Upcoming

Adult Skills Fund

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has announced plans to buy training work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 August 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 2.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Our Adult Skills Fund (ASF) priorities Widen Access and Participation: ASF as a gateway to learning and progression Embed Basic and Transferable Skills: ASF providing foundations to higher skills and employment Unlock Progression Pathways and Underutilised Talent: ASF providing routes to higher skills and better paid jobs Develop Flexible Provision: to meet the needs of learners and businesses Build Capacity and Capability: to enable an integrated, flexible and responsive provider base Enable Effective Collaboration: partnership working between providers Our strategy supports the Combined Authority's vision of enabling healthy and thriving communities in York and North Yorkshire.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 084912-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 014114-2026

About the buyer

Similar open tenders

All open training tenders
  1. ICT Managed Service Partner

    Mosaic Schools Learning TrustNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestComputer hardware, IT services and software

    Open10 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  2. Learning Management System and Associated Services

    Fairhive Homes LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software, Training

    Open16 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £125kestimated
  3. ICT Managed Service Partner

    Lincoln Anglican Academy TrustNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestComputer hardware, IT services and software

    Open23 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £2.5mestimated
  4. Community Early Language Service

    City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the HumberSocial and domiciliary care, Training

    Open28 days left3 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £3.6mestimated
  5. Expression of Interest: Engaging deaf people, domestic abuse survivors, young people and New Scots in democracy

    The Electoral CommissionNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, ScotlandTraining, Education services

    Open29 days left4 lotsSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £144kestimated

From notice 084912-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 19 December 2025, last updated 17 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.