Notice Information
Notice Title
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Notice Description
Ashford Borough Council (ABC) are looking to procure a company to provide English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to support families whose first language isn't English, to enable them to gain the communication skills needed to progress in the workplace, education and beyond.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Ashford Borough Council (ABC) are looking to procure a company to provide English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to support families whose first language isn't English, to enable them to gain the communication skills needed to progress in the workplace, education and beyond.
Options: At the expiry of the contract.
Renewal: One year contract term with possible extension of +1 +1 year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d549
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002137-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £270,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £270,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- At the expiry of the contract.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ASHFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Stephanie Leonard
- Contact Email
- stephanie.leonard@ashford.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1233330371
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ASHFORD
- Postcode
- TN23 1HU
- Post Town
- Tonbridge
- 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
- Ashford
- Electoral Ward
- Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- Ashford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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