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title: "Adult Skills and Learning Framework:  2026 - 2034"
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# Adult Skills and Learning Framework:  2026 - 2034

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-skills-and-learning-framework-2026-2034-ocds-h6vhtk-068727). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Sussex County Council: "Adult Skills and Learning Framework:  2026 - 2034". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Sussex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000032)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-skills-and-learning-framework-2026-2034-ocds-h6vhtk-068727#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068727`

## Before you bid
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- **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-skills-and-learning-framework-2026-2034-ocds-h6vhtk-068727#tl-md)

## Description
West Sussex County Council’s Adult Learning Service, commissions and delivers adult skills and learning 
provision funded primarily through grant allocations from the Department for 
Education and the Department for Work and Pensions, alongside other current and 
future government funding streams and initiatives.
The Council currently operates an Adult Learning and Skills Framework, established 
in 2024, to support commissioning across a range of programmes including Adult 
Skills Fund provision, Free Courses for Jobs, Skills Bootcamps, Tailored Learning
and 16 to 19 Study Programmes.
West Sussex County Council has been invited to participate in the Government’s 
Pathway to Devolution pilot for Academic Year 2026/27. The pilot is intended to 
support transition towards devolved Adult Skills Fund responsibilities and provides 
additional formula-funded allocation of monies for delivery to participating Local 
Authorities.
East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council have also indicated 
their intention to participate in the pilot and have requested support from West 
Sussex Adult Learning Service to access a compliant route to market to support 
commissioning of provision.
The existing West Sussex Framework does not permit access by partner authorities therefore authority is sought to commence a procurement process to establish a new Framework that could be utilised pan-Sussex for the commissioning of Adult Learning and Skills.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2034

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036006-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-21T10:36:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T20:41:02.751Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068727