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Opportunity overview
Lincolnshire County Council is undertaking a refresh of its existing Adult Skills and Employment Programme (ASEP) Light Touch Framework.
The purpose of this refresh is to admit additional Providers to the Framework to support the future delivery of adult skills, employability, learner engagement and associated support services across Lincolnshire.
The Framework was originally established under the Light Touch Regime and this refresh is being undertaken in accordance with the principles, conditions and evaluation methodology upon which the Framework was established.
This refresh does not constitute the establishment of a new framework. Existing Framework Providers will retain their place on the Framework and are not required to reapply.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced organisations seeking admission to one or more of the Framework Lots.
Providers may apply for admission to a single Lot, multiple Lots or all Lots.
Procurement Procedure
The Authority is undertaking a competitive Framework Refresh in accordance with the Framework's established governance and admission arrangements.
Applications will be assessed using the Conditions of Participation, selection methodology and quality requirements set out within the procurement documentation.
Only Providers meeting the required quality standards and minimum evaluation threshold will be admitted to the relevant Framework Lot(s).
Admission to the Framework does not guarantee the award of future contracts or any minimum volume of work.
Framework Lots
Lot 1 – Non-Accredited Provision
Lot 2 – Accredited Skills Provision
Lot 3 – Other Skills and Employment Related Activity
Classification
CPV80400000 — Adult and other education services
CPV80500000 — Training services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Conditions of Participation
The Conditions of Participation remain consistent with those applied when establishing the Framework.
Applicants will be required to demonstrate:
• Relevant technical and professional capability.
• Appropriate experience delivering comparable services.
• Organisational capacity and resources.
• Financial standing.
• Quality assurance arrangements.
• Safeguarding and learner protection arrangements.
• Compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Capacity to operate in accordance with the Framework requirements.
Full details are contained within the procurement documentation.
Evaluation Methodology
Applications will be evaluated in accordance with the Framework Refresh documentation.
The evaluation will focus upon:
• Organisational capability.
• Relevant experience.
• Quality assurance.
• Delivery methodology.
• Safeguarding arrangements.
• Capacity and resources.
• Compliance with Framework requirements.
Only Providers achieving the stated minimum quality threshold will be admitted to the relevant Lot(s).
Framework Operation
Successful Providers admitted through this refresh will:
• Become Providers on the relevant Framework Lot(s).
• Be eligible to participate in future call-off opportunities.
• Be subject to the Framework Agreement and all associated terms and conditions.
• Be required to comply with all performance, monitoring and reporting requirements.
Existing Framework Providers will retain their Framework status and rights.
Submission of Applications
Applications must be submitted electronically through PANACEA.
Clarification questions must be submitted via PANACEA no later than the date specified in the procurement timetable.
The Authority reserves the right to reject submissions received after the stated deadline.
Additional Information
The Authority reserves the right to clarify, verify and seek confirmation of any information submitted by applicants.
The refresh is intended solely to facilitate the admission of additional Providers to the existing Framework. Existing Providers are unaffected by this refresh and are not required to submit a further application.
The Framework shall continue to operate in accordance with the Framework Agreement, Specification and associated procurement documentation.
Preliminary Market Engagement Presentations:
Tuesday 3rd November 2026 10.30 – 11.30am - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/54a21758-ea84-4eb1-bbd9-fd464949c9cd@b4e05b92-f8ce-46b5-9b24-99ba5c11e5e9
Friday 6th November 2026 9.30 – 10.30am - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/db6ce559-0426-47f3-b5f8-b7c897aa92e3@b4e05b92-f8ce-46b5-9b24-99ba5c11e5e9
Due
6 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
097347-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Buyer location · Lincoln · UKF30 · LN1 1YL · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKE13 · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKF3 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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097347-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Lincolnshire County Council is planning a refresh of its Adult Skills and Employment Programme Light Touch Framework. It seeks additional providers for non-accredited provision, accredited skills provision, and other skills and employment-related activity across Lincolnshire. Admission to the framework will not guarantee work.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for organisations delivering adult education, training, employability, learner engagement or associated support services. Suppliers must meet quality standards and a minimum evaluation threshold specified in the procurement documentation.
Key points identified
Provider quality and experienceSuitably qualified and experienced organisations are invited to apply.Evidence: “Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced organisations seeking admission to one or more of the Framework Lots.”
Quality thresholdProviders must meet required quality standards and the minimum evaluation threshold.Evidence: “Only Providers meeting the required quality standards and minimum evaluation threshold will be admitted to the relevant Framework Lot(s).”
Assessment basisConditions of Participation, selection methodology and quality requirements set out in procurement documentation.Evidence: “Applications will be assessed using the Conditions of Participation, selection methodology and quality requirements set out within the procurement documentation.”
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified5 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Lincolnshire County Council is planning a refresh of its Adult Skills and Employment Programme Light Touch Framework. It seeks additional providers for non-accredited provision, accredited skills provision, and other skills and employment-related activity across Lincolnshire. Admission to the framework will not guarantee work.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for organisations delivering adult education, training, employability, learner engagement or associated support services. Suppliers must meet quality standards and a minimum evaluation threshold specified in the procurement documentation.
Key deliverables
Lot 1: Non-accredited provision
Lot 2: Accredited skills provision
Lot 3: Other skills and employment-related activity
Adult skills, employability, learner engagement and associated support services
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Provider quality and experience
98% confidence
Suitably qualified and experienced organisations are invited to apply.
View supporting evidence
“Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced organisations seeking admission to one or more of the Framework Lots.”
Quality threshold
99% confidence
Providers must meet required quality standards and the minimum evaluation threshold.
View supporting evidence
“Only Providers meeting the required quality standards and minimum evaluation threshold will be admitted to the relevant Framework Lot(s).”
Assessment basis
99% confidence
Conditions of Participation, selection methodology and quality requirements set out in procurement documentation.
View supporting evidence
“Applications will be assessed using the Conditions of Participation, selection methodology and quality requirements set out within the procurement documentation.”
Accreditation requirement
92% confidence
Unknown; Lot 2 is titled Accredited Skills Provision, but no specific accreditation is named in the supplied notice.
View supporting evidence
“Lot 2 – Accredited Skills Provision”
Eligible applicant
97% confidence
Organisations seeking admission to one or more framework lots, subject to qualification, experience, quality standards and evaluation threshold.
View supporting evidence
“Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced organisations seeking admission to one or more of the Framework Lots.”
Lot applications
99% confidence
Providers may apply for a single lot, multiple lots or all lots.
View supporting evidence
“Providers may apply for admission to a single Lot, multiple Lots or all Lots.”
Existing framework providers
99% confidence
Existing providers retain their place and do not need to reapply.
View supporting evidence
“Existing Framework Providers will retain their place on the Framework and are not required to reapply.”
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum framework value
95% confidence
Up to £87,000,000.
View supporting evidence
Opportunity field: value_max = 87000000 GBP.
Guaranteed work or volume
99% confidence
No future contract award or minimum volume is guaranteed by framework admission.
View supporting evidence
“Admission to the Framework does not guarantee the award of future contracts or any minimum volume of work.”
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown in supplied notice.
View supporting evidence
No pricing, payment, contract-duration or call-off terms are supplied.
Delivery
Geographic scope
99% confidence
Across Lincolnshire.
View supporting evidence
“...associated support services across Lincolnshire.”
Delivery timing
99% confidence
Unknown; this is an upcoming/planned procurement and no contract or delivery dates are supplied.
View supporting evidence
Opportunity display status is “upcoming”; tender and contract date fields are null.
Delivery locations
92% confidence
Supplied delivery regions are UKE13 and UKF3; the notice narrative specifies Lincolnshire.
View supporting evidence
Locations list delivery regions “UKE13” and “UKF3”; description states “across Lincolnshire.”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage/planned procurement; bidding is not stated to be open.
View supporting evidence
display_status = “upcoming”, stage = “planning”, notice type = “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
Framework approach
99% confidence
Refresh of an existing Adult Skills and Employment Programme Light Touch Framework, not a new framework.
View supporting evidence
“The purpose of this refresh is to admit additional Providers to the Framework”; “This refresh does not constitute the establishment of a new framework.”
Procedure
99% confidence
Competitive Framework Refresh under established governance and admission arrangements.
View supporting evidence
“The Authority is undertaking a competitive Framework Refresh in accordance with the Framework's established governance and admission arrangements.”
Regime
99% confidence
Light Touch Regime.
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“The Framework was originally established under the Light Touch Regime...”
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage procurement
99% confidence
This is a preliminary market engagement notice for an upcoming/planned procurement. Application route, deadline, final timetable, commercial terms and detailed selection requirements are not supplied.
View supporting evidence
notice_type = “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”; display_status = “upcoming”; submission and contract date fields are null.
Framework admission is not work guarantee
99% confidence
Framework admission does not guarantee future contracts or a minimum work volume.
View supporting evidence
“Admission to the Framework does not guarantee the award of future contracts or any minimum volume of work.”
Detailed lot scope unavailable
98% confidence
The three lot titles are supplied, but detailed lot descriptions, values and lot-specific conditions are not provided.
View supporting evidence
Lot titles appear in the description; supplied lot record has null title, null description and null value_amount.
Accreditation ambiguity
98% confidence
Lot 2 refers to accredited skills provision, but the supplied evidence does not identify required awarding-body approvals or certifications.
View supporting evidence
“Lot 2 – Accredited Skills Provision”; no named certification or accreditation appears in the supplied content.
Geographic metadata mismatch
94% confidence
The narrative states delivery across Lincolnshire, while supplied delivery metadata includes two broader regional codes (UKE13 and UKF3). The supplied content does not explain their relationship.
View supporting evidence
Description: “across Lincolnshire”; delivery location fields list regions “UKE13” and “UKF3”.
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