Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
3rd Floor, County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
Contact
Ms Luciana Matthews
Luciana.Matthews@Oxfordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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
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
Multiply: Adult Numeracy Skills Development
Reference number
DN695348
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
• Oxfordshire County Council is a large employer with around 5,000 employees, plus 6,500 school employees. Our workplace buildings and schools are distributed throughout the county of Oxfordshire.
• Currently, there is currently no Adult Education provision offered as a service by Oxfordshire County Council. Instead, Oxfordshire’s principal provider of Adult Education is Abingdon and Witney College.
• Multiply is a 3-year programme was launched by the DfE in April 2022. Delays in procuring services mean that we are looking for a Provider to administer and deliver Multiply for the remainder of Year 2 (April 2023 – March 2024), and then for Year 3 (April 2024 – March 2025).
• Oxfordshire County Council will remain the Multiply grant recipient and retain responsibility for compliance with the conditions of grant, including financial assurance and reporting to the Department for Education.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
• Oxfordshire County Council is a large employer with around 5,000 employees, plus 6,500 school employees. Our workplace buildings and schools are distributed throughout the county of Oxfordshire.
• Currently, there is currently no Adult Education provision offered as a service by Oxfordshire County Council. Instead, Oxfordshire’s principal provider of Adult Education is Abingdon and Witney College.
• Multiply is a 3-year programme was launched by the DfE in April 2022. Delays in procuring services mean that we are looking for a Provider to administer and deliver Multiply for the remainder of Year 2 (April 2023 – March 2024), and then for Year 3 (April 2024 – March 2025).
• Oxfordshire County Council will remain the Multiply grant recipient and retain responsibility for compliance with the conditions of grant, including financial assurance and reporting to the Department for Education.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
29 February 2024
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: No