Official UK procurement notice
Lot 1A Skills for Life · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lancashire Combined County Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a light-touch call off from the LCCA framework Training Services for the delivery of Click, Skills for Life training services for Adults across Lancashire.
Click is Lancashire's community based digital inclusion and essential digital skills programme. It is designed to support adults (19+) with low or no digital confidence and to increase participation in digital learning across the county.
The programme is to be delivered across six geographical areas under an individual contract for each area:
1 Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre
2 Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Rossendale and Ribble Valley
3 Burnley and Pendle
4 Lancaster and Morecambe
5 Preston, Chorley and South Ribble
6 West Lancashire
Contracts are awarded to a single provider in each geographical area. The programme is intended to be delivered until 31 July 2026, subject to funding and achievement of programme aims, and may be extended for 1 year + 1 year.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Sept 2026, 10:55 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 10:55 BST
- Authority reference
DN815004- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084263- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f32fFind a Tender
- Call-off under framework Training Services for Adults
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 7 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published7 Sept 2026, 10:55 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back 2 Work Complete TrainingSMESkills for Life: Area 1 - Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre7 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: 2 years option to extend is available subject to supplier performance and service demand. | £922,884 inc. VAT | 26 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| East Lancashire Learning GroupSkills for Life: Area 2 - Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Rossendale and Ribble Valley7 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: 2 years option to extend is available subject to supplier performance and service demand. | £1,366,481 inc. VAT | 26 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| East Lancashire Learning GroupSkills for Life: Area 3 - Burnley and Pendle7 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: 2 years option to extend is available subject to supplier performance and service demand. | £789,429 inc. VAT | 26 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Inspira 01SMESkills for Life: Area 4 - Lancaster and Morecambe7 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: 2 years option to extend is available subject to supplier performance and service demand. | £408,988 inc. VAT | 26 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Back 2 Work Complete TrainingSMESkills for Life: Area 5 - Preston, Chorley and South Ribble7 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: 2 years option to extend is available subject to supplier performance and service demand. | £1,121,835 inc. VAT | 26 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| PHX Training LimitedSMESkills for Life: Area 6 - West Lancashire7 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: 2 years option to extend is available subject to supplier performance and service demand. | £358,322 inc. VAT | 26 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- BACK TO WORK TRAINING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- East Lancashire Learning GroupAwarded supplier
- INSPIRA (01)Awarded supplier
- PHX TRAINING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- 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
- 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