Results of the delayed national adult education budget tender have been released tonight, FE Week can reveal.
Fifty-five training providers have been awarded contracts from the Education and Skills Funding Agency, subject to a ten-day appeal process.
Contract values for individual providers have not been released, but FE Week understands the full amount available of £75 million has been awarded.
The overall tender, launched in February, is made up of £12 million for Free Courses for Jobs and £63 million for non-devolved adult education budget (AEB).
