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    ContractsAdult Skills and Employment Programmes - Non-Accredited Learning Provider Opportunity
    Awarded contract

    Adult Skills and Employment Programmes - Non-Accredited Learning Provider Opportunity

    Awarded
    £623.9k
    Published 20 Aug 2026

    Opportunity to deliver non-accredited adult learning and employability programmes as part of a multi-year skills and employment framework (2025-2029).

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East MidlandsPublished 20 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £623.9k
    Published 20 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £623,946
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East Midlands

    Suppliers

    12 suppliers
    • AA
      THE ABBEY ACCESS CENTRE
    Lead contractor
  1. RA
    Riverside Access and Training Centre Gainsborough
    Consortium partner
  2. EL
    East Lindsey ITEC Ltd trading as First College
    Consortium partner
  3. LC
    LINCOLN COLLEGE
    Consortium partner
  4. MG
    MEDEX (GROUP) LTD
    Consortium partner
  5. GT
    GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY FOUNDATION
    Consortium partner
  6. CL
    Community Learning in Partnership Limited
    Consortium partner
  7. TC
    TaylorITEX Community Interest Company
    Consortium partner
  8. BC
    BOSTON COLLEGE
    Consortium partner
  9. AU
    AKG (UK) Learning Limited
    Consortium partner
  10. TE
    THINK EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
    Consortium partner
  11. RL
    REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
    Consortium partner
  12. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    20 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This competition seeks to appoint providers to deliver non-accredited adult learning programmes under the Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Framework for 2025-2029. The contract covers Lot 1: Non-Accredited Learning, which includes designing and delivering community learning, employability training, and progression-focused courses for adult learners. Providers should have experience in adult education, community engagement, and supporting learners to develop skills for employment or further progression. The delivery period is for the academic year 2026-27, with potential for continuation beyond this period under the framework agreement.

    Track record

    9 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL has awarded 9 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. THE ABBEY ACCESS CENTRE3× · 33%
    2. HSSMI CONSULTING LIMITED2× · 22%
    3. SOPHIA HIGH LIMITED1× · 11%
    4. ACORN TRAINING LTD1× · 11%
    5. BOOKTRUST1× · 11%
    6. Loughborough Business School1× · 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-06e880

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    Sector
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