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
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=e3cd9eb4-d838-ed11-8119-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=e3cd9eb4-d838-ed11-8119-005056b64545
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
Multiply Numeracy Project
Reference number
DN631919
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-improvenumeracy-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).
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender documentation a full timetable of indicative dates, including submission dates for the initial round and for the remainder of the DPS.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Multiply Numeracy Project follows the Department of Education's Multiply Investment Prospectus which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multiply-funding-available-to-improvenumeracy-skills
Kent County Council has divided these interventions into the following. These interventions are to be delivered per district or countywide.
Lot 1 - Intervention 1a - Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications - Engagement activities
Lot 2 - Intervention 1b - Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications. - Non-accredited numeracy courses.
Lot 3 - Intervention 2a - Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money -Engagement activity
Lot 4 - Intervention 2b - Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money - Financial Literacy courses including money management.
Lot 5 - Intervention 3a - Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers – including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace - Engagement activities.
Lot 6 - Intervention 3b - Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers – including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace - Non-accredited numeracy courses.
Lot 7 - Intervention 4a - 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 numeracy order to access a certain job/career - Engagement activity.
Lot 8 - Intervention 4b - 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 numeracy order to access a certain job/career - Non-accredited numeracy courses.
Lot 9 - Intervention 5 - New intensive and flexible numeracy courses targeted at people without Level 2 maths, leading to a Functional Skills Qualification - No Year 1 delivery as enough AEB to meet need
Lot 10 - Intervention 6a - Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children, and help with their own progression - Engagement activities
Lot 11 - Intervention 6b - Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children, and help with their own progression - Non-accredited numeracy courses
Lot 12 - Intervention 7a - Numeracy courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence - Engagement activities.
Lot 13 - Intervention 7b - Numeracy courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence - Non-accredited numeracy courses
Lot 14 - Intervention 8a - Numeracy courses aimed at those 19 or over that are leaving, or have just left, the care system - Engagement activities.
Lot 15 - Intervention 8b - Numeracy courses aimed at those 19 or over that are leaving, or have just left, the care system - Non-accredited numeracy courses.
Lot 16 - Intervention 9a - Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach learners = Engagement activities.
Lot 17 - Intervention 9b - Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach learners = Non-accredited numeracy courses.
Lot 18 - Intervention 10 - Additional relevant maths modules embedded into other vocational courses - Non-accredited numeracy courses
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
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.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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
1 January 2025
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
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
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Country
United Kingdom