ID 5828340 - DfE - Skills for Life and Work Programme 2025

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Department for the Economy

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

055902-2025

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 80000000, 80210000, 80310000, 80500000, 80521000, 80530000, 80531000, 80531100, 80531200, 80570000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

The Department for the Economy is seeking tenders for the delivery of the Skills for Life and Work Programme 2025. The programme will support a diverse cohort of young people through a relevant and empowering vocational education and training experience that equips them for progression to higher levels of learning or to employment, according to their own aspirations. The overall aim of the Programme is to ensure continuity of youth vocational education and training provision, contribute to social and economic inclusion, deliver skills learning and achievement, and act as a pathway to any next step. Many participants will enter the Programme with a disability or disabilities, and/or with a complex range of issues and barriers to learning and achievement, including mental wellbeing challenges and mental health difficulties. Additional disability support will be the responsibility of the training provider to deliver or source. Payment for this support will be covered in the funding table and contractual measures will be in place to ensure that this additional funding is ring-fenced and directed towards those young people with disabilities. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the deliverables of this contract.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Tender notice observed

   19 May 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   022888-2025

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   1 Aug 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   045276-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

3. Award notice observed

   11 Sept 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   055902-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• ID 5828340 - DfE - Skills for Life and Work Programme 2025

  Buyer: Department for the EconomySupplier: 21TRAINING LIMITED

  End date in notice

  31 Jul 2027Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £195,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for ID 5828340 - DfE - Skills for Life and Work Programme 2025

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

• ID 5828340 - DfE - Skills for Life and Work Programme 2025

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  The Award of Contract is anticipated to be August 2025 with the Initial Contract Period of up to two years commencing in September 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter (where ‘up to two years’ pertains to the period of recruitment of participants to the programme). There will be a run-off period following the Initial Contract Period during which all Contract provisions, terms and conditions will continue to apply. This is to accommodate the participant training entitlements set out in the Operational Requirements. Service delivery cannot commence until the first Monday of the September 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter following Contract commencement and the programme will close to new participant entrants after July 2027. There will be an option to extend the Initial Contract Period for a further four one-year periods , and if the Contract is extended the Programme will remain open to new participant entrants during the extension period. Participants recruited during the Initial Contract Period or the extension period will have a training entitlement as set out in the Operational Requirements.

  Published 19 May 2025.Open supporting notice 022888-2025

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