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Contract Notice

Reopening Adult Skills Fund Pseudo Framework Agreement

  • First published: 17 June 2025
  • Last modified: 17 June 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-0546bb
Published by:
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Authority ID:
AA81254
Publication date:
17 June 2025
Deadline date:
14 July 2025
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Procurement of Learning Organisations to be appointed onto the Adult Skills Fund Framework

Full notice text

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

11 Broad Street West

Sheffield

S12BQ

UK

Contact person: Donna Fowler

Telephone: +44 1142203362

E-mail: donna.fowler@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk

NUTS: UKE32

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://procontract.due-north.com


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Reopening Adult Skills Fund Pseudo Framework Agreement

II.1.2) Main CPV code

80400000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Procurement of Learning Organisations to be appointed onto the Adult Skills Fund Framework

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 40 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

80400000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE3

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 1 - Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed

This Lot invites provision to support South Yorkshire residents looking to reskill or upskill by gaining qualifications, and is complementary or additional to any national/regional or locally funded activity and should include at least the following activities:

• 19+, First qualification, Legal entitlements, Maths & English, RQF, Regulated learning only.

• Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support.

• Unemployed & SWAPS - Inactive - linking into Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, Pathways to Work, community learning support and other provision.

• Employed, self-employed, at risk of redundancy.

• Employed - Priority SSA's - Health/Care, public services, Construction/built environment. Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Science and Maths, Information. Communication Technology/Digital(Support LSIP ) & Green skills.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Reducing barriers - focussed person centred support.

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

80400000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE3

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Lot invites provision which is complementary or additional to any national/regional or locally funded activity supporting South Yorkshire's residents.

The focus will be on residents who face complex and/or multiple barriers Providing motivation to enable them to develop confidence and resilience, be more active members of their local community.

• 19+, Non-regulated.

• Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support.

• Moving hard to reach residents into work, such as inactive, over 50's, NEETS, ethnic minority, male/female into underrepresented industries, learners with disabilities etc.

• Progression in/from eligible ASF training courses in Lot 1, FCFJ, Grant & ACL provision.

• Recognising specialist provision.

• Deliver non-regulated programmes to support in work progression.

• Filling the gaps of Grant provision and Adult Community Learning/Tailored Learning.

• On-going support to increase achievements and progressions onto higher level. regulated learning aims, into employment linking, Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, community learning support and other provision. Should not duplicate - unemployed and economically Inactive - UKSPF, and other programmes working hand in hand.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

The Learning Organisation must have an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding or a monitoring visit confirming a reasonable progress judgement covering all three themes (leadership and management, quality of training and safeguarding) as a minimum, from any of your provision. If you are not currently in scope for Ofsted, or have not yet had your first Ofsted Monitoring visit or inspection, an acceptable explanation of why and detail of how the Learning Organisation is working towards the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF) is required.

This programme is open to all learning organisations registered on the UK Register of Learning organisations.

Full details can be found in the specification and Supplier Questionnaire

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 14/07/2025

Local time: 11:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

11/06/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80400000 Adult and other education services Education and training services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

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

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
donna.fowler@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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