Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c24-76f8-70f6-95cc-32873942490e/swindon-borough-council-adult-community-learning closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Swindon Borough Council Adult Community Learning [Swindon Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/swindon-borough-council) Estimated value £20,000 Published 15 Feb 2018 Deadline Closed 9 Mar 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Swindon Borough Council Adult Community Learning-SBC invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of adult community learning.SBC wishes to submit to tender the requirements for the provision of Adult Community Learning courses for adults 19+ years old, delivered in Swindon's priority areas in line with the Adult Community Learning Plan 2017-20. The principal purpose of the provision is to engage adults and provide the skills and learning they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or further learning. It also enables more tailored programmes of learning to be made available, which do not need to include a qualification, to help those furthest from learning or the workplace. We are looking for innovative solutions to engaging specifically: - Males: your courses should aim to attract and encourage more male enrolments, but not at the exclusion of women and - Disadvantaged groups: unemployed and low skilled residents living in our priority communities and /or who have significant barriers to finding work such as mental health, long term caring responsibilities, ex-offenders. The total value of funding available is £20,000 and delivery must be fully completed by 31st July 2018. It is expected that the maximum any provider could feasibly deliver during this time period is a maximum contract value of £10,000. We are therefore expecting to award two or more contracts that when delivered total no more than £20,000. Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents.The contract will be initially for a period of 4 months commencing 2 April 2018 and ending 31st July 2018. The relevant tender documents are included within this project webpage as attachments. Questionnaire/ Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 9th March 2018, 1200 hrs UK Local time by e-mail to only. If you require any clarifications on the tender documents please submit these in writing via e-mail, including the project name clearly in the e-mail title, to Jill Neale at by 2nd March 2018, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded as attachments on the project webpage attachments section. Therefore it is the Contractor's responsibility to check the site regularly for updates to clarifications, as you will not be advised when updates have been made. In the event of difficulties downloading tender documents, please refer to the named contact, Jill Neale at . Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk), is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN324292 Read full description ## CPV classification Adult and other education services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/639a7654-3d60-4412-89d0-fbe2f4984d42) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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