The Chief Officer Employment and Skills approved:-
a) The proposed funding allocations for external delivery of the Council’s
Adult Learning Programme to the total value of £1.6M for the 2020/21 academic
year, and award one year contracts starting on 1 August 2020 to 15 providers
as set out in Confidential Appendix 1.
b) The recommended maximum funding allocation variations set out in the
Confidential Appendix 1 allowing individual provider allocations to be varied in
accordance with Contract Procedure Rules, enabling effective programme
management to maximise delivery outcomes.
c) The proposed funding allocation up to the total value of £10k and a two year
contract award for continued hosting, maintenance and updates to the Adult
Learning Course Finder and Employment and Skills websites, to incorporate
the new branding, Accessibility Audit findings and an on-line enrolment
function.
d) That this decision is exempted from call-in to avoid delays to the award of
contracts at the start of the new academic year to avoid adversely impacting the viability of providers at this time and the Council’s ability to provide a broad and balanced programme offer to learners.
The Head of Employment and Skills will be responsible for the implementation
of the recommendations set out in this report.