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Official procurement procedure
Skills Training Service Contract – Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Adult and other education services
Education and training services
Training services
Published value
£1,000,000,000
Submission deadline 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: West Midlands Combined Authority: "Skills Training Service Contract – Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)". Published status: active. Published value: £1,000,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | West Midlands Combined Authority | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1,000,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Midlands Combined Authority
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for West Midlands Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 109 active published awards; 103 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Midlands Combined Authority | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSDynamic market | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published5 Jul 2022, 18:44 BST | Last source update5 Jul 2022, 18:44 BST | Recurring procurementNo |
ClassificationAdult and other education services, Education and training services, Training services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-034e9b | ||
What is being bought
The Adult Education Budget (AEB) for the West Midlands constituent member area was devolved to the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) for delivery from 1st August 2019. In 2022 additional skills funding has been delegated from the Department of Education (DfE) to the WMCA.
The aim is to secure packages of service provision. WMCA is proposing to launch a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for a duration of up to 10 years. The DPS will also be utilised to procure service providers for non-funded/ funded (devolved funding or other funding streams) Adult Skills Programmes.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £1,000,000,000
5 Jul 2022, 18:44 BST - Status changed to active
5 Jul 2022, 18:44 BST - Official notice release published
5 Jul 2022, 18:44 BST - Submission deadline changed to 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
5 Jul 2022, 18:44 BST - Buyer information updated
5 Jul 2022, 18:44 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£1,000,000,000A Market Engagement Event was held on the 13th June. Link to the Video and the Q&A is https://beta.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/productivity-and-skills/adult-education-budget/ Presentation https://beta.wmca.org.uk/media/k3nj4tb3/wmca-skills-procurement-13th-june-presentation-004-final-version.pdf event notes https://beta.wmca.org.uk/media/rumnbwet/event-notes-13-06-22-am-pm-finalised.pdf A further online virtual event took place on the 1st July 2022 - https://youtu.be/JK6g-ZOSDXM https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013991-2022 WMCA have opted to use a dynamic purchasing system as the procurement method for delivering their contracts. This is because it will allow the flexibility to deliver skills provision now and in the future. WMCA is seeking to build capacity to deliver a wider package of skills provision to support its residents build the skills employers need. We are seeking to secure new innovative provision which will align with the developments in the job market, ensuring there is a responsive and flexible training and skills offer which can respond to market shifts and by strengthening the current training offer and approaches. This procurement route will enable the WMCA to procure services relating to any future funded Adult Skills/Education programmes and respond flexibly to skills and training needs in the region. Additional information: This DPS will be available to be used by the following : Constituent Local Authorities Birmingham Coventry Dudley Sandwell Solihull Walsall Wolverhampton Non-constituent Local Authorities Cannock Chase North Warwickshire Nuneaton and Bedworth Redditch Rugby Shropshire Stratford-on-Avon Tamworth Telford and Wrekin WarwickshireContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
5 Jul 2022, 18:44 BST - Submission deadline
5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
West Midlands Combined Authority
Contracting authority GB-FTS-2655Documents (2)
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