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Adult Education Budget Service Contract 1 - FTS Contract Award Notice
Education and training services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published3
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: West Midlands Combined Authority: "Adult Education Budget Service Contract 1 - FTS Contract Award Notice". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | West Midlands Combined Authority | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Midlands Combined Authority
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for West Midlands Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 109 active published awards; 103 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Midlands Combined Authority | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published20 Jun 2022, 06:19 BST | Last source update20 Jun 2022, 06:19 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationEducation and training services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03336b | ||
What is being bought
From the 2019/20 academic year, the WMCA will take responsibility for the region's Adult Education Budget (AEB) and how it is delivered supporting eligible adult learners. The AEB is a key enabler of inclusive growth through the improvement of the qualification levels and skills of our adult residents. Our focus with the AEB is to address key issues including tackling unemployment amongst young people and creating more grass-roots provision to better engage hard to reach communities. We also want to ensure that AEB provision can be targeted to address the needs of key target groups such as care leavers and those over the age of 50. Finally, there are challenges for those residents in work and in low pay who struggle to re-train to access opportunities in our priority sectors including automotive/advanced manufacturing, business and professional services, construction and digital that we will use AEB to support. This service relates to the provision of adult education training services.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
20 Jun 2022, 06:19 BST - Status changed to complete
4 May 2022, 11:55 BST - Official notice release published
4 May 2022, 11:55 BST - Buyer information updated
4 May 2022, 11:55 BST
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Support for the UnemployedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThe provision of Adult Education Services - Lot 1 includes: • general AEB qualifications focussed on tackling unemployment especially but not exclusively amongst young people • Grass-roots delivery to better engage hard-to-reach communities and support priority groups (including care leavers and homeless) • Sector Based Work Academies including flexible funding models for work experience • Entitlement provision at all levels Additional information: Funding awarded through the AEB commissioning process is classified as being clean in terms of being able to be matched with EU structural investment funds (e.g. ESF). Organisations commissioned to deliver AEB-funded provision must not endeavour to independently match AEB funding to any other funding stream without the express and complicit consent of the WMCA.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Support for those already in employmentcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThe provision of Adult Education Services - Lot 2 includes: • AEB qualifications delivered flexibly so those working can access them outside of work • Re-training to improve the skills of low-paid and low-skilled workforce • Increased delivery in key sectors - Level 3 qualifications in digital, engineering and construction offered in flexible ways with funding subsidies • Pre-apprenticeship provision that supports the uptake of Apprenticeships Additional information: Funding awarded through the AEB commissioning process is classified as being clean in terms of being able to be matched with EU structural investment funds (e.g. ESF). Organisations commissioned to deliver AEB-funded provision must not endeavour to independently match AEB funding to any other funding stream without the express and complicit consent of the WMCA.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 3 · #3Innovative DeliverycancelledPublished valueNot publishedThe provision of Adult Education Services - Lot 3 includes: Innovative project and pilot-based approaches to respond to needs within the seven constituent local authority areas of the WMCA. Lot 3 provides greater flexibility but providers must ensure that the bid meets the overall ambitions of our adult offer and Regional Skills Plan (RSP). Additional information: Funding awarded through the AEB commissioning process is classified as being clean in terms of being able to be matched with EU structural investment funds (e.g. ESF). Organisations commissioned to deliver AEB-funded provision must not endeavour to independently match AEB funding to any other funding stream without the express and complicit consent of the WMCA.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
20 Jun 2022, 06:19 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Award active
Not published · Not published - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 17 May 2022, 00:00 BST · £3,091,150 - Contract active
Signed 17 May 2022, 00:00 BST · £2,826,940 - Contract active
Signed 17 May 2022, 00:00 BST · £3,037,503
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards BCTG LIMITED, Back 2 Work Complete Training Ltd, Enterkey Training Ltd, Gecko Programmes Ltd, JBC Skill Training Ltd, SKILLS TRAINING UK LIMITED, Vocational Skills Solutions Limited Not published · Not published · active BCTG LIMITED, Back 2 Work Complete Training Ltd, Enterkey Training Ltd, Gecko Programmes Ltd, JBC Skill Training Ltd, Phoenix Training Services (Midlands) Ltd, SKILLS TRAINING UK LIMITED, Serco ltd, Vocational Skills Solutions Limited Not published · Not published · active EAST BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY FORUM LTD, Enterkey Training Ltd, Netcom Training Ltd, PET-XI LIMITED, Pilot IMS Ltd, Release Potential Ltd, System Group Limited, WITTON LODGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Adult Education Budget Service Contract 1 - Support for the unemployed £3,091,150 · signed 17 May 2022, 00:00 BST · active Adult Education Budget Service Contract 1 - Support for those already in employment £2,826,940 · signed 17 May 2022, 00:00 BST · active Adult Education Budget Service Contract 1 - Innovative Delivery £3,037,503 · signed 17 May 2022, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 7 (lot 1) smeBids: 7 (lot 1) bids: 9 (lot 2) smeBids: 8 (lot 2) bids: 8 (lot 3) smeBids: 8 (lot 3) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
West Midlands Combined Authority
Contracting authority GB-FTS-2655Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe impact of the pandemic has been unprecedented and widespread across our residents communities, and businesses and we are currently experiencing a challenging economic picture. Employment is flat, while falling unemployment masks a continuing decline in the size of the labour force as economic inactivity rises. While short-term unemployment is at its lowest ever, long-term unemployment is significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels. Record vacancies signal that employers are finding it increasingly hard to fill posts. And while pay is increasing, soaring inflation means that it is declining in real terms. Taken together, this creates a toxic mix for living standards that will not resolve itself. The provision of training has a key role to play in moving people back into the labour force; improving workplace support; and helping people find good, well-paid employment and progress at work.
We want to align our skills funding to be able to deliver maximum impact so we intend to procure provision collectively - meaning we are aiming to run a single procurement opportunity for Adult Education Budget, National Skills Fund and Multiply.
The estimated length of time expected to be able to create the new offering is anticipated to be in the region of 6 to 12 months. We are therefore intending to let the contract for an initial period of 6 months with the option to extend for a further 6 month period.
To ensure service continuity, the West Midlands Combined Authority has taken the decision to award the contract to their current providers (please see list above), under Regulation 32 of the Procurement Regulations 2015 as the Services consist of a repetition of similar services entrusted to the current providers which are the same as or similar to the Services awarded under their original contracts. |