Take a look at Tenders Update December 2023 for an overview of the latest opportunities open to providers of services to the Essential Skills sector.
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Electronic Market Place: adult education provision
Kirklees Council is looking to engage Delivery Partners with relevant experience and ability to provide Adult Education, Training, Employment & Lifelong Learning.
Closing date: 31st December 2023
Skills Connect courses
West Yorkshire Combined Authority is seeking to contract with multiple providers to deliver Skills Connect courses to upskill individuals, with course delivery up to 30th September 2024. The aim of Skills Connect is to support individuals into new roles, new or enhanced self-employment opportunities, or take on additional responsibilities in their existing role, and providers will be paid based on evidence of participant starts, completions and progressions.
Closing date: 12 January 2024
Provision of the Delivery of The Future Skills Development Programme
Chesterfield Borough Council is seeking applications for projects to be delivered under the Future Skills Development Fund between 1 April 2024 and 31st March 2025. The Future Skills Development Fund seeks to provide funding for up to four projects in Chesterfield that provide innovative approaches to addressing local skills gaps and increasing capacity within local skills provision, particularly in the areas of digital, STEM and green skills provision.
Closing date: 12 January 2024
DfE Skills Bootcamps
The Department for Education invite suppliers who are interested in delivering Skills Bootcamps in the skills categories below to apply to qualify onto the Skills Bootcamps Dynamic Purchasing System. While unconfirmed, suppliers should be aware there is a possibility of further call off competitions this year (earliest July) and only suppliers who are qualified onto the Dynamic Purchasing System at that point would be able to apply.
– Digital
– Sales, Marketing & Procurement
– Construction and the Built Environment
– Engineering and Manufacturing
– Transport and Logistics (for HGV driving)
– Education and Early Years (for Early Years Educators)
– Creative & Design
Contract start date: 1 February 2024.
UK Shared Prosperity Fund – People and Skills and Sector Pathways Programme Delivery
Torbay Council is looking for providers to deliver employment and skills interventions across Torbay.
Closing date: 2 February 2024
Market Engagement for Pre-16 and Post-16 Maths Programmes (NCETM and AMSP)
The purpose of this zero-value notice is to notify the market that the Department for Education intends to Undertake market engagement activities including one or more event(s) in early 2024 to present its vision for maths programmes in England and seek expert input from potential suppliers.
Closing date: 29 February 2024
T level Professional Development – Future Delivery Options
The DfE is considering its options for the continued provision of professional development support to Further Education (FE) providers who deliver T Level courses.
Closing date: 31st March 2024
Post-16 skills and training provision
Cheshire West & Chester Council (CW&C) are looking for the opportunity to develop new relationships with post-16 skills and training providers.
Closing date: 30 July 2024
Skills, Training, Employability and Learning Provision Dynamic Purchasing System
Sheffield City Council leads an extensive and well-established programme of commissioned services from a network of providers throughout private, public, voluntary and community sectors.
Closing date: 28 February 2025
Employability, adult skills, community learning & careers guidance
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council are tendering for a range of projects supported by the European Social Fund and ERDF European Regional Development Fund. Projects will help to deliver employability support (age 16+), adult skills and community learning and offer support to employed individuals who wish to progress in work, move into new sectors or are at risk of redundancy, along with supporting Careers Information Advice and Guidance to all age groups. This will also include Consultancy services required to facilitate the delivery of the above requirements.
Closing date: 1 August 2025
Dynamic Purchasing System 2 – For the Provision of Work Focused Activities
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) intends to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to procure Work Focused Activities in Jobcentre Plus Districts in England, Scotland and Wales.
Closing date: 19 September 2025
Shaw Trust Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing Service
The Delivery Partners Dynamic Purchasing System (DPDPS) is currently open until May 2026. Current contracts are with a range of commissioners including but not limited to DWP, ESFA and HMPPS. The three business areas are Children’s and Young Peoples Services. Employability, Health and Wellbeing and Learning and Skills.
Closing date: 29th May 2026
Apprenticeship Training Provision
The Borough Council of Gateshead are an Apprenticeship Levy paying organisations. The Council is establishing a pseudo-DPS to establish a framework of approved providers of apprenticeship training.
Closing date: 1 July 2026
Adult Learning and Skills Activities in Community Settings – Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council’s grant for the 19+ Adult Education Budget (AEB) for both formula funded and non-formula funding will fund learning for Adults 19+ who live in South Yorkshire, so that they can improve their skills, get back to work or remain and progress in work. The Council is now inviting suppliers to apply to their Dynamic Purchasing Service.
Closing date: 31st July 2027
Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System
The Ministry of Justice (the “Authority”) is seeking to establish the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System (PEDPS) for the provision of education, Information, Advice and Guidance and resettlement services to those in custody in England.
Closing date: 1st September 2028
Adult Skills DPS
West Yorkshire Combined Authority is seeking provision of adult skills training and commissioned activities to support individuals to gain the skills needed for life and work, including : progressing towards, entering into and sustaining work; upskilling or retraining in order to advance their career.
Closing date: 2 October 2033
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