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title: "WMCA Technical Education, Skills and Employment Support Flexible Procurement System - Application 2"
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# WMCA Technical Education, Skills and Employment Support Flexible Procurement System - Application 2

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wmca-technical-education-skills-and-employment-support-flexible-procurement-system-applica-ocds-h6vhtk-04d687). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Midlands Combined Authority: "WMCA Technical Education, Skills and Employment Support Flexible Procurement System - Application 2". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: £1,000,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: wmca.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority-ons-e47000007)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £1,000,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 March 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d687`

## 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/wmca-technical-education-skills-and-employment-support-flexible-procurement-system-applica-ocds-h6vhtk-04d687#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [wmca.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwmca.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fgo%2F5876175501949857BCCF)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wmca-technical-education-skills-and-employment-support-flexible-procurement-system-applica-ocds-h6vhtk-04d687#participate

## Description
This notice is being used to inform the market of Application 2 of the Flexible Procurement System (FPS) for Technical Education, Skills and Employment Support by West Midlands Combined Authority.
WMCA have opted to establish an FPS under the Light Touch Regime rules, within the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR, 2015) to deliver our Technical Education, Skills and Employment Support services provision. An FPS is an overarching agreement that allows FPS Providers who are admitted onto it to subsequently compete for Call-off Contracts through further competitions. It operates in a similar way to a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) but will have set windows for evaluation of Applications to join. This will allow WMCA to continually expand our network of providers and welcome new FPS Providers that are able to meet our requirements for the duration of the FPS.
The FPS will offer an expedient route to market and direct access to the provider base for WMCA’s Skills and Employment Support requirements. The refresh of this route to market has been made in order to align with WMCA’s Employment and Skills Strategy and to streamline the bidding process for employment and skills providers. Through engagement with key stakeholders, WMCA identified where improvements could be made to the Adult Skills DPS for the benefit of WMCA, our providers and our residents.
The FPS will include five categories of delivery, linked to pillars within the Employment and Skills Strategy. In order to be included on 4 of the categories, Applicants will be required to demonstrate their understanding and capability of delivering in those category areas. The categories will include;
- Building strong and inclusive communities
- Providing a good education up to level 2
- Moving residents into employment and supporting career progression
- Meeting future skills needs at level 3 and above through upskilling and reskilling
- Innovation
Although this FPS is established in order to facilitate immediate and easy access to the Adult Skills and Employment Support Market, WMCA will not be mandated to use it for every requirement.
It is the Authorities attention that Call-off Competitions will be ran under this FPS in order to find suitable FPS Providers to deliver individual Technical Education, Skills and Employment Support provision Call-off Contracts. Call-off Contracts will be awarded to the successful FPS Provider/s in line with the award criteria stated in the Call-off ITT documents, which will be formulated using the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) principle, comprising of Technical, Commercial and (if applicable) Social Value criteria.
The deadline for submission of initial applications is Tuesday 31st March 2026 at 12:00pm. As this is an open opportunity, applications may be submitted between 16/01/2026 and 31/03/2026 (12:00pm). While the e-tendering system will allow applicants to update their submission after it has been submitted, please note that WMCA will evaluate applications on ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wmca-technical-education-skills-and-employment-support-flexible-procurement-system-applica-ocds-h6vhtk-04d687)

## Lots (5)
> **Shared lot scope:** Every part of the region should have a higher-level skills offer aligned to regional economic priorities. This should include:
A strong and broad offer at level 3, accessible to those in employment and affordable for those in low paid work
A flexible modular offer at level 4/5 aligned to the requirements of businesses, to support retraining or career progression
An accessible leadership and management offer at level 4 and above that supports SMEs to improve productivity and growth and is targete...
> Applies to lots 4, 5.

### Lot 1: Building strong and inclusive communities
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Every part of the region should have a strong local offer of numeracy, literacy, language and digital skills for communities that supports good health & well-being, builds confidence, improves inclusion & integration, develops key life skills and pre...
- **Contract Period:**  to 23/02/2029

### Lot 2: Providing a good education up to level 2
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Every part of the region should have a strong local offer that provides any residents who need it with a good education up to level 2. This should include:
A comprehensive offer of high quality, locally available opportunities to improve literacy and...
- **Contract Period:**  to 23/02/2029

### Lot 3: Moving residents into employment and supporting career progression
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Every part of the region should have a strong into-work offer aligned to local labour market opportunities. This should include provision that supports:
young people to transition into the labour market
unemployed adults into good work
economically i...
- **Contract Period:**  to 23/02/2029

### Lot 4: Meeting future skills needs at level 3 and through upskilling and reskilling
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Contract Period:**  to 23/02/2029

### Lot 5: Innovation
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Contract Period:**  to 23/02/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006933-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-27T10:01:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T08:40:18.507Z
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