Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Mr Matt Hazelton
Telephone
+44 3000418556
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of the Multiply Numeracy Programme
Reference number
SC220235
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m.
The Multiply Programme was announced by the Department for Education in April 2022 – being part of a range of initiatives that aim to boost adult skills. The programme is for 19+ adults who do not have a GSCE at Grade 4 (or equivalent) and aims to help people improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life, home, and work – from household finances, to helping children with homework, to making more sense of the facts in the media and improving employability / job prospects.
Full details of the Multiply programme can be found in the Multiply Investment Prospectus: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multiply-funding-available-to-improve-numeracy-skills
Kent County Council is looking to appoint Suppliers through a Dynamic Purchasing System, to provide this service. The DPS is for the procurement of social and other services referred to in Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and as such, the intention is to use a light touch regime, rather than the full regime described in Regulation 34 (Dynamic Purchasing System).
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioners intention. It is our intention to hold market engagement events on 21st (10am – 11am) and 27th September 2022 (3pm – 4pm) . To book a place, please email multiply@kent.gov.uk with your preferred date.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £7,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of the Multiply Numeracy Programme
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ43 - Kent Thames Gateway
- UKJ44 - East Kent
- UKJ45 - Mid Kent
- UKJ46 - West Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Multiply programme aims to help people improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life, home, and work: improving household finances, helping children with homework, making more sense of the facts in the media, or improving numeracy skills specific to a line of work. To achieve this, the Multiply Project identifies ten interventions for delivery of numeracy in specific contexts. Full details of Multiply can be found in the Multiply Investment Prospectus: Please see link below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multiply-funding-available-to-improve-numeracy-skills
Kent County Council intends to appoint provider(s) with relevant experience and a proven track record to deliver innovative and varied services for all lots. Each service will work with adults 19+ and who have not achieved a Level 2 qualification in Numeracy.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £7,500,000
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
10 October 2022
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
The Multiply Numeracy Services falls under services to which the Light Touch Regime (LTR) applies. As such, Kent County Council will use the LTR flexibilities to operate the Dynamic Purchasing System under the Open procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Under Regulation 34(10) of PCR 2015, no further time limits for receipt of requests to participate shall apply once the invitation to tender for the first specific procurement under the dynamic purchasing system has been sent.