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# Adult and Community Learning

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-and-community-learning-ocds-h6vhtk-02b6e3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cheshire East Council: "Adult and Community Learning". Published status: complete. Published Value: £850,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Jul 2021, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cheshire East Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-east-council-ons-e06000049)
- **Published Value:** £850,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 July 2021 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Higher education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD62
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £824,880 (exc. VAT, 6 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b6e3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-and-community-learning-ocds-h6vhtk-02b6e3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-and-community-learning-ocds-h6vhtk-02b6e3#participate

## Description
The Skills & Lifelong Learning Team (S&LL) is undertaking a commissioning exercise to
procure and develop Adult Education Budget provision for the residents and workers of the
Cheshire East Borough and Cheshire and Warrington LEP areas.
Following the economic disruption owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, S&LL wishes to
commission learning provision which is primarily aimed at learners:
• seeking employment outcomes, or
• on the route to gaining employment.
S&LL encourages applications from those with proven links with the DWP, the Cheshire Job
Centre structure, local employers and other providers of similar provisions.
The Skills & Lifelong Learning Team is seeking to commission local providers with excellent
local links.
Other considerations
These programmes should demonstrate how they fit with:
• Local economic need
• including responses to the COVID-19 lockdown
• Cheshire East’s Corporate Plan
• Cheshire and Warrington LEP economic strategy
S&LL welcomes applications from high quality providers to meet the needs of young people
with Special Educational Needs or a Disability (SEND).

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Accredited Learning
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000
- **Description:** Accredited learning (Lot 1) will focus on qualifications supporting employability skills, ICT, English and maths particularly those who are most disadvantaged with the aim of enhancing
the learners work prospects.
Where regulated qualifications are d...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Non-Accredited Learning - (Community Learning)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £125,000
- **Description:** Non-accredited learning (Lot 2) will focus on turning around the lives of local people to
enhance their employability, maximising the impact on the social and economic wellbeing of
individuals, families and communities, particularly those who are mos...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (6)
- **Award:** Accredited Learning (active)
  - Award id: `022841-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cheshire Learning Partnership CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-118663`
  - Value: £79,680 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accredited Learning (active)
  - Award id: `022841-2021-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **East Cheshire Training**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28303`
  - Value: £199,864 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accredited Learning (active)
  - Award id: `022841-2021-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Vita Skills Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28304`
  - Value: £184,618 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accredited Learning (active)
  - Award id: `022841-2021-4-4`
  - Supplier(s): **The Skills Network**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186573`
  - Value: £135,838 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Non Accredited Learning (Community Learning) (active)
  - Award id: `022841-2021-5-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Cheshire Learning Partnership CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-118663`
  - Value: £120,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Non Accredited Learning (Community Learning) (active)
  - Award id: `022841-2021-6-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Vita Skills Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28304`
  - Value: £104,880 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (6)
- **Contract:** Accredited Learning (active)
  - Signed Value: £79,680
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2021

- **Contract:** Accredited Learning (active)
  - Signed Value: £199,864
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2021

- **Contract:** Accredited Learning (active)
  - Signed Value: £184,618
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2021

- **Contract:** Accredited Learning (active)
  - Signed Value: £135,838
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2021

- **Contract:** Non Accredited Learning (Community Learning) (active)
  - Signed Value: £120,000
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2021

- **Contract:** Non Accredited Learning (Community Learning) (active)
  - Signed Value: £104,880
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022841-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-14T15:13:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:48:51.964Z
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