Official UK procurement notice
Adult Skills and Employment Programmes
Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Framework ceiling (notional)£100,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2026awarded 4 Mar 2026
Awarded to BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITED +8 more3 awards
Framework period 4 yrsends 23 Mar 2030 · up to 23 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 23 Mar 2026
Re-procurement plannedAdult Skills and Employment Programmes · tender expected
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis framework is seeking to appoint providers to the Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Framework 2025-2029. 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: PME done on Pro Contract notice reference ocds-h6vhtk-05d0d4
CPV: Adult and other education services · Training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Bids received
- 58 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 65 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 23 Mar 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 22 Mar 2034
- Buyer regions
- UKF3
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 1% of call-off value
Who may buy through it
- Lincolnshire County Council
- Greater Lincolnshire Combined county Authority
Published description of the framework
Grant funded provision through further competition
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £40,000,000: 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 LearningAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Accredited Skills ProgrammesAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Other ProgrammesAwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- “Adult Skills and Employment Programmes” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- 1. Lincolnshire County Council 2. Greater Lincolnshire Combined county Authority · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Nov 2025, 11:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 15:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
PL24/111- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075952- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e622Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Panacea
Access & registration note: Free
- Appointment period ends
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 1% of call-off value
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 Nov 2025 → 14 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published335 days ago21 Nov 2025, 11:22 GMT
- Clarification questions by311 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends286 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent233 days ago4 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by219 days ago17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts214 days ago23 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published191 days ago14 Apr 2026, 15:58 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2025- Tender notice published21 Nov 2025, 11:22 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Apr 2026, 15:58 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 653 awards · see the list ↓
Bids received 5847 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Named bidders 65published on the award notice
Contracts signed 3latest 22 Mar 2026
£30,000,000 inc. VAT is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Non Accredited Learning1 award | |||
| BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITED, HCF CATCH LIMITED, MAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD, MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITED, MEDEX (GROUP) LTD, Skills-UK, Education & Training LimitedSME +50 moreLot 1 - Non Accredited 23 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2030 · up to 22 Mar 2034Extensions: To allow additional time for suppliers to join the framework after its initial launch, ensuring that new and innovative providers can participate as market conditions evolve. This approach helps maintain competition, broaden the range of available solutions, and enable contracting authorities to benefit from emerging technologies or improved services that were not available at the framework’s outset. Extension periods will typically be used when there is a need to refresh the supplier base, address gaps in capability, or respond to changes in demand, while still maintaining the overall structure and governance of the original framework agreement. | £40,000,000 inc. VAT | 4 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Accredited Skills Programmes1 award | |||
| BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITED, FRANKLIN COLLEGE TRUST, HCF CATCH LIMITED, MAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD, MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITED, MEDEX (GROUP) LTD +53 moreASEP - Lot 2 23 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2030 · up to 22 Mar 2034Extensions: To allow additional time for suppliers to join the framework after its initial launch, ensuring that new and innovative providers can participate as market conditions evolve. This approach helps maintain competition, broaden the range of available solutions, and enable contracting authorities to benefit from emerging technologies or improved services that were not available at the framework’s outset. Extension periods will typically be used when there is a need to refresh the supplier base, address gaps in capability, or respond to changes in demand, while still maintaining the overall structure and governance of the original framework agreement. | ceiling above | 4 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Other Programmes1 award | |||
| BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITED, FRANKLIN COLLEGE TRUST, HCF CATCH LIMITED, MAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD, MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITED, MEDEX (GROUP) LTD +49 moreASEP - Lot 3 Other Programmes 23 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2030 · up to 22 Mar 2034Extensions: To allow additional time for suppliers to join the framework after its initial launch, ensuring that new and innovative providers can participate as market conditions evolve. This approach helps maintain competition, broaden the range of available solutions, and enable contracting authorities to benefit from emerging technologies or improved services that were not available at the framework’s outset. Extension periods will typically be used when there is a need to refresh the supplier base, address gaps in capability, or respond to changes in demand, while still maintaining the overall structure and governance of the original framework agreement. | ceiling above | 4 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £30,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot No: 1 Non Accredited Learning · BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITED, HCF CATCH LIMITED, MAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD, MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITED, MEDEX (GROUP) LTD, Skills-UK, Education & Training LimitedSME +50 more
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2026
- Value
- £40,000,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 23 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2030 · up to 22 Mar 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- To allow additional time for suppliers to join the framework after its initial launch, ensuring that new and innovative providers can participate as market conditions evolve. This approach helps maintain competition, broaden the range of available solutions, and enable contracting authorities to benefit from emerging technologies or improved services that were not available at the framework’s outset. Extension periods will typically be used when there is a need to refresh the supplier base, address gaps in capability, or respond to changes in demand, while still maintaining the overall structure and governance of the original framework agreement.
3 agreed KPIs: Data Entry Timelines · Documentation Submission · Programme Attendance
- Data Entry Timelines
- Documentation Submission
- Programme Attendance
Lot 2. Accredited Skills Programmes · BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITED, FRANKLIN COLLEGE TRUST, HCF CATCH LIMITED, MAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD, MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITED, MEDEX (GROUP) LTD +53 more
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 23 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2030 · up to 22 Mar 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- To allow additional time for suppliers to join the framework after its initial launch, ensuring that new and innovative providers can participate as market conditions evolve. This approach helps maintain competition, broaden the range of available solutions, and enable contracting authorities to benefit from emerging technologies or improved services that were not available at the framework’s outset. Extension periods will typically be used when there is a need to refresh the supplier base, address gaps in capability, or respond to changes in demand, while still maintaining the overall structure and governance of the original framework agreement.
3 agreed KPIs: Data Entry Timelines · Documentation Submission · Programme Attendance
- Data Entry Timelines
- Documentation Submission
- Programme Attendance
Lot 3. Other Programmes · BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITED, FRANKLIN COLLEGE TRUST, HCF CATCH LIMITED, MAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD, MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITED, MEDEX (GROUP) LTD +49 more
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 23 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2030 · up to 22 Mar 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- To allow additional time for suppliers to join the framework after its initial launch, ensuring that new and innovative providers can participate as market conditions evolve. This approach helps maintain competition, broaden the range of available solutions, and enable contracting authorities to benefit from emerging technologies or improved services that were not available at the framework’s outset. Extension periods will typically be used when there is a need to refresh the supplier base, address gaps in capability, or respond to changes in demand, while still maintaining the overall structure and governance of the original framework agreement.
3 agreed KPIs: Data Entry Timelines · Documentation Submission · Programme Attendance
- Data Entry Timelines
- Documentation Submission
- Programme Attendance
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Non Accredited Learning | 56final-stage tenders · 207 at stage one | 43 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Accredited Skills Programmes | 58final-stage tenders · 207 at stage one | 47 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Other Programmes | 54final-stage tenders · 207 at stage one | 45 | 0 | — |
Who bid (first 60 of 65)
- did not win3 counties accounts Training Service LTD (3CATS LTD) · East Midlands · 1, 2
- did not winTHE ABBEY ACCESS CENTRESME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winACORN TRAINING LTDSME · West Midlands · all lots
- did not winActs TrustSME · East Midlands · 1
- did not winBOSTON COLLEGE GROUP LIMITED · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winCOMMUNITY LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winCOMMUNITY PRESS OFFICE LTD. · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1, 2
- did not winCT SKILLS LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winDERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winDN COLLEGES GROUP · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1, 3
- did not winEAST LINDSEY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRE · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winEDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST · South East England · all lots
- did not winGAINSBOROUGH TRINITY FOUNDATION · East Midlands · all lots
- wonFRANKLIN COLLEGE TRUST · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winGET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD · Greater London · all lots
- did not winGRANTHAM COLLEGE · East Midlands · all lots
- wonHCF CATCH LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winLEARNING CURVE GROUP LIMITED · North East England · all lots
- did not winLearning4Life-Gy CIC · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1, 2
- did not winLINCOLN COLLEGE · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winLINCOLNSHIRE TRAINING HUB LIMITED · East Midlands · all lots
- wonMAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- wonMCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITED · East Midlands · all lots
- wonMEDEX (GROUP) LTD · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winMOMENTUM RECRUITMENT LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winNORTHWEST EDUCATION AND TRAINING LIMITEDSME · North West England · all lots
- did not winORANGEBOX TRAINING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED · North East England · all lots
- did not winPATHWAY FIRST LIMITEDSME · West Midlands · all lots
- did not winPETER SMYTHE TRANSPORT TRAINING LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winREALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winRIVERSIDE ACCESS AND TRAINING CENTRE GAINSBOROUGH LIMITED · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winSCL EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED · South East England · all lots
- did not winShine Lincolnshire · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winSeagull Recycling Ltd · East Midlands · 1
- did not winCURIOSITY GLOBAL EDUCATION LTD · East Midlands · 1, 3
- wonSkills-UK Education & TrainingSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winSTAFF POWER TRAINING LIMITED · North East England · all lots
- did not winSTEADFAST TRAINING LTDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- wonTaylorITEX Community Interest Company · East Midlands · 1, 2
- did not winTEACH VOCATION GROUP LTDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winTEC PARTNERSHIP · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1, 3
- did not winTECH EDUCATORS LTDSME · East of England · all lots
- did not winTEMPUS TRAINING LIMITEDSME · North West England · all lots
- wonTHE SKILLS BLUEPRINT LTD · East Midlands · 1, 3
- did not winTHE SKILLS NETWORK LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winTHE THRIVE TRIBE COLLECTIVE LTD · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winThink Employment LtdSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winTOTAL FUTURES LTD · South East England · all lots
- did not winUNIVERSITY OF DERBY · East Midlands · 1, 2
- did not winUniversity Of Lincoln · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winWORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1, 2
- did not winWORKPAYS LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winINSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP · East of England · all lots
- wonBISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITED · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winAKG (UK) Learning LimitedSME · Greater London · all lots
- did not winHULL COLLEGE · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winI & F LIMITEDSME · North West England · 2, 3
- did not winNEWCASTLE COLLEGE GROUP (NCG · North East England · 2, 3
- did not winAIM 2 LEARN LTDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · 2, 3
- did not winASPIRE SPORTING ACADEMY LTDSME · North West England · 2
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
67 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 67 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- 3 counties accounts Training Service LTD (3CATS LTD)Framework contractor
- ACORN TRAINING LTDFramework contractor
- AIM 2 LEARN LTDFramework contractor
- AKG (UK) Learning LimitedFramework contractor
- ASPIRE SPORTING ACADEMY LTDFramework contractor
- Acts TrustFramework contractor
- Acts TrustFramework contractor
- BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BOSTON COLLEGEFramework contractor
- COMMUNITY LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDFramework contractor
Show 40 more suppliers
- COMMUNITY PRESS OFFICE LTD.Framework contractor
- CT SKILLS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CURIOSITY GLOBAL EDUCATION LTDFramework contractor
- DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- DMR TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- DN COLLEGES GROUPFramework contractor
- EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUSTFramework contractor
- ENTERPRISE4ALL (NORTH WEST) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- East Lindsey ITEC Ltd trading as First CollegeFramework contractor
- FRANKLIN COLLEGE TRUSTFramework contractor
- GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY FOUNDATIONFramework contractor
- GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTDFramework contractor
- GRANTHAM COLLEGEFramework contractor
- HCF CATCH LIMITEDFramework contractor
- HULL COLLEGEFramework contractor
- I & F LIMITEDFramework contractor
- INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUPFramework contractor
- LEARNING CURVE GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
- LINCOLN COLLEGEFramework contractor
- LINCOLNSHIRE TRAINING HUB LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Learning4Life-Gy CICFramework contractor
- Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS TrustFramework contractor
- MAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTDFramework contractor
- MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MEDEX (GROUP) LTDFramework contractor
- MOMENTUM RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- NEWCASTLE COLLEGE GROUP (NCGFramework contractor
- NORTHWEST EDUCATION AND TRAINING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ORANGEBOX TRAINING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PATHWAY FIRST LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PETER SMYTHE TRANSPORT TRAINING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- RIVERSIDE ACCESS AND TRAINING CENTRE GAINSBOROUGH LIMITEDFramework contractor
- SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- STAFF POWER TRAINING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- STEADFAST TRAINING LTDFramework contractor
- Seagull Recycling LtdFramework contractor
- Shine LincolnshireFramework contractor
- Skills-UK Education & TrainingFramework contractor
- TEACH VOCATION GROUP LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender