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title: "Post 16 Education and Training DPS August 2024 - July 2027"
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# Post 16 Education and Training DPS August 2024 - July 2027

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-16-education-and-training-dps-august-2024-july-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-046d39). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Tyneside Council: "Post 16 Education and Training DPS August 2024 - July 2027". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jul 2027. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 282 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [South Tyneside Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-tyneside-council-ons-e08000023)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 July 2027 at 01:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-046d39`

## 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/post-16-education-and-training-dps-august-2024-july-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-046d39#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-16-education-and-training-dps-august-2024-july-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-046d39#participate

## Description
The Council is refreshing its Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the delivery of post-16 education and training services. The refreshed framework will operate from 1 August 2024 until 31 July 2027.
This relates to the delivery of all Post-16 Education, Learning and Training programmes currently commissioned by the Council under the following Department for Education (DfE), Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and North East Mayoral Combined Authority (North East CA) programmes:
•	Category 1: ESFA funded Study Programme (16-19 years)
•	Category 2: North East CA funded Adult Education Budget (19 years +)
•	Category 3: North East CA funded Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs (19 years +)
•	Category 4: DfE funded Skills Bootcamps
•	Category 5: North East CA funded Skills Bootcamps
This is a new framework for the delivery of activity funded under the above categories.  All existing providers currently funded for the current Post-16 Education and Skills DPS DN482254 framework, who are seeking funding from the Council for the delivery of programmes in these categories, must complete these Selection Questionnaires and associated documentation to access the updated Post-16 Education and Skills DPS DN725797 through the opportunity published on the North East Procurement Organisation portal www.nepo.org).

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Category 1: ESFA funded Study Programme (16-19 years)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Study Programme (16-19 years)

### Lot 2: North East CA Funded Adult Education Budget (19 years +)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** North East CA funded Adult Education Budget (19 years +)

### Lot 3: North East CA funded Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs (19 years +)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** North East CA funded Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs (19 years +)

### Lot 4: : DfE funded Skills Bootcamps
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** : DfE funded Skills Bootcamps

### Lot 5: North East CA funded Skills Bootcamps
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** North East CA funded Skills Bootcamps

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F079732-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-04T13:12:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T04:26:54.637Z
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