Adult Education Budget (AEB) Expression of 
            Interest Tender for AEB Delivery
            Finchale Group have been successfully awarded a contract of over £265,000 for AEB funding 
            and are keen to explore potential partnership opportunities with organisations as part of 
            specifically delivering training to meet the priority sectors within the North East outside of 
            the North of the Tyne and Tees Valley Combined Authorities.
            Please email your completed form to Paul.Lund@finchalegroup.co.uk with a subject line AEB
            Tender by 23:59 October 21st 2021.
                        Adult Education (AEB) Expression of Interest
            1.Organisation Details – Please provide details of your organisation 
            Organisation Name:
            Trading Names:
            Name and Job Title of Key 
            Contact (Primary Contact):
            Key Contact Email Address:
            Key Contact Mobile Number:
            Name and Job Title of Key 
            Contact (Secondary Contact):
            Key Contact Email Address:
            Key Contact Mobile Number:
            Head Office Address:
            Head Office Contact Number:
            Company Registration Number:
            Company VAT Number:
            UK Provider Reference Number:
            Legal Status:     PLC/Registered Charity/Public Limited Company/Other
            ICO Registration Number:
            Company Website:
            Type of Educational Institute:
            2. Please provide a short description of your organisation, including background, 
            experience of delivering AEB, etc. Please also include sectors, levels covered and target 
            groups. What do you feel are your key strengths relevant to such delivery – including any 
            specialism that you bring to a partnership 
          3. Qualifications – Please list here the qualifications you would like to deliver and your 
          current performance based on year end data for 2020/21. 
          Qualification Title:
          SSA:
          Learning Aim:
          Qualification Level:
          Guided Learning Hours:
          Awarding Body:
          Overall Achievement Rate:
          % Positive Destination into work:
          Qualification Title:
          SSA:
          Learning Aim:
          Qualification Level:
          Guided Learning Hours:
          Awarding Body:
          Overall Achievement Rate:
          % Positive Destination into work:
          Qualification Title
          SSA:
          Learning Aim:
          Qualification Level:
          Guided Learning Hours:
          Awarding Body:
          Overall Achievement Rate:
          % Positive Destination into work:
          4. Please provide a break down of the delivery model - proposal of learner numbers and 
          funding as well as identify a reasonable management fee.
                           5. Your sectors and employees
                           Why should we choose your organisation as a 
                           delivery partner?
                           What sectors and region (can include post codes) 
                           will your organisation offer training in?
                           How many employees will deliver this training?
                           Who is your most experienced employee in this 
                           sector?
                           Is this person part of another organisation that 
                           receives funding directly from ESFA or as a 
                           subcontractor?
                           What is their experience of delivering training in this 
                           sector?
                           What are their qualifications relating to this sector?
                           6. Please provide the following information about the ESFA and OFSTED 
                           Is your organisation already registered with ESFA?
                           Does your organisation receive funding from the 
                           ESFA?
                           Has your organisation had an Ofsted inspection in 
                           further education and skills?
                           Has your organisation had a new-provider 
                           monitoring visit? 
                           Has your organisation had 2 consecutive monitoring 
                           visits with the grade 'insufficient progress’?
                           Was the most recent monitoring visit within the last 
                           18 months?
                           Please supply your most recent OFSTED grade(s):
                           Please provide your latest Ofsted report/monitoring          Attachment
                           visit report:
                           Has your organisation maintained funding from an 
                           education agency since its Ofsted inspection? 
                           Has your organisation delivered funded training as a 
                           subcontractor in the last 12 months?
                           Have you been subject to a Provider Financial 
                           Assurance )PFA) inspection in the last 3 years?
                           7. Financial Health – Please complete the following information for a financial health 
                           assessment.
                           Annual Turnover with a breakdown of funding (AEB, 
                           Apps, Traineeships, etc):
                           Has your organisation produced its latest full 
                           financial statements covering a minimum of 12 
                           months?
                           Please attach a link to your organisation’s latest full      Attachment
                           financial statements covering a minimum of 12 
                           months:
                           What is the accounting reference date for the 
                           financial information you are submitting?
          8. Criminal and compliance checks
          Does your organisation have any composition with 
          creditors?
          Has your organisation failed to pay back funds in the 
          last 3 years?
          Has your organisation had a contract terminated 
          early by a public body in the last 3 years?
          Has your organisation withdrawn from a contract 
          with a public body in the last 3 years?
          Has your organisation been removed from the 
          Register of Training Organisations (ROTO) in the last 
          3 years?
          Has your organisation had funding removed from 
          any education bodies in the last 3 years?
          Has your organisation been removed from any 
          professional or trade registers in the last 3 years?
          Has your organisation been removed from any 
          charity register?
          Has your organisation been investigated due to 
          safeguarding issues in the last 12 months?
          Is your organisation currently, or within the last 5 
          years been, subject to an investigation by the ESFA 
          or other public body or regulator?
          Has your organisation or any of its partner 
          organisations been subject to insolvency or winding 
          up proceedings in the last 3 years? 
          9. Organisation and control checks
          Does anyone who’s in control of your organisation 
          have any unspent criminal convictions?
          Has anyone who’s in control of your organisation 
          failed to pay back funds in the last 3 years?
          Has anyone who’s in control of your organisation 
          been investigated for fraud or irregularities in the 
          last 3 years?
          Does anyone who's in control of your organisation 
          have any ongoing investigations for fraud or 
          irregularities?
          Has anyone who’s in control of your organisation 
          had a contract terminated by a public body in the 
          last 3 years?
          Has anyone who’s in control of your organisation 
          breached tax payments or social security 
          contributions in the last 3 years?
          Is anyone who's in control of your organisation on 
          the Register of Removed Trustees?