Official UK procurement notice
Adult Skills and Employment Programme Framework Refreshs
Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)
This framework refresh is seeking to appoint additional providers to the Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Framework 2025-2029. The purpose of this refresh is to admit additional Providers to the Framework to support the future delivery of adult skills, employability, learner engagement and associated support services across Greater Lincolnshire. Delivery of non-accredited adult learning programmes, including employability and progression-focused provision, community learning, and engagement activities. Delivery of accredited adult skills programmes, including Entry Level to Level 2 qualifications, Level 3 vocational and technical qualifications, Higher Technical Qualifications, and core skills such as English, math’s, and digital skills. Published lot titles: Non-Accredited Provision; Accredited Skills Programmes; Other Programmes.
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis framework refresh is seeking to appoint additional providers to the Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Framework 2025-2029. The purpose of this refresh is to admit additional Providers to the Framework to support the future delivery of adult skills, employability, learner engagement and associated support services across Greater Lincolnshire. Further Competitions will be held annually ahead of each new academic year and occasionally as additional requirements are identified.
Lot No: 1 Non Accredited Learning
Delivery of non-accredited adult learning programmes, including employability and progression-focused provision, community learning, and engagement activities
Lot No: 2 Accredited Skills Programmes
Delivery of accredited adult skills programmes, including Entry Level to Level 2 qualifications, Level 3 vocational and technical qualifications, Higher Technical Qualifications, and core skills such as English, math’s, and digital skills
Lot No: 3 Other Programmes
Delivery of specialised and innovative adult skills programmes, including Skills Bootcamps and sector-focused training aligned to local economic and workforce priorities.
- No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary Market Engagement Notice 2026/S 000-097347 Published 15th October 2026 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097347-2026
CPV: Adult and other education services · Training services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £29,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Non-Accredited ProvisionRenewalceiling above
Delivery of non-accredited adult learning programmes, including employability and progression-focused provision, community learning, and engagement activities.
Lot #2Accredited Skills ProgrammesRenewalceiling above
Delivery of accredited adult skills programmes, including Entry Level to Level 2 qualifications, Level 3 vocational and technical qualifications, Higher Technical Qualifications, and core skills such as English, math’s, and digital skills
Lot #3Other ProgrammesRenewalceiling above
Delivery of specialised and innovative adult skills programmes, including Skills Bootcamps and sector-focused training aligned to local economic and workforce priorities.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality: As set out in the procurement documentation
- “Adult Skills and Employment Programme Framework Refreshs” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Lincolnshire County Council buys Adult and other education services (CPV 8040), and who usually turns up
Lincolnshire County Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Adult and other education services (CPV 8040) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered. 42 known-location awards sit across 5 procurements, so one procurement can dominate this percentage.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 58 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 0%
2–30% / 0%
4–617% / 17%
7+83% / 83%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Our matching links this notice to “Adult Skills and Employment Programmes” of this authority, but none of the 6 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1Non-Accredited ProvisionCPV 80Published estimate£29m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 47 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–39%
4–615%
7+77%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| MEDEX (GROUP) LTDLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £170k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Lincoln College GroupLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £150k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITEDLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £147k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Peter Smythe Transport Training LtdLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £146k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITEDLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £115k | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Accredited Skills ProgrammesCPV 80Published estimate£29m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 47 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–39%
4–615%
7+77%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| MEDEX (GROUP) LTDLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £170k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Lincoln College GroupLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £150k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITEDLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £147k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Peter Smythe Transport Training LtdLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £146k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITEDLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £115k | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #3Other ProgrammesCPV 80Published estimate£29m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 47 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–39%
4–615%
7+77%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| MEDEX (GROUP) LTDLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £170k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Lincoln College GroupLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £150k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITEDLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £147k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Peter Smythe Transport Training LtdLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £146k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITEDLive contract | CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3runs to Jul 2027 | — | £115k | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder appears in live search, the Retender Radar, contract pages, organisation counts and the buyer's decision figure; the other analytical figures are built from Find a Tender notices.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
50% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
50% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (50% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
CALL-OFF: Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Lot 3 — held by Momentum Recruitment Limited and UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN (+1 more); the published contract ends 31 Jul 2027.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Nov 2026, 11:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2026, 11:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
PL24/111- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106150- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b769Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Panacea- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Appointment period ends
- 30 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Nov 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1h ago9 Nov 2026, 11:45 GMT
- Today9 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 10 days20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 20 days · period end, not a bid countdown30 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 74 days22 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 83 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Nov 2026, 11:45 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender