Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
LCRCA Integrated Settlement Funding for Adult Skills for academic years (August to July) 2027/28 to 2031/32
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www.the-chest.org.uk ID - DN824853
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The aim is to identify suitable training organisations to deliver adult skills to Liverpool City Region residents.
The Liverpool City Region covers the local authority areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
To deliver education and training provision funded by a proportion of the devolved Adult Skills Fund (ASF) and Free Courses for Jobs at Level 3 (referred to from here on as a single funding stream known as Adult Skills) for learners resident in Liverpool City Region (LCR) from 1st August 2027 and beyond on an annual basis to be renewed for up to five consecutive academic years (1 August to 31 July).
The primary purpose of this procurement is to engage adults and provide them with the skills and learning they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or further learning.
The result will be the award of contracts for services for learning provision by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority subject to funding availability and satisfactory provider performance.
What the notice asks for
The aim is to identify suitable training
The aim is to identify suitable training organisations to deliver adult skills to Liverpool City Region residents.
The primary purpose of this procurement is
The primary purpose of this procurement is to engage adults and provide them with the skills and learning they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or further learning.
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What this notice demands of you
1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.
The primary purpose of this procurement is to engage adults and provide them with the skills and learning they need to equip them for work, an apprenticeship or further learning.
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- tender · Open
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