Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca0-db2f-7264-82a4-08c700c83fa1/adult-education-budget-early-supplier-engagement pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Adult Education Budget Early Supplier Engagement [Department for Education](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) Open field Estimated value Not stated Published 1 Sept 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## 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. - 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 The purpose of this early engagement notice is to notify the market that the Department for Education is interested in talking to suppliers, delivering adult education in non-devolved areas of England, to support the development of any potential future procurement exercise for ESFA AEB contracts for services. The purpose of engaging the market at this time is to: - Understand learner needs in non-devolved areas and what kind of provision needs to be prioritised. - Understand issues or blockers to ESFA AEB and Free Courses for Jobs delivery, reflections on previous procurements and use this to explore potential delivery models and performance standards. - Discuss how potential procurement will interact with the proposed FE reforms and potential further devolution of skills provision. This includes the possible introduction of new funding rates, accountability arrangements, and the implications of devolution deals for contracts which are currently being consulted upon. - Test market capacity to deliver ESFA AEB amongst other procurements occurring across the skills landscape including Multiply, Skills Bootcamps, Free Courses for Jobs, Traineeships and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We are keen to discuss experiences of ESFA AEB procured provision and therefore we will be hosting a series of market engagement opportunities across England. The Authority does not commit to running a procurement exercise as a result of this engagement process. How can you get involved? Market engagement events will be hosted by DfE in late September and you can sign up to your preferred event below. We will only be discussing the procurements of the ESFA AEB in non-devolved areas. - September 27, 11am-12pm, Microsoft Teams - September 29, 10am-11am, Microsoft Teams For full details of the event, including registration links, please refer to the attachment included with this notice Attendance at market engagement events will not be a pre-requisite for being able to submit a tender if DfE decide to procure these services. If you are unable to attend one of the market engagement events, the information pack, slides and Q&A can be made available. Please note that these are exploratory events and will not commit us to procuring or procuring services in specific ways. For any assistance required in registering please contact: Additional information: Registration links above - further detail of the event can be found in the attached document Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/bddd0de1-137c-4804-b782-1e25fbaeb99c) 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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