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Adult Skills Fund

  • First published: 20 December 2025
  • Last modified: 20 December 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa61
Published by:
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Authority ID:
AA85753
Publication date:
20 December 2025
Deadline date:
16 February 2026
Notice type:
UK2
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Our Adult Skills Fund (ASF) prioritiesWiden Access and Participation: ASF as a gateway to learning and progressionEmbed Basic and Transferable Skills: ASF providing foundations to higher skills and employmentUnlock Progression Pathways and Underutilised Talent: ASF providing routes to higher skills and better paid jobsDevelop Flexible Provision: to meet the needs of learners and businessesBuild Capacity and Capability: to enable an integrated, flexible and responsive provider baseEnable Effective Collaboration: partnership working between providersOur strategy supports the Combined Authority's vision of enabling healthy and thriving communities in York and North Yorkshire.

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Scope

Procurement description

Our Adult Skills Fund (ASF) priorities

Widen Access and Participation: ASF as a gateway to learning and progression

Embed Basic and Transferable Skills: ASF providing foundations to higher skills and employment

Unlock Progression Pathways and Underutilised Talent: ASF providing routes to higher skills and better paid jobs

Develop Flexible Provision: to meet the needs of learners and businesses

Build Capacity and Capability: to enable an integrated, flexible and responsive provider base

Enable Effective Collaboration: partnership working between providers

Our strategy supports the Combined Authority's vision of enabling healthy and thriving communities in York and North Yorkshire.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Contract dates (estimated)

01 August 2026, 00:00AM to 31 July 2027, 23:59PM

Contracting authority

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: County Hall, Racecourse Lane

Town/City: Northallerton

Postcode: DL7 8AD

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMGQ-6583-JYGR

NUTS code: UKE22

Email: joel.green@york.gov.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1

CPV classifications

  • 80510000 - Specialist training services

Delivery regions

  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 August 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 July 2027, 23:59PM

Engagement

Engagement process description

The purpose of the Adult Skills Fund is to support adult learners to gain skills which will lead them to meaningful, sustained, and relevant employment, or enable them to progress to further learning.

Procurement information available

Materials to help organisations prepare for Adult Skills Fund procurement in 2026-27 are now available.

Our Adult Skills Fund team has recorded a short webinar and provided slides and a Frequently Asked Questions document.

Please see all required information and access to the recorded webinar in the link below:

https://yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/adult-skills-fund/

Due date

16 February 2026, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

23 February 2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80510000 Specialist training services Training services

Delivery locations

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The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
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