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    ContractsAdult Skills Activation Programme - Learning, Skills and Employability Service (Lot 2)
    Awarded contract

    Adult Skills Activation Programme - Learning, Skills and Employability Service (Lot 2)

    Awarded
    £85.2k
    Published 6 Nov 2026

    Deliver adult skills activation and employability support services to help unemployed or underemployed adults gain skills and progress toward sustainable employment.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North EastPublished 6 Nov 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £85.2k
    Published 6 Nov 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £85,204
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • BT
      BRIGHTSPARKS TRAINING COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    6 November 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This opportunity invites qualified providers to deliver adult skills activation services under Lot 2 of the Learning, Skills and Employability Service. The programme focuses on engaging adults in learning and skills development activities designed to improve their employability and labour market prospects. Providers will support participants through skills assessment, training delivery, and employment support to help them progress towards sustainable employment or further education. The service emphasizes activation of inactive or underemployed adults to increase their participation in the workforce and promote economic participation.

    Track record

    9 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL has awarded 9 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. BRIGHTSPARKS TRAINING COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY2× · 22%
    2. BRIGHT DIRECTION TRAINING LIMITED2× · 22%
    3. EDEN TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED2× · 22%
    4. Enterprise Made Simple2× · 22%
    5. TRN (TRAIN) LTD.1× · 11%

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-07b6d1

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