# DPS12 - Foundation Skills Programme - Contract Award Notice

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Midlands Combined Authority](/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: East Birmingham Community Forum Ltd
- Award value: £2,392,000
- Tender value: £11,960,000
- Award date: 23 May 2024
- Published: 31 May 2024
- Contract start: 1 June 2024
- Contract end: 31 July 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0bf861ac-0f61-4dd7-a2e3-d28826a27ac0-755839
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e7a4dbe4-8a92-446a-a365-a0fd113555d6

## Description

WMCA is seeking to secure a good quality, rounded educational offer with a focus on residents with no or low-level qualifications and in employment, to progress them to Level 2 provision that is aligned with our sector plans and labour market need\. This Contract Award Notice notifies of the award of contracts to 3 training providers following the DPS12 - Foundation Skills Programme call-off competition under the WMCA Adult Skills DPS\. Contracts are awarded with an initial end date of 31/07/2025, with 4 x 12-month options to extend to a final expiry date of 31/07/2029\.

## Related contract awards

- [PRT-TfWMBF-ESG-2026-0006](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c0f09ad5-fef0-4be0-bba7-1c53aa0f7b0d): WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
- [Transport for West Midlands - Consultancy Support - Project Manager](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8e68e27b-2c56-44ad-b568-e893b54a8d95): WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
- [Eunice Angmortey- FDAR- Senior Commercial Manager](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4013ad28-1a92-46dd-a5aa-eadbcb991ffb): West Midlands Combined Authority
- [DPS3 - Multiply](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f39eefb5-0ad3-4747-bd0e-8d79fb8626a6): West Midlands Combined Authority

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bf861ac-0f61-4dd7-a2e3-d28826a27ac0-755839)