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title: "Adult Skills Fund"
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# Adult Skills Fund

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adult-skills-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-044476). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority: "Adult Skills Fund". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £40,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Apr 2024, 10:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority-GB-PPON-PDBT-6675-QXPN)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £40,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 April 2024 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044476`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-044476#tl-md)

## Description
Adult Skills Fund Call-Off Contract Awards

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** Adult Skills Fund Call-Off Contract Awards

### Lot 2: Reducing barriers - focussed person centred support
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** Adult Skills Fund Call-Off Contract Awards

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (14)
- **Award:** 028109-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ACORN TRAINING LTD, AIM 2 LEARN LTD, BACK TO WORK TRAINING LIMITED (+19 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151491`, `GB-FTS-110157`, `GB-FTS-140097`, `GB-FTS-66202`, `GB-FTS-122623`, `GB-COH:04317514`, `GB-FTS-122624`, `GB-FTS-90954`, `GB-COH:4274770`, `GB-FTS-67901`, `GB-FTS-99779`, `GB-FTS-54243`, `GB-FTS-107477`, `GB-COH:8035910`, `GB-FTS-122625`, `GB-PPON:PQJB-9673-BXPG`, `GB-PPON:PCZT-4451-YBRL`, `GB-FTS-96831`, `GB-FTS-171546`, `GB-FTS-182779`, `GB-FTS-66212`, `GB-FTS-54246`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171546`
  - Value: £999,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-10 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LEARNING CURVE GROUP LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-54243`
  - Value: £102,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-11 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **THE WHITE ROSE SCHOOL OF BEAUTY AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-54246`
  - Value: £120,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-12 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ENDORPHINS GROUP LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182779`
  - Value: £498,836 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-13 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ACORN TRAINING LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151491`
  - Value: £329,779 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MOMENTUM RECRUITMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171536`
  - Value: £1,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CASTLEVIEW GROUP TRAINING LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04317514`
  - Value: £484,478 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Independent Training Services Limited (ITS Group)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04274770`
  - Value: £696,506 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BACK TO WORK TRAINING LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-66202`
  - Value: £998,169 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **THE PORTLAND TRAINING COMPANY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-66212`
  - Value: £788,678 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MOMENTUM RECRUITMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171536`
  - Value: £199,824 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-8 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Netcom Training Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-122625`
  - Value: £151,800 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 030805-2024-9 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **APCYMRU LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-110157`
  - Value: £102,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (14)
- **Contract:** 028109-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 25/06/2024

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £999,789

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-10 (active)
  - Signed Value: £102,000

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-11 (active)
  - Signed Value: £120,000

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-12 (active)
  - Signed Value: £498,836

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-13 (active)
  - Signed Value: £329,779

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £484,478

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £696,506

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-5 (active)
  - Signed Value: £998,169

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-6 (active)
  - Signed Value: £788,678

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-7 (active)
  - Signed Value: £199,824

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-8 (active)
  - Signed Value: £151,800

- **Contract:** 030805-2024-9 (active)
  - Signed Value: £102,000

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030805-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-26T12:49:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:49:19.760Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044476