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title: "West Sussex County Council - Adult Education provision from August 2022"
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# West Sussex County Council - Adult Education provision from August 2022

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/west-sussex-county-council-adult-education-provision-from-august-2022-ocds-h6vhtk-028e3c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Sussex County Council: "West Sussex County Council - Adult Education provision from August 2022". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Sussex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000032)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ27
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028e3c`

## 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/west-sussex-county-council-adult-education-provision-from-august-2022-ocds-h6vhtk-028e3c#tl-md)

## Description
Soft market testing to inform Adult Education provision from August 2022BackgroundWSCC currently receives c. £3.1m of ESFA AEB funding annually, c. £1.25m Adult Skills, c. £1.9m Community Learning. WSCC commissions subcontractors to deliver provision for West Sussex residents. Provision is currently delivered in approximately 80 venues across West Sussex to over 3,000 adults each year. Adult Learning AimsThe overarching ambitions for West Sussex County Council’s Adult Education Service are: •	To maximise adult participation in education and training in order to achieve economic growth, full employment, social inclusion, community cohesion, health and wellbeing. •	To increase the amount of Adult Skills / employability / digital / access courses available to residents, especially for learners in our most deprived areas and those that have been most impacted by the Covid pandemic.•	To support those whose individual circumstances place them most in need of learning and skills as well as those who may not otherwise have access to learningPriority learner groups include:-Those not in employment and / or in receipt of benefits-Those with low skill levels-Those with no qualifications-Disadvantaged groups or individuals with specific needs, e.g. lone parents, BAME groups, adults with learning difficulties and / or disabilities-Those who wish to improve their employment and / or further learning opportunities.SurveyWSCC is asking interested parties to complete a short survey to understand market capacity and capability and to inform the next steps in commissioning this service.The survey can be accessed by referring to the Council's e-sourcing platform SE Shared Serviceshttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home and searching for the project 'WSCC - JS - Soft market testing to inform Adult Education provision from August 2022'. You will need to register your company to access the document. The deadline for completed surveys is 19/02/2021. NoteThis exercise does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for West Sussex County Council.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001766-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-28T16:22:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T20:10:24.674Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028e3c