Plymouth Adult Education, Market Engagement:– Market Assessment and Consultation Event Invitation

Plymouth City Council has a contract with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to provide education, training and skills provision to the population of Plymouth. It is our intention to run a procurement exercise later in the year to select sub contractors to deliver this provision for the next few years.

Market Assessment
To help us with our procurement planning we are looking to improve our knowledge of the supply market in Plymouth area by widening our understanding of the current capacity, capabilities and the future potential of service providers operating or willing to operate in the Plymouth area.

To assist us in this process we would be grateful if you could complete and return the attached market information questionnaire. The information collected will be used to carry out a market assessment which will inform future service design and procurement decisions.

Please note that this information is being collected for information only and is not part of any procurement exercise.

Provider Consultation Event
In addition to completion of the questionnaire, you are invited to a learning provider consultation event on 18th July from 2pm to 4pm at Windsor House, Tavistock Road, Plymouth, PL6 5UF. The purpose of the consultation event is to:

• Develop a shared vision for adult education services in Plymouth
• Obtain input from learning providers to help shape future service design
• Identify issues and barriers to realising the vision
• Enable providers to gain an understanding of future delivery proposals for Plymouth City Council’s annual £1.477m contract from the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

If you are interested in attending this event please complete the form at the end of the attached questionnaire and return it with your completed questionnaire via the messaging facility on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk procurement portal.