Pipeline

project_9929 - Adult Skills Fund (ASF) - 2027 onwards

  • Department for Education

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-023850

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051a96

Published 21 May 2025, 1:08pm



Scope

Description

"Final extension options for current Adult Skills Fund contracts end by 31 July 2027. The Department is contemplating whether it will procure to replace these contracts, or whether an alternative commissioning approach will be pursued.

This would involve the delivery of funded adult training services across non-devolved areas of England."

Total value (estimated)

  • £30,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £30,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2027 to 31 July 2028
  • 1 year

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 March 2026


Contracting authority

Department for Education

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDZG-3487-DPVD

Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street

London

SW1P3BT

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government