Tailored Learning Open Framework 2025

A Tender Notice
by NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
21 month
Value
£750K-£720K
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
15 Aug 2025
Delivery
03 Nov 2025 to 31 Jul 2027
Deadline
12 Sep 2025 11:00

Concepts

Location

North Nottinghamshire:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) receives an annual grant from the Department for Education (DfE) via East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) to fund Community and Family Learning for adults aged 19+ in Nottinghamshire. The Council uses this Grant to ensure that local people have access to a range of flexible learning opportunities that contribute to their personal, social, educational and economic development. The vast majority of provision is delivered directly to the public via the Council's Contract with Inspire Learning. In addition to the contract to deliver direct services, Inspire Learning are also contracted to coordinate and manage supplementary contractors that deliver specialist provision that they do not deliver themselves. Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking organisations who: • are able to provide high quality Tailored Learning to adults over the age of 19 in Nottinghamshire. This provision should principally be courses that Inspire Learning is unable to deliver themselves; • if subject to Ofsted inspections, their most recent inspection was graded Good (grade 2) or better; • are not currently subject to a DfE notice to improve linked to their financial performance. • will not be in receipt of Adult Skills Fund funding for the 2025-26 academic year; and • directly deliver services. Subcontracting is not allowed. Providers are invited to tender for contracts for the following Community Learning provision: • General Adult Learning • Family Learning • Discrete provision for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD)

Lot Division

1 General Adult Learning
  • Value: £300K

Courses under this theme will be under either Employability (ACL1, ACL2, ACL 3 or ACL 4) or Health and Wellbeing (ACL1, ACL6 or ACL7). Employability courses will build the confidence and basic skills for people not supported by Department of Work and Pensions programmes. Courses should not duplicate existing provision, for example basic CV writing and job searching. A need has been identified for short employability or pre-employability courses for some job seekers and under-employed people with very low-level literacy or numeracy skills. Learners with specific protected characteristics (as defined in the Equality Act 2010) may require tailored provision under this theme. Courses under this theme must have employability or pre-employability learning outcomes reflected in course planning and delivery. Health and Wellbeing Courses will improve physical, emotional and mental health through group learning. Providers are encouraged to deliver courses that engage people who are disadvantaged and least likely to participate in learning, including people on low incomes, people with caring responsibilities, people experiencing isolation and loneliness and people with mental health issues. Learners with specific protected characteristics may require tailored provision under this theme. Courses under this theme must have health and wellbeing learning outcomes reflected in course planning and delivery.

2 Family Learning
  • Value: £225K

Family Learning courses strengthen families and improve the skills of parents to support their children, particularly in maths and English. Family Learning courses will fall within one of these curriculum areas: Literacy; Numeracy; Information and Communication Technology (ICT); Health and Wellbeing; Creative Arts and could fall under any of ACL1-7. Courses can be adult-only or joint courses for adults and children.

3 Learners with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities (LLDD)
  • Value: £225K

These are courses to improve the lives of people with learning difficulties and disabilities. They should enable Learners to actively participate in and contribute to their communities, making choices, taking decisions, speaking for themselves, taking responsibility for their actions and exercising control over their lives. These courses could fall under any of ACL1-7.

Renewal Options

This framework will be established for a duration of two years with the option to extend for a period of up to one year, at the discretion of the Council and subject to obtaining the relevant approvals.

Award Criteria

Quality Intent - 25% (minimum threshold 15%) Impact - 25% (minimum threshold 15%) Implementation - 25% (minimum threshold 15%) Personal Development - 10% Behaviour and attitude - 10% Leadership - 5% (overall minimum threshold - 60%)
Price Total Gross Cost - 25% Gross Cost per Enrolment (Total Gross Cost/Total Enrolments) - 25% Gross Cost per Course Hour per Enrolment (Gross Cost per Course Hour/Average Class Size) - 25% Gross Cost per Course Hour (Total Gross Cost/Total Sector Subject Hours) - 25%

CPV Codes

  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

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