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title: "Adult Skills Fund Delivery 2026-29"
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# Adult Skills Fund Delivery 2026-29

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-skills-fund-delivery-2026-29-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5de). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Herefordshire Council is seeking to appoint up to 4 service providers for the engagement with learners and delivery of Adult Skills Fund learning opportunities within Herefordshire, in line with the council's priorities and priority groups. Published lot titles: Functional Skills English; Functional Skills Mathematics; Skills for Life ESOL; Other.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Herefordshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/herefordshire-council-ons-e06000019)
- **Published Value:** £340,731 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 August 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-skills-fund-delivery-2026-29-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5de#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d5de`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-skills-fund-delivery-2026-29-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5de#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-skills-fund-delivery-2026-29-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5de#participate

## Description
Herefordshire Council is seeking to appoint up to 4 service providers for the engagement with learners and delivery of Adult Skills Fund learning opportunities within Herefordshire, in line with the council's priorities and priority groups.
This contract is divided into 4 lots:
- Functional Skills English
- Functional Skills Maths
- Skills for Life ESOL
- Other

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Functional Skills English
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £150,000
- **Description:** Delivery of Functional Skills English programmes.
- **Contract Period:** 13/09/2026 to 13/09/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Functional Skills Mathematics
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £75,000
- **Description:** Delivery of Functional Skills Mathematics programme.
- **Contract Period:** 13/09/2026 to 13/09/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Skills for Life ESOL
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £45,000
- **Description:** Delivery of Skills for Life ESOL programme
- **Contract Period:** 13/09/2026 to 13/09/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Other
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £70,731
- **Description:** Tenderers may propose to deliver any valid, accredited aims, from the following list, where a clear need can be evidenced:
Parenting skills
ICT
Employability Skills
- **Contract Period:** 13/09/2026 to 13/09/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071467-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-28T17:42:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T15:46:23.344Z
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