Education & Skills Funding Agency Provision for Adults

Tender description

Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council is seeking a supplier to provide the following Service: Education & Skills Funding Agency Provision for Adults. Skills & Learning Adult Community Education is the merged local authority adult learning provider covering all of Bournemouth, Dorset, Christchurch & Poole. It holds a contract for the delivery of Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funded provision for Adult Skills provision and 16-18 programmes within Dorset. Some of the funding received is allocated to third parties to enable the Service to increase its reach to priority learners. Skills and Learning is looking for bidders, with a proven track record of ESFA delivery to Adult learners, who can: • Recruit priority learners aged 19+ who are either unemployed or with insecure employment / low wage employment • Deliver a high-quality provision that will move individuals either closer to or into employment and increase their wellbeing. For example, by improving their: English, maths and digital skills, work-skills and general employability behaviours, as relevant to the workplace. The provision should be up to Level 2. • Understand the priorities and workings of the ESFA • Contribute to local area skills needs as identified by Skills & Learning ACE in the Accountability Agreement and the Dorset Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) • Deliver the provision on the bidder’s premises, within Dorset, with the delivery being undertaken by appropriately qualified members of staff • Undertake the necessary registration, certification and liaison with the awarding bodies (desirable) • Maintain effective monitoring of learner progress • Maintain a quality of delivery that will be judged at least ‘good’ by Ofsted • Achieve a high level of learner outcomes, both in terms of success rates and positive progressions from their programmes for learners. The anticipated start date of the contract is August 2024. The contract will be for four years with the option to extend for a further two years (4+2). Therefore, if all extensions were taken the full length of the contract would be for six years. To access the procurement documentation, bidders must click on the 'Register interest in this opportunity' button in the top right. Once bidders have registered their interest they can access the full procurement documentation from 'My Activities' on the home page. Bidders must ensure that they complete and submit the required documentation prior to the deadline indicated and in accordance with the instructions within the procurement documentation. Keywords: Education Skills Agency