Tender record updated
Latest variant observed by Bidwake on .
Open this official Find a Tender notice
Record references
- Release reference
064829-2025- Published tags
- tenderUpdate
Loading records…
Public procurement
See the published facts, notice history, awards and supplier links in one place. Open the original Find a Tender notice for the full record.
ocds-h6vhtk-04decaPublished facts
029074-2026Community Learning and Skills (CLS) is Kent County Council's (KCC) internally commissioned department responsible for delivering education and training to adults and young people over 16. CLS manages the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) Adult Skills Fund (ASF), Greater London Authority (GLA) budget, and ESFA 'Study Programme' courses for young people aged 16-19, including those not in education, employment, or training (NEET). These initiatives support the goals and objectives of Framing Kent's Future. In response to the Skills for Jobs White Paper and its consultation outcomes, from 1st August 2024, the Department for Education (DfE)/ESFA Adult Education Budget has been restructured to become the Adult Skills Fund. This change introduces new 'Learning Aims' for CLS's £6.7m of 'Tailored Learning Funding', covering a wide range of vocational and essential skills courses designed to support learners in various stages of their educational and career journeys. The changes have included redefining partner organisations who CLS have previously worked with in a 'partnership delivery' relationship, as sub contractors ("By subcontracting we mean any delivery to a learner's programme of learning by a third party"). KCC CLS are seeking to offer a flexible opportunity of externally Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) provision for adults, to support both previously offered 'partnership' courses for niche provision such as for Deaf/deaf learners, and growth in vocational areas (those in Green in table above), that meet local labour market needs. There is a recognised national shortage of staff with appropriate skills, experience and qualifications, especially to support delivery in some vocational areas, which is now a focus of ESFA funding. Outsourcing delivery to appropriate partners would offer an opportunity to deliver, particularly where less than a full time post is required, i.e. whilst growing delivery in a new vocational area. This tender process is to allow Tenderers to bid to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) and sign a contract with the Authority such that they can then be allocated work as the need arises. The Dynamic Purchasing System is split into two (2) Lots which reflect the category of learner in receipt of education services. Lot 1 Lot 1 relates to Skills programmes to be delivered to Adult Skills Fund Learners. Adult Skills Fund Learners means learners who are eligible for funding pursuant to the Adult Skills Fund Rules. The Adult Skills Fund is the funding allocated to the Authority by the Education and Skills Funding Agency on behalf of the Department for Education for the provision of continuing learning programmes for adults. Lot 2 Lot 2 relates to study programmes to be delivered to Study Programmes Fund Learners. Study Programme Fund Learners means learners who are eligible for funding pursuant to the Study Programme Fund Rules. The Study Programme Fund is the funding allocated to the Council by the Education and Skills Funding Agency on behalf of the Department for Education for the provision of 16 to 19 study programmes for individuals who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) in accordance with the Study Programme Fund Rules. It is the Authority's intention to establish and begin awarding work for Lot 1 for Adult Skills Fund related study programmes from the commencement date of the contract. As per Clause 3.3 of the DPS Admission Agreement, the Authority reserves the right to vary the contract to introduce and establish Lot 2 for 16-19 aged children who are NEET and other vulnerable young people. For the avoidance of doubt, no Tenderer will be admitted to Lot 2 and/or allocated work in relation to Lot 2 until such time that the Authority, in its absolute discretion, elects to establish Lot 2.
Observed notice trail
Events follow the publisher date where one is available. “Seen by Bidwake” is the date this service first found the record.
Tender record updated
Latest variant observed by Bidwake on .
Open this official Find a Tender notice
064829-2025Award notice observed
Latest variant observed by Bidwake on .
Open this official Find a Tender notice
067432-2025Award notice observed
Latest variant observed by Bidwake on .
Open this official Find a Tender notice
029074-2026Awards and suppliers
Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: All Dimension Limited
029074-2026-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: CXK LIMITED
End dates, recurrence wording and links are shown as they appear in public notices. They do not create a new opportunity. If no later linked record appears here, that means Bidwake did not find one in the records it has loaded; it does not prove that none exists.
029074-2026-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: Career Group Courses Limited TA Career Tree
029074-2026-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: London School of Science & Technology Limited
029074-2026-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: SOCIAL ENTERPRISE KENT CIC
029074-2026-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: Salt Training Limited
029074-2026-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: That Nail Place Limited
029074-2026-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: Twin Training International Limited
029074-2026-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: Wellfair2Work Limited
029074-2026-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: London Vesta College Limited
067432-2025-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: PARENTA TRAINING LIMITED
067432-2025-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: ROLE TRAINING LIMITED
067432-2025-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: Runway Apprenticeships Ltd.
067432-2025-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: SKILLS PROVIDER LIMITED
067432-2025-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: THE FORWARD TRUST
067432-2025-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: THE TRAINING PLACE OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED
067432-2025-SC240120-1Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: The Blackthorn Trust
067432-2025-SC240120-1