Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited,South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited,St Helens Chamber,Sysco Business Skills Academy,The Growth Company Limited,Three Dimensional Training,Vocational Skills Solutions Limited,Warrington & Vale Royal College,Women's Technology Training Limited,Workers Educational Association
$15,105,788
Community and Supported Living Light Touch FrameworkPublic Services & Welfare1st Enable Ltd
$0
Award of Adult Skills Fund Subcontracting Delivery to Multiple Training Providers by The City of Liverpool CollegeEducation & TrainingBright Direction Training,FTW Training,Orangebox Training Solutions,Sysco Business Skills Academy Ltd,Three Dimensional Training
$100,000
Award of Adult and Community Learning Framework by London Borough of HackneyEducation & TrainingCity and Hackney Mind,1 St Barnabas Terrace (Core Arts),Mi ComputSolutions,TADO Ceramic Studio,The Protection Service,East Essex Vocational Training Ltd,Ground Work London,Peter Bedford Housing Association,The Camden Society (London) - Unity Works Social Enterprise,African Community School,Dynamic Client Solutions (DCS) Ltd,Free To Learn Ltd,Get Skills Employment & Training,HCD,Tec Training (GB) Limited,The STC Group,Ripe Enterprises,Prevista Ltd,Platform Limited,DimensionsTraining Solutions,Learning and Skills Solutions Ltd,Mansford College
$200,000
Award of Adult Learning Provision 2025/26 Framework to Multiple Suppliers by London Borough of HackneyEducation & TrainingAfrican Community School,City and Hackney Mind,East Essex Vocational,Mansford College,TADO Ceramics Studios Limited,TEC Training (GB) Limited,The Protection Service,The STC Group,Peter Bedford Housing Association,Platform Limited,Core Arts Mental Health Charity
$800,000
Award of Learning and Development Training Framework by Manchester City CouncilEducation & TrainingThe Manchester College,The Knowledge Academy,Arc People,Bright Directions,The Growth Company,QA,Anotherway Consulting,Eliesha Training,Ginger Dog,Ask Europe,Gatenby Sanderson,Chinara Enterprise,Pearlcatchers,BPO & Partners,Premier Partnership,University of West of England,CQM Learning,Delve Organisation,North West Employers,Willing and Able,Consensa Learning,TDP Development,IntraQuest,The Oakridge Centre,Work Psychology Hub,T-Three Consulting,Leadership Centre,CALM Training,Disabled Living,Morgan Training Services Ltd,Manchester Metropolitan University,Grant Thornton UK LLP,Result CIC,Right to Write Ltd,Safe Choice Training,Opus Pharmacy,Manchester Mind
$900,000
Adult and Community Learning Framework Reopening 2020 by Herefordshire CouncilEducation & TrainingGo Train,Dynamis Enterprises Ltd,Whitehead-Ross Education and Consulting Ltd
$1,500,000
Award of Adult Learning Provision 2024/25 to Multiple Suppliers by London Borough of HackneyEducation & TrainingCore Arts,AFRICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL,Mind in the City,EETGroup,Mansford College,Peter Bedford Housing Association,Platform Limited,TADO CERAMICS STUDIOS LIMITED,Tec Training (GB) Limited,THE PROTECTION SERVICE LTD,The STC Group
$800,000
Unlock the full platform.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month. Cancel anytime.
What you get
Find
Find education and training tenders in North West in one place.
We monitor central, devolved and local government portals in near real time and update the feed as tenders are published, so you check one place instead of many.
Search by keyword, or describe your workType a keyword, or switch to AI search and say what your business does.
Narrow it downFilter by category, region and area, or view open tenders on a map.
Establishment of Adult Learning Services Light Touch Framework for Liverpool City Council
Won by Alphabet Training Group,Alt Valley Community Trust,Antrec Limited,Blackburn Gould and Associates,Breakthrough Social Enterprise,B-Skill Ltd,eduk8 Partnership Limited,Everton Development Trust,FTW Training,Get Skills Employment & Training Ltd,Granby Toxteth Development Trust,KBM Group TR,Learn UK,Learning Curve Group,NGTC Ltd,Nobody Left Behind CIC,North Wales Training TA COPA,Rotunda,Skills Max Academy,SKILLS NORTH EAST,SKILLS-UK EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED,Speke Training & Education Centre,Street League,The Construction Skills People Ltd,The Learning Foundry,The Prince's Trust,The Training Brokers Limited,Three Dimensional Training,Total People Ltd,Victoria Allure Training College,WorkPays,Xyrius · Liverpool City Council
£8.0Mawarded
Alerts
Open tenders like this contract, sent to you.
Tell us what you are looking for and we email you when a matching tender is published.
Set it up your wayUse keywords, a description of your work, a location or a distance from a postcode. Up to 10 alerts.
Instant or dailyGet an email when a match is published, or one summary a day.
GmailGovMarketto you
7:00 am2 new education and training tenders
New Open Framework for Adult Learning and Skills (Light Touch Regime)Education & Training · Closes 26 Nov 2032
Plymouth City Council Homecare Light Touch Framework – CQC-Regulated Adult In-Home CareHealth & Medical · Closes 20 Nov 2026
From your alert: Education & Training
Assess
Size up a tender in minutes.
Before you open a single document, get the requirements, a likely value and who you would be up against.
Requirements from the documentsWho can bid, mandatory criteria, how it is scored, insurance and key dates, each with its source.
Value and competitionAn estimated value from similar awarded contracts, and the suppliers most likely to bid.
Key requirementsFrom 12 documents
Who can bidRegistered commercial cleaners
Mandatory criteriaPolice checks for staff on site
How it is scoredPrice 40%, experience 35%, method 25%
Insurance£20M public liability
Key datesSite visit 14 Oct, closes 28 Oct
Est. value£1.2M – £1.8M
Most likely bidderFacilities firm
Market
Follow this supplier and get alerts when they win again.
Awarded contracts with the supplier and the value, so you can check prices, spot competitors and find work that is coming back to tender.
Supplier and buyer profilesWhat each one has won or awarded, who they work with, and how that is changing.
Contracts ending soonTerms that finish in the next 12 months, which often go back out to tender.
E
Top suppliersEastmere Health ServiceBuyer · 38 contracts
£30.5Mawarded, 12 months
Halvern Facilities8 contracts£12.4M
Orrin Clinical5 contracts£9.1M
Tessel Cleaning Co11 contracts£6.8M
Wexby Linen14 contracts£2.2M
Pipeline
Track your bids from interested to won.
Save a tender in one click and move it through each stage as you work on it.
Work as a teamInvite colleagues so you work from the same list.
Take it with youExport tenders and matches to CSV.
Interested2
Preparing1
Submitted1
Won1
Grounds maintenance panelSaved to your pipeline
InterestedGovBot
Ask a question in plain English.
Find tenders, look up a supplier, or check who won a contract. Just type what you need.
Who wins education and training contracts in North West?
Top suppliers by awarded value
1
2
3
Ask about tenders, suppliers or public bodies
Get started
Get education and training tenders in North West by email.
Find the tender, size it up and track the bid, in one place.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month
