How to win: CWC25176 - Adult Education Learning Services

About this contract

The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise is to identify organisations with the capacity, capability and experience to deliver high-quality Level 2 vocational qualifications and Sector-Based Pre-Employment for adults in Wolverhampton. Adult Education Wolverhampton (AEW), part of the Families Directorate at the City of Wolverhampton Council, is seeking information from providers to help shape future commissioning opportunities from the 2026/27 academic year onwards. In particular, the Council wishes to understand the market's ability to deliver training that supports residents into employment within key priority sectors and responds to local labour market demand. The PME will help the Council identify: • The range of vocational qualifications available at Level 2. • Capacity to deliver Sector-Based Pre-Employment programmes • Experience of supporting unemployed and economically inactive adults into work. • Existing employer partnerships and links to local recruitment needs. • Innovative delivery models that improve participation, achievement and progression into employment. Priority sectors may include, but are not limited to: • Health and Social Care • Constr

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Wolverhampton City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 7 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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