Adult Education Course Delivery

East Durham College is looking to secure one organisation to deliver Adult Education Courses to people aged 19 years and over who live in postcodes within the Tees Valley Combined Authority area.

The contract has a maximum value of £125,000 of which the College will retain a 20% funding fee, and will be based on our normal sub-contracting terms.

Adults must live in an address with a Tees Valley postcode, it is not the delivery location. Provision is expected to be part time and must be linked to the Tees Valley Combined Authority Strategic Aims which are set out in their plan.

East Durham College are seeking provision in the areas of manufacturing, engineering, facilities and business improvement, all of which must be linked to an employer.

Providers must have experience of delivering provision to meet local skills gaps and be able to provide verified data in the following areas:-

1. Achievement rates which are above national averages
2. High levels of positive progression into employment
3. Admission to the TVCA Skills Framework for 2021/22 academic year

The positive progression must be in the same subject area the adults have trained in. We are not looking to deliver generic employability programmes.

We will only look to contract with providers who are based in the North East and they must have a permanent base in the Tees Valley.

Application instructions and detailed requirements are provided in the documents attached to this notice (ITT & Application To Join The Approved Supplier List)