Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
11 Broad Street West
Sheffield
S12BQ
Contact
Donna Fowler
donna.fowler@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1142203362
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE32 - Sheffield
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Reopening Adult Skills Fund Pseudo Framework Agreement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Procurement of Learning Organisations to be appointed onto the Adult Skills Fund Framework
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £40,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE3 - South Yorkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 - Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed
This Lot invites provision to support South Yorkshire residents looking to reskill or upskill by gaining qualifications, and is complementary or additional to any national/regional or locally funded activity and should include at least the following activities:
• 19+, First qualification, Legal entitlements, Maths & English, RQF, Regulated learning only.
• Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support.
• Unemployed & SWAPS - Inactive - linking into Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, Pathways to Work, community learning support and other provision.
• Employed, self-employed, at risk of redundancy.
• Employed - Priority SSA's - Health/Care, public services, Construction/built environment. Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Science and Maths, Information. Communication Technology/Digital(Support LSIP ) & Green skills.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Reducing barriers - focussed person centred support.
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE3 - South Yorkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Lot invites provision which is complementary or additional to any national/regional or locally funded activity supporting South Yorkshire's residents.
The focus will be on residents who face complex and/or multiple barriers Providing motivation to enable them to develop confidence and resilience, be more active members of their local community.
• 19+, Non-regulated.
• Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support.
• Moving hard to reach residents into work, such as inactive, over 50's, NEETS, ethnic minority, male/female into underrepresented industries, learners with disabilities etc.
• Progression in/from eligible ASF training courses in Lot 1, FCFJ, Grant & ACL provision.
• Recognising specialist provision.
• Deliver non-regulated programmes to support in work progression.
• Filling the gaps of Grant provision and Adult Community Learning/Tailored Learning.
• On-going support to increase achievements and progressions onto higher level. regulated learning aims, into employment linking, Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, community learning support and other provision. Should not duplicate - unemployed and economically Inactive - UKSPF, and other programmes working hand in hand.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
The Learning Organisation must have an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding or a monitoring visit confirming a reasonable progress judgement covering all three themes (leadership and management, quality of training and safeguarding) as a minimum, from any of your provision. If you are not currently in scope for Ofsted, or have not yet had your first Ofsted Monitoring visit or inspection, an acceptable explanation of why and detail of how the Learning Organisation is working towards the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF) is required.
This programme is open to all learning organisations registered on the UK Register of Learning organisations.
Full details can be found in the specification and Supplier Questionnaire
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
14 July 2025
Local time
11:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English