Planning

Multiply Programme (UK Shared Prosperity Fund)

  • Dumfries and Galloway Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-019286

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03df5c

Published 6 July 2023, 1:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Procurement Team, Carruthers House

Dumfries

DG1 2HP

Contact

Keith Munn

Email

Procurement.EducationCorporate@dumgal.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Multiply Programme (UK Shared Prosperity Fund)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Multiply is an adult numeracy programme, which will support people with no or low-level maths skills get back into work. The scheme will offer free personal tutoring, digital training, and flexible courses to improve adults’ numeracy skills.

Under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund predefined interventions, outputs and outcomes for the Multiply Programme, Dumfries and Galloway Council is looking to put in place a multi-Lot flexible framework.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80200000 - Secondary education services
  • 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services
  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services
  • 80300000 - Higher education services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

At locations across Dumfries and Galloway

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The framework will cover the following interventions:

S42 Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal qualifications

S43 Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children and help with their own progression

S44 Courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence.

S45 Courses aimed at people who can’t apply for certain jobs because of lack of numeracy skills and/or to encourage people to upskill in order to access a certain job/career

S46 Additional relevant maths modules embedded into other vocational courses

S47 Innovative programmes delivered together with employers, including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace

S48 New intensive and flexible courses targeted at people without Level 2 maths in Scotland, leading to an equivalent qualification

S49 Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money

S50 Courses aimed at those 19 or over that are leaving, or have just left, the care system

S51 Activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach learners

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

28 September 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=737918.

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