Reopening Adult Skills Fund Pseudo Framework Agreement
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityEstimated Value
Up to £40,000,000
Deadline
14 July 2025
Published
11 June 2025
Type
services
Overview
Procurement of Learning Organisations to be appointed onto the Adult Skills Fund Framework
Key points
- 19+, First qualification, Legal entitlements, Maths & English, RQF, Regulated learning only.
- Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support.
- Unemployed & SWAPS - Inactive - linking into Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, Pathways to Work, community learning support and other provision.
- Employed, self-employed, at risk of redundancy.
- Employed - Priority SSA's - Health/Care, public services, Construction/built environment. Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Science and Maths, Information. Communication Technology/Digital(Support LSIP ) & Green skills.
Key points
- 19+, Non-regulated.
- Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support.
- Moving hard to reach residents into work, such as inactive, over 50's, NEETS, ethnic minority, male/female into underrepresented industries, learners with disabilities etc.
- Progression in/from eligible ASF training courses in Lot 1, FCFJ, Grant & ACL provision.
- Recognising specialist provision.
- Deliver non-regulated programmes to support in work progression.
- Filling the gaps of Grant provision and Adult Community Learning/Tailored Learning.
- On-going support to increase achievements and progressions onto higher level. regulated learning aims, into employment linking, Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, community learning support and other provision. Should not duplicate - unemployed and economically Inactive - UKSPF, and other programmes working hand in hand.
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Mastered Studios Ltd
£70,200
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Clear Quality Limited
£73,440
total awarded
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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityKey Dates
Published
11 June 2025
Submission deadline
14 July 2025
Notice type
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