Award

Speech Bubbles

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

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Award

06 Oct 2022 at 11:29

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Kent County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of primary education services titled "Speech Bubbles" to Trinity Theatre and Arts Centre. The procurement process was a direct award method with a contract value of £171,211. The contract period is from 4th October 2022 to 31st March 2023. The tender was focused on improving speech, language, and communication skills in Key Stage 1 children in the South East region of the United Kingdom.

This contract presents opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations interested in providing drama-led interventions for educational purposes. Businesses in the services industry, particularly those involved in primary education services and drama-related activities, would be well-suited to compete for similar tenders in the future. The awarded contract aims to enhance social and personal wellbeing through innovative approaches to learning and communication.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Speech Bubbles

Notice Description

Speech Bubbles is a drama-led intervention aimed at improving speech, language and communication (SLC) in selected school children in Key Stage 1 (five and seven-year-olds). Language is clearly a major vehicle for learning and critical to children's mental, social, emotional and intellectual development (Communication Trust, 2010). If SLC needs are not tackled in the early years, these issues can become increasingly difficult to address and are strongly linked in later life with mental illness, unemployment, relationship breakdowns, and offending. It is a whole-body approach to learning, recognising that body language, gesture, facial expression, eye contact, sounds, humour and words are all part of communication and that children learn best when they're in a positive state of mind. It promotes social and personal wellbeing through story and play, using theatre skills to encourage children to express themselves.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1a5dab5c-cb26-4d7d-a308-791f94b7d380
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d087e36c-3940-4942-8b53-eacbf4937f6a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80100000 - Primary education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£171,211 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£171,211 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Sep 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20223 years ago
Contract Period
3 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TRINITY THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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