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AwardedAwarded 28 January 2026

Adult Skills Fund Course Delivery

East Durham College · Education

In brief

East Durham College awarded training work to NC Group Ltd on 28 January 2026.

The notice gives a value of £125,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 6 months, starting 26 January 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.

What the notice says

East Durham College is looking to secure a maximum of 1 organisation to deliver adult education courses to people aged 19 years and over who live in postcodes within the North East Combined Authority area. The contract value will be based on an 80/20 split. The full contract value will be £125,000 - Tenderers are invited to bid for the contract value stated that they can effectively deliver within the specified contract requirements. This may be split as incremental awards throughout the academic year dependent on achievement of deliverables. Adults must live in an address with a North East Combined Authority postcode, it is not the delivery location. Provision is expected to be part-time and must be linked to the North East Combined Authority Strategic Aims for each area. East Durham College is only seeking provision in subject sector areas 4 (Engineering) and 5 (Construction), which moves adults either directly into jobs or closer to the employment market. We will not accept large volumes of employability provision or distance learning. We would expect all the funded provision to be ASF funded and not Free Courses for Jobs.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
NC Group Ltd (SME)—
10 February 2026 to 31 July 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 083469-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 083481-2025
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 090928-2026

Last time this was bought

Adult Skills Course Delivery

Awarded
7 October 2024
Value
Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on East Durham College, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

East Durham CollegeLast 12 months

Procurements

10

Awards

4

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From notice 083469-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 16 December 2025, last updated 25 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.