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Adult Skills and Employment Programmes

Lincolnshire County Council

Awarded
services
3 lots

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Key details

Contracting authority
Lincolnshire County Council
Public authority - sub-central government
Region
Lincoln
Delivery: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
6 March 2026

Procurement

Contract period
23 March 2026 - 22 March 2030
4 years
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 80000000 Education and training services

What happened

Lincolnshire County Council awarded this contract to 3 counties accounts Training Service LTD (3CATS LTD) | THE ABBEY ACCESS CENTRE | ACORN TRAINING LTD | Acts Trust | BOSTON COLLEGE GROUP LIMITED | COMMUNITY LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | COMMUNITY PRESS OFFICE LTD. | CT SKILLS LIMITED | DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED | DN COLLEGES GROUP | EAST LINDSEY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRE | EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST | GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY FOUNDATION | FRANKLIN COLLEGE TRUST | GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD | GRANTHAM COLLEGE | HCF CATCH LIMITED | LEARNING CURVE GROUP LIMITED | Learning4Life-Gy CIC | LINCOLN COLLEGE | LINCOLNSHIRE TRAINING HUB LIMITED | MAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD | MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITED | MEDEX (GROUP) LTD | MOMENTUM RECRUITMENT LIMITED | NORTHWEST EDUCATION AND TRAINING LIMITED | ORANGEBOX TRAINING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED | PATHWAY FIRST LIMITED | PETER SMYTHE TRANSPORT TRAINING LIMITED | REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED | RIVERSIDE ACCESS AND TRAINING CENTRE GAINSBOROUGH LIMITED | SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED | Shine Lincolnshire | Seagull Recycling Ltd | CURIOSITY GLOBAL EDUCATION LTD | Skills-UK Education & Training | STAFF POWER TRAINING LIMITED | STEADFAST TRAINING LTD | TaylorITEX Community Interest Company | TEACH VOCATION GROUP LTD | TEC PARTNERSHIP | TECH EDUCATORS LTD | TEMPUS TRAINING LIMITED | THE SKILLS BLUEPRINT LTD | THE SKILLS NETWORK LIMITED | THE THRIVE TRIBE COLLECTIVE LTD | Think Employment Ltd | TOTAL FUTURES LTD | UNIVERSITY OF DERBY | University Of Lincoln | WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION | WORKPAYS LIMITED | INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP | BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITED | AKG (UK) Learning Limited | HULL COLLEGE | I & F LIMITED | NEWCASTLE COLLEGE GROUP (NCG | AIM 2 LEARN LTD | ASPIRE SPORTING ACADEMY LTD | DMR TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED worth £40,000,000 on 4 Mar 2026. The contract runs until 22 Mar 2030.

Description

This framework is seeking to appoint providers to the Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Framework 2025-2029. Further Competitions will be held annually ahead of each new academic year and occasionally as additional requirements are identified.

Lot No: 1 Non Accredited Learning

Delivery of non-accredited adult learning programmes, including employability and progression-focused provision, community learning, and engagement activities

Lot No: 2 Accredited Skills Programmes

Delivery of accredited adult skills programmes, including Entry Level to Level 2 qualifications, Level 3 vocational and technical qualifications, Higher Technical Qualifications, and core skills such as English, math’s, and digital skills

Lot No: 3 Other Programmes

Delivery of specialised and innovative adult skills programmes, including Skills Bootcamps and sector-focused training aligned to local economic and workforce priorities.

Awarded suppliers (65)

Suppliers
  • 3 counties accounts Training Service LTD (3CATS LTD)
  • THE ABBEY ACCESS CENTRE
  • ACORN TRAINING LTD
  • Acts Trust
  • BOSTON COLLEGE GROUP LIMITED
  • COMMUNITY LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
  • COMMUNITY PRESS OFFICE LTD.
  • CT SKILLS LIMITED
  • DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED
  • DN COLLEGES GROUP
  • EAST LINDSEY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
  • EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST
  • GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY FOUNDATION
  • FRANKLIN COLLEGE TRUST
  • GET SKILLS EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING LTD
  • GRANTHAM COLLEGE
  • HCF CATCH LIMITED
  • LEARNING CURVE GROUP LIMITED
  • Learning4Life-Gy CIC
  • LINCOLN COLLEGE
  • LINCOLNSHIRE TRAINING HUB LIMITED
  • MAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD
  • MCGOVERN ASSESSMENTS LIMITED
  • MEDEX (GROUP) LTD
  • MOMENTUM RECRUITMENT LIMITED
  • NORTHWEST EDUCATION AND TRAINING LIMITED
  • ORANGEBOX TRAINING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
  • PATHWAY FIRST LIMITED
  • PETER SMYTHE TRANSPORT TRAINING LIMITED
  • REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
  • RIVERSIDE ACCESS AND TRAINING CENTRE GAINSBOROUGH LIMITED
  • SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED
  • Shine Lincolnshire
  • Seagull Recycling Ltd
  • CURIOSITY GLOBAL EDUCATION LTD
  • Skills-UK Education & Training
  • STAFF POWER TRAINING LIMITED
  • STEADFAST TRAINING LTD
  • TaylorITEX Community Interest Company
  • TEACH VOCATION GROUP LTD
  • TEC PARTNERSHIP
  • TECH EDUCATORS LTD
  • TEMPUS TRAINING LIMITED
  • THE SKILLS BLUEPRINT LTD
  • THE SKILLS NETWORK LIMITED
  • THE THRIVE TRIBE COLLECTIVE LTD
  • Think Employment Ltd
  • TOTAL FUTURES LTD
  • UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
  • University Of Lincoln
  • WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
  • WORKPAYS LIMITED
  • INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP
  • BISHOP BURTON RISEHOLME LIMITED
  • AKG (UK) Learning Limited
  • HULL COLLEGE
  • I & F LIMITED
  • NEWCASTLE COLLEGE GROUP (NCG
  • AIM 2 LEARN LTD
  • ASPIRE SPORTING ACADEMY LTD
  • DMR TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  • Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
  • The Construction Skills People Ltd
  • TRN (TRAIN) LTD.
  • ENTERPRISE4ALL (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
GB-PPON: PGMP-5445-MPNP
Award value
£40,000,000
Award date
4 March 2026
Bidders
65 bidders

Contact

Address
County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1YL
Contact name
Michael Hunt

Identifiers

Buyer reference
PL24/111
Notice ID
020583-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e622

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