Education and training services

Tender description

This contract is for the provision of Community Learning opportunities for adults aged 19+. Durham County Council's Adult Learning and Skills Service are funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to secure adult education opportunities in County Durham. The Adult Learning and Skills Service is designated as the ‘Provider’ of this learning through provision that it secures by means of contracts with delivery organisations. The Adult Learning and Skills Service is pleased to encourage bids for Adult Learning and Skills Funding. Bidders to the fund will be asked as part of their submission to design and cost appropriate, innovative Community learning programmes to support outcomes for adults aged 19+ who face a range of challenges/barriers to engagement, progression and/or securing sustainable employment. Bidders can apply for funding opportunities with delivery starting in September 2017. For full details of this tender and the tender documents — Please access the NEPO Procontract Tendering system via www.nepo.org and access the tender documents for free using reference DN282654. The Adult Learning and Skills Service is pleased to encourage bids for Adult Learning and Skills Funding. Bidders to the fund will be asked as part of their submission to design and cost appropriate, innovative Community learning programmes to support outcomes for adults aged 19+ who face a range of challenges/barriers to engagement, progression and/or securing sustainable employment. All learners must be enrolled no later than 30.6.2018 for the Year 1 Contract. All learners must be enrolled no later than 30.6.2019 for the Year 2 Contract extension. All outputs, including completion of courses, the provision of accurate and complete monitoring data must be completed by 31.7.2018 for Year One and 31.7.2019 for Year 2. We will only fund activity and outputs achieved within the contract period (please note that year 2 is dependent on the availability of funding).