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Adult Education Budget Service Contract 2

Education and training services
West Midlands (UKG31)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: West Midlands Combined Authority: "Adult Education Budget Service Contract 2". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityWest Midlands Combined AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Midlands Combined Authority
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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
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.8Bids / Report
9.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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, 06:15 BST
Last source update20 Jun 2022, 06:15 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationEducation and training services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-034810
What is being bought
WMCA is establishing a suite of Adult Education Budget Service Contracts through this procurement exercise, with a total estimated value of up to £4m for the initial 15 month period. It is WMCA's intention that contracts awarded will initially be awarded for 15 months (academic year 2019 to 2020), with an option to extend for a further year up to July 2022.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jun 2022, 06:15 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    20 Jun 2022, 06:15 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    20 Jun 2022, 06:15 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #4
    Support for those in Employment
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The provision of Adult Education Services - Lot 4 includes: • Focus on new learning to support career progression • A flexible adult offer to enable those who seek to re-train and up-skill • Particular focus but not exclusive to those in low-paid, low-skilled and insecure jobs • Level 2, 3 and 4 • Funding subsidies available to support L3 and L4 • Pre-apprenticeship provision that supports uptake of Apprenticeships
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #5
    Birmingham Commonwealth Games
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The provision of Adult Education Services - Lot 5 includes: • Particular focus on young people aged between 19 and 30 and unemployed adults aged 30+ through level 3 provision • Technical skills at level 3 supporting event management, digital marketing, hospitality, sports coaching and team leading.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    20 Jun 2022, 06:15 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 17 May 2022, 00:00 BST · £582,464
  5. Contract active
    Signed 17 May 2022, 00:00 BST · £582,491
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Learning Curve Group, Waltham International College Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Babington Business College, Bright Direction Training Limited, Mitre Group Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Adult Education Budget service contract 2 - Support for those in Employment
£582,464 · signed 17 May 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Adult Education Budget Service Contract 2 - Birmingham Commonwealth Games
£582,491 · signed 17 May 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 4)
smeBids: 1 (lot 4)
bids: 3 (lot 5)
smeBids: 2 (lot 5)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-2655
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  • West Midlands Combined Authority
    buyer

    16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, UKG31, B19 3SD
    procurement.team@wmca.org.uk
    +44 3453036760

  • Babington Business College
    supplier

    2673518
    Birmingham, UKG31

  • Bright Direction Training Limited
    supplier

    7476725
    Bolton, UKD4

  • European Union
    funder

  • Learning Curve Group
    supplier

    5233487
    Darlington, UKC13

  • Mitre Group Limited
    supplier

    2768180
    Matlock, UKF1

  • WMCA
    reviewBody

    16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD

  • Waltham International College Limited
    supplier

    7177562
    Barking, UKI52
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationalePlease explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum) This contract provides Adult Education Skills and Training throughout the West Midlands Combined Authority area. The 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.