Education and training services

Tender description

Cheshire East Lifelong Learning (CE LL) is commissioning an approved supplier list for the procurement of Adult Education Budget Provision. This award notice relates to the round 4 and the appointing of new suppliers to the list. CE LL is funded as the lead body for Adult Education Budget provision and will be sub-contracting work under this funding stream. Providers need to meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the service specification to be considered for the list. Lots include: Lot 1 Adult Education Budget Provision: Accredited Learning; Lot 2 Adult Education Budget Provision: Health and Wellbeing Programmes (Non-accredited learning); Lot 3 Adult Education Budget Provision: Taster/Engagement Programmes (Non-accredited learning); Lot 4 Adult Education Budget Provision: Longer programmes leading to Employment Outcomes (Non-accredited learning); Lot 5+ Additional lots may be added throughout the life of the approved supplier list. Where regulated qualifications are delivered, they must be eligible for AEB funding and available on the Hub: https://hub.imservices.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx We aim to support delivery of qualifications up to level 2 to unemployed adults aged 19+ (see AEB Funding Rules for eligibility and Appendix 1 for definitions); qualifications must be eligible for funding and the table in Section 5 gives further details of eligibility requirements. Health and wellbeing Programmes use learning as a means of improving the health and wellbeing of individuals. There is no requirement to progress learners on to employment, although the progression on to further learning and/or employment, if appropriate, would be a desired outcome. A positive impact on the health and wellbeing of learners should be demonstrated by the end of the course. Taster/engagement programmes use creative and innovative approaches to engaging individuals who may normally experience barriers to learning. The desired outcome is that learners will progress on to further learning that will lead to further learning and/or employment outcomes. Longer programmes leading to employment outcomes are intended to equip individuals with the skills and confidence needed to be able to access work or accredited learning. The desired outcome is that learners will progress on to employment or accredited learning that will lead to employment. Option to include additional lots as and when the need arises.