Kent County Council (KCC) Skills Programme DPS - SC240120[E11]

From the notice

Community Learning and Skills (CLS) is Kent County Council's (KCC) internally commissioned department responsible for delivering education and training to adults and young people over 16. CLS manages the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) Adult Skills Fund (ASF), Greater London Authority (GLA) budget, and ESFA 'Study Programme' courses for young people aged 16-19, including those not in education, employment, or training (NEET). These initiatives support the goals and objectives of Framing Kent's Future. In response to the Skills for Jobs White Paper and its consultation outcomes, from 1st August 2024, the Department for Education (DfE)/ESFA Adult Education Budget has been restructured to become the Adult Skills Fund. This change introduces new 'Learning Aims' for CLS's £6.7m of 'Tailored Learning Funding', covering a wide range of vocational and essential skills courses designed to support learners in various stages of their educational and career journeys. The changes have included redefining partner organisations who CLS have previously worked with in a 'partnership delivery' relationship, as sub-contractors 'By subcontracting we mean any delivery to a learner's programme of learning by a third party.' KCC CLS are seeking to offer a flexible opportunity of externally Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) provision for adults, to support both previously offered 'partnership' courses for niche provision such as for Deaf/deaf learners, and growth in vocational areas (those in Green in table above), that meet local labour market needs. There is…[E5]

• ConditionDelivery location: South East, United Kingdom.[E6]
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1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC

   The deadline (2025-11-03T17:00:00.000Z) has passed.

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1. E1

   The buyer is Kent County Council.

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2. E2

   The notice is classified under CPV 80000000 (Education and training services).

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3. E3

   Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

   “UK”

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4. E4

   Tenders must be submitted by 3 Nov 2025, 17:00 UTC.

   “2025-11-03T17:00:00Z”

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5. E5

   The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

   “Community Learning and Skills (CLS) is Kent County Council's (KCC) internally commissioned department responsible for delivering education and training to adults and young people over 16. CLS manages the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) Adult Skills Fund (ASF), Greater L…”

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6. E6

   Delivery location: South East, United Kingdom.

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7. E7

   This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

   “tender”

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8. E8

   The procedure is: Negotiated procedure.

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9. E9

   The notice was published on 15 Oct 2025.

   “2025-10-15T16:30:03+01:00”

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10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

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11. E11

    The notice is titled "Kent County Council (KCC) Skills Programme DPS - SC240120".

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12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 3,000,000.

    “3000000 GBP”

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