Provision of Adult Learning in Cumbria

Cumbria County Council Community Learning and Skills is looking to develop a range of partnerships with subcontracted providers to help us:

• Provide additional capacity in specific curriculum and geographic areas not covered by our own community learning centres
• Specialist Provision (e.g. horticulture, STEM - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, health and care)
• Provision to support rural isolation
• Specific target group - LDD, employability

Adult Learning are inviting submissions by training providers to deliver subcontracted provision to meet the gaps outlined in our rationale. This provision will consist of mainly accredited skills qualifications which must be available for funding on the ESFA Find a Learning Aim System - https://findalearningaimbeta.fasst.org.uk/

We will also procure a small proportion of non-accredited community learning provision in the Carlisle area only. This should link directly to the digital and core curriculum with clear progression pathways to accredited qualifications.

This contract is for the provision accredited qualifications and non-accredited courses in each of the six areas of Cumbria. The contract will be for a period of 1 academic year from 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2023.

Provision will be split into geographic lots outlined in paragraph 1.5 of the ITT. Providers can bid for whole geographic lots (Lot 1, Lot 2.....), sub lots (A, B, C.....) or multiples of both. .

The total contract value will not exceed £300k over the academic year.

Further details of the Contract requirements and the Lots are included in the Tender Documents, available via The Chest - https//www.the-chest.org.uk

All clarifications regarding the Tender Documents must be directed via the messages area of the project dashboard. Any queries regarding using The Chest - please use the support available from the home page.

Additional information:

Full tender documents and specification are available via The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk

All queries and tender submissions must be via The Chest.

Impact of LGR - Please note that Cumbria is currently undergoing a Local Government Reorganisation. Government has announced that Cumbria County Council and the six district councils are to be replaced by two unitary authorities with effect from 01 April 2023. This Agreement is for use by Cumbria County Council as identified in the contract notice and any successor council(s) as defined in The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008 of Cumbria County Council.