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Notification of competition

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Award

06 Jun 2023 at 14:06

Tender

16 Jan 2023 at 16:48

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has completed a procurement process for a £559 million adult numeracy programme called Multiply. The programme aims to address low levels of adult numeracy by providing free courses to adults aged 19+ without a GCSE Grade 4 or equivalent. The procurement stage was a tender, and the main procurement category was services. The contract was awarded on 12th May 2023, with the development of products for Multiply RCTs being contracted to National Numeracy. The programme will run until March 2025.

The Department for Education has launched an active tender for the development of products to be tested in Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) as part of the What Works strand of the Multiply Programme, with a value of £200,000. The tender deadline is 10th February 2023, and the bid opening is scheduled for 13th February 2023. This open procedure offers opportunities for businesses in the education and training sector, particularly those with expertise in developing products for educational RCTs. Interested businesses can access the tender submission details here.

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Notice Title

Notification of competition

Notice Description

To boost existing efforts to address low levels of adult numeracy, the UK Government has committed up to PS559 million for a new, three year, adult numeracy programme called Multiply. Through the programme, all adults aged 19+ who want to improve their numeracy (up to, and including, Level 2 or equivalent), who do not currently have a GCSE Grade 4 / C or equivalent in maths, whether in employment or not, will be able to access free flexible courses that fit around their lives, whether that be at work or in the evening, part time or intensive. An important part of Multiply is to strengthen the evidence base around what works in the successful delivery of adult numeracy programmes and to share this with practitioners, in order to inform local delivery and to increase positive outcomes. This will include a programme of up to 30 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and other experimental activity, including quasi-experimental trials to robustly test promising approaches to improving adult numeracy. The trials will be split across two tranches: * Tranche 1 (to which this Invitation to Tender applies) will be procured in Spring 2023, with fieldwork starting from August 2023 onwards and interim results from some trials delivered in late spring 2024. We expect around 15-20 trials to be undertaken in this tranche of activity, with fieldwork, analysis and reporting running until at least the end of March 2025.

Lot Information

Lot 1,2 & 3

The development of products to be tested in Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) as part of the What Works strand of the Multiply Programme - Lot 2

Lot 1

To boost existing efforts to address low levels of adult numeracy, the UK Government has committed up to PS559 million for a new, three year, adult numeracy programme called Multiply. Through the programme, all adults aged 19+ who want to improve their numeracy (up to, and including, Level 2 or equivalent), who do not currently have a GCSE Grade 4 / C or equivalent in maths, whether in employment or not, will be able to access free flexible courses that fit around their lives, whether that be at work or in the evening, part time or intensive. An important part of Multiply is to strengthen the evidence base around what works in the successful delivery of adult numeracy programmes and to share this with practitioners, in order to inform local delivery and to increase positive outcomes. This will include a programme of up to 30 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and other experimental activity, including quasi-experimental trials to robustly test promising approaches to improving adult numeracy. The trials will be split across two tranches: * Tranche 1 (to which this Invitation to Tender applies) will be procured in Spring 2023, with fieldwork starting from August 2023 onwards and interim results from some trials delivered in late spring 2024. We expect around 15-20 trials to be undertaken in this tranche of activity, with fieldwork, analysis and reporting running until at least the end of March 2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0397fa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016015-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£49,740 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 May 20232 years ago
Contract Period
14 Mar 2023 - 18 Aug 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active, Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATIONAL NUMERACY

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