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# Learner recruitment preferred supplier list for DN Colleges Group

DN Colleges Group invites tenders for a preferred supplier list to recruit eligible learners for funded adult-skills provision across South Yorkshire and Greater Lincolnshire, including online and distance-learning courses. The notice also covers optional recruitment for classroom-based adult skills, higher education and 16–19 provision. Up to three suppliers will be ranked; the initial term is three years with two possible one-year extensions. No minimum spend or learner volume is guaranteed.

- Status: open
- Country: GB
- Buyer: DN Colleges Group
- Submission deadline: 2026-11-06T12:00:00+00:00 (instant)
- Original notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c97f69a-7bb6-405d-8ac4-da30bd24145b
- Source checked: 2026-10-12T13:47:06.706092Z

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