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# Adult Education Budget 2023/24 Procurement Contracts for Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-education-budget-2023-24-procurement-contracts-for-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03962d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Adult Education Budget 2023/24 Procurement Contracts for Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £29,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Mar 2023, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: education.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** £29,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 March 2023 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £77,497,969 (exc. VAT, 56 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-education-budget-2023-24-procurement-contracts-for-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03962d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03962d`

## 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-education-budget-2023-24-procurement-contracts-for-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03962d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [education.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.app.jaggaer.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-education-budget-2023-24-procurement-contracts-for-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03962d#participate

## Description
The purpose of this notice is to the awarded contracts for the delivery of adult education and training to learners aged 19 and over, who are resident in non-devolved areas of England, through Education and Skills Funding Agency (“ESFA”) funded Adult Education Budget (“AEB”) contracts for services (including the level 3 Free Courses for Jobs offer (“FCFJ”)).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKJ, UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £290,000,000
- **Description:** Existing ESFA-Funded AEB contracts for services came to an end on 31 July 2023 and therefore the Department for Education (the "Authority") was required to undertake a further procurement exercise to secure this provision.
The Authority, on behalf of...
- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2023 to 31/07/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (56)
> **Award Register:** 56 awards have been published for this procedure. Showing the first 25:
> [View complete award roster, contract values, and supplier list on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-education-budget-2023-24-procurement-contracts-for-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03962d#outcome)

- **Award:** Academy Transformation Trust - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Academy Transformation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-54239`

- **Award:** Challenge-trg Skills Ltd.. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-10`
  - Supplier(s): **Challenge-trg Skills Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90949`

- **Award:** Community Training Portal Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-11`
  - Supplier(s): **Community Training Portal Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90950`

- **Award:** CT Skills Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-12`
  - Supplier(s): **CT Skills Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90951`

- **Award:** Derby Business College Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-13`
  - Supplier(s): **Derby Business College Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-54241`

- **Award:** Eden Training Academy Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-14`
  - Supplier(s): **Eden Training Academy Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121412`

- **Award:** E-Training Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-15`
  - Supplier(s): **E-Training Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-137372`

- **Award:** Evolve your Future Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-16`
  - Supplier(s): **Evolve Your Future Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-66204`

- **Award:** Free to Learn Ltd. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-17`
  - Supplier(s): **Free to Learn Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90954`

- **Award:** Functional Skills UK. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-18`
  - Supplier(s): **Functional Skills UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-172655`

- **Award:** Humber Learning Consortium - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-19`
  - Supplier(s): **Humber Learning Consortium**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186571`

- **Award:** Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89349`

- **Award:** Inspiria Cumbria Ltd - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-20`
  - Supplier(s): **Inspiria Cumbria Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90957`

- **Award:** JBC Skills Training Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-21`
  - Supplier(s): **JBC Skills Training Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26655`

- **Award:** Let Me Play  - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-22`
  - Supplier(s): **Let Me Play Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89403`

- **Award:** Logistics Skills & Consultancy Ltd. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-23`
  - Supplier(s): **Logistics Skills & Consultancy Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107473`

- **Award:** Martinex Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-24`
  - Supplier(s): **Martinex Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PTZG-7392-MRNW`

- **Award:** North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-25`
  - Supplier(s): **North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90962`

- **Award:** Pathway First Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-26`
  - Supplier(s): **Pathway First Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107493`

- **Award:** PET-Xi Training Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-27`
  - Supplier(s): **PET-XI TRAINING LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-96831`

- **Award:** PGL Training (Plumbing) Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-28`
  - Supplier(s): **PGL Training (Plumbing) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90965`

- **Award:** PHX Training - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-29`
  - Supplier(s): **PHX Training Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144767`

- **Award:** Acorn Training Ltd. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Acorn Training Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151491`

- **Award:** Prevista Ltd. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-30`
  - Supplier(s): **Prevista Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154720`

- **Award:** Professional Development and Training Ltd. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Award id: `024894-2023-31`
  - Supplier(s): **Professional Development and Training Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-139501`

## Contracts (56)
> [View all 56 signed contracts on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-education-budget-2023-24-procurement-contracts-for-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03962d#contracts)

- **Contract:** Academy Transformation Trust - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,397,330
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Challenge-trg Skills Ltd.. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,303,897
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Community Training Portal Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,791,855
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** CT Skills Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,499,753
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Derby Business College Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,499,123
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Eden Training Academy Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £734,440
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** E-Training Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £332,000
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Evolve your Future Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £298,978
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Free to Learn Ltd. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,499,175
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Functional Skills UK. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £977,040
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Humber Learning Consortium - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £477,000
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £672,451
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Inspiria Cumbria Ltd - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £539,500
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** JBC Skills Training Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,663,764
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Let Me Play  - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,499,467
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Logistics Skills & Consultancy Ltd. - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £236,580
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Martinex Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £736,920
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** North Staffordshire Engineering Group Training Association - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £655,523
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** Pathway First Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,463,102
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

- **Contract:** PET-Xi Training Limited - ESFA AEB (Contract for Services 2023) (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,499,788
  - Signed Date: 30/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030394-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-16T09:05:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T09:59:34.254Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03962d