# Adult Education

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Gloucestershire County Council](/buyers/gloucestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £2,000,000
- Published: 31 July 2018
- Planned start: 28 October 2018
- Planned end: 27 October 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e7e0d637-c5f8-4752-bd5e-f38be611e157-232053
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-94f955d1-2b71-40fc-b75a-59225c2626a1

## Description

Where need is best met through local or specialist services, the Council seeks to procure delivery from external providers to assist adults \(19\+\) with low skills levels and/or high needs back to work, and to improve their employment prospects, confidence and health & wellbeing through five curriculum areas\. First Steps provides learners with low skills levels with the skills and knowledge they need to progress to further learning opportunities\. Employability provides unemployed/low waged adults \(aged 19\+\) with the skills and knowledge they need to gain employment/self employment/ or further their employment prospects\. Adults with Learning Difficulties &/or Disabilities develops skills that help independence in everyday life\. Adult \*Supported Internships: Steps into Work , qualification designed for unemployed adults with high needs that present a barrier to obtaining employment\. Local Flex, to prepare for and/or respond to emerging local need

## Related contract awards

- [C360CE Viney Hill to Dean Academy](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8872630e-acaf-4c5a-bc7d-6ada286a2902): Gloucestershire County Council
- [Contract Award for Gloucestershire Independent Visiting Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ad8a1a23-5922-4996-8bb7-95c48e0596aa): Gloucestershire County Council
- [Mental health support service for young refugees](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9bf9aacf-7cb9-471d-9483-222b40f9c2c5): Gloucestershire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7e0d637-c5f8-4752-bd5e-f38be611e157-232053)