- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1a. Peripatetic maths provision in small groups at outreach venues to target hard to reach learners
- Lot 1b. One-to-one maths support for employability
- Lot 2. One-to-one numeracy support via personal finances and benefit calculation sessions
- Lot 3a. Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
- Lot 3b. Bitesize numeracy skills for employees of land-based sector businesses who lack a level 2 numeracy qualification
- Lot 3c. Bitesize numeracy for East Sussex priority sectors.
- Lot 4a. Numeracy in tickets to work for those who are unemployed and keen to gain the maths and vocational skills to move them into employment in key East Sussex sectors.
- Lot 4b. Numeracy in horticulture for those who are 'hard to reach' and unemployed and lack a level 2 numeracy qualification.
- Lot 4c. Numeracy in horse and/or animal care for those who are 'hard to reach' and unemployed and lack a level 2 numeracy qualification.
- Lot 5a. Numeracy in music for those who are furthest from the workplace and may have complex needs.
- Lot 5b. Numeracy through digital skills for those who are furthest from the workplace and may have complex needs.
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall,St. Annes Crescent
LEWES
BN71UE
Contact
Chloe Sharpe
chloe.sharpe@eastsussex.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/ProjectManage/35253
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/ProjectManage/35253
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
ESCC - Multiply Programme
Reference number
ESCC - 035253
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
East Sussex County Council as the upper tier authority is responsible for overseeing and managing the new Government 'Multiply' Programme, raising adult numeracy skills for those aged 19+, up to Level 2 across the county
The programme is split into eleven lots as detailed below; there is no limit to the number of lots that a bidder can apply for:
• Lot 1a - Peripatetic maths provision in small groups at outreach venues to target hard to reach learners
• Lot 1b - One-to-one maths support for employability
• Lot 2 - One-to-one numeracy support via personal finances and benefit calculation sessions
• Lot 3a - Bitesize maths for business
• Lot 3b - Bitesize numeracy skills for employees of land-based sector businesses who lack a level 2 numeracy qualification.
• Lot 3c - Bitesize numeracy for East Sussex priority sectors.
• Lot 4a - Numeracy in tickets to work for those who are unemployed and keen to gain the maths and vocational skills to move them into employment in key East Sussex sectors.
• Lot 4b - Numeracy in horticulture for those who are 'hard to reach' and unemployed and lack a level 2 numeracy qualification.
• Lot 4c - Numeracy in horse and/or animal care for those who are 'hard to reach' and unemployed and lack a level 2 numeracy qualification.
• Lot 5a - Numeracy in music for those who are furthest from the workplace and may have complex needs.
• Lot 5b - Numeracy through digital skills for those who are furthest from the workplace and may have complex needs.
Full details of the required Services are set out in the service specifications
The Council is inviting any interested providers of the services under this procurement to study this Invitation to Tender (ITT) carefully and submit their tender to the Council. Interested providers are free to establish contractual, or other partnership arrangements with other relevant providers of the services in question and submit a tender on the basis of their supply chain.
This ITT pack sets out the standards, specification, terms, commercial information and the award criteria to be used to evaluate the compliant tenders received.
In assessing the responses, the Council will be seeking the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) based on the award criteria. The award criteria for each Lot is a combination of non-financial (quality) factors as set out in Section 4 below.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,271,600
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
It is important to note that Bidders must provide their tender submission on the basis that the award criteria will be applied to each of the Lots above. Bidders can submit tenders for one, more or all lots.
If a Bidder is successful in more than one Lot, these will be awarded as separate contracts.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Peripatetic maths provision in small groups at outreach venues to target hard to reach learners
Lot No
1a
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £130,994
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2023
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
One-to-one maths support for employability
Lot No
1b
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £166,400
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2022
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
One-to-one numeracy support via personal finances and benefit calculation sessions
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £453,915
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2022
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
Lot No
3a
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £91,440
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2022
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Bitesize numeracy skills for employees of land-based sector businesses who lack a level 2 numeracy qualification
Lot No
3b
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £73,660
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2022
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Bitesize numeracy for East Sussex priority sectors.
Lot No
3c
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £116,840
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2022
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Numeracy in tickets to work for those who are unemployed and keen to gain the maths and vocational skills to move them into employment in key East Sussex sectors.
Lot No
4a
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £300,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2022
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Numeracy in horticulture for those who are 'hard to reach' and unemployed and lack a level 2 numeracy qualification.
Lot No
4b
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £80,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2022
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Numeracy in horse and/or animal care for those who are 'hard to reach' and unemployed and lack a level 2 numeracy qualification.
Lot No
4c
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £79,200
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2022
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Numeracy in music for those who are furthest from the workplace and may have complex needs.
Lot No
5a
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £64,400
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2022
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Numeracy through digital skills for those who are furthest from the workplace and may have complex needs.
Lot No
5b
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details can be found within the ITT documentation on the SE Shared Services Portal
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £128,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
4 December 2022
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
27 October 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
28 October 2022
Local time
9:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
Lodnon
Telephone
+44 2079477882
Country
United Kingdom