Adult and other education services

Tender description

The purpose of this PIN is to conduct initial pre-procurement market testing in relation to procurement of provision funded by the devolved Adult Education Budget in the 2019/20 academic year. It is testing principles and seeking provider input ahead of a formal market engagement event and forms part of a wider engagement / consultation process which has included research activity and engagement with stakeholders and their network representatives on the GMCA’s AEB Task Group. Details on how stakeholders may respond to this PIN can be found by following the below link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=9502cf02-287e-e811-80ed-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21 GMCA’s overall commissioning approach will involve a combination of plan-led grant funding and procured provision. This Notice is concerned solely with procured activity. The purpose of this PIN is to conduct initial pre-procurement market testing in relation to procurement of provision funded by the devolved Adult Education Budget in the 2019/20 academic year. It is testing principles and seeking provider input ahead of a formal market engagement event and forms part of a wider engagement / consultation process which has included research activity and engagement with stakeholders and their network representatives on the GMCA’s AEB Task Group. Details on how stakeholders may respond to this PIN can be found by following the below link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=9502cf02-287e-e811-80ed-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21 Organisations are invited to complete the Soft Market Testing Document that accompanies this PIN GMCA’s overall commissioning approach will involve a combination of plan-led grant funding and procured provision. This Notice is concerned solely with procured activity. Procured provision will form a crucial part of our approach to delivering GM’s objectives, focussing the system on outcomes, and addressing the funding priorities set out below. The Procurement process will: — enable GM to focus on working with a smaller range of high quality providers and reduce duplication, — allow GM to add an element of flexibility and innovation into the contracts in line with the freedoms and opportunities devolution offers, — allow GM to ensure and maintain a competitive, high quality marketplace, — allow GM to undertake comprehensive due diligence: providing the best possible value for money outcome from the procurement activity, — secure additional social value for GM’s residents and communities, — embed adult skills in the wider post-16 skills and employment infrastructure.