Notice Information
Notice Title
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Hub
Notice Description
Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Hub This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. Procurement Policy Note 09/21 requires us to calculate the value of contracts inclusive of VAT, however we can advertise them exclusive of VAT. The advertised value here is PS171,000.00 exclusive of VAT. The deadline date for submissions of the tender is Wednesday 29th October 2025 (12noon). Please note late returns will NOT be permitted The deadline for clarification questions is Wednesday 15th October 2025 (12noon) which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a711
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083456-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80580000 - Provision of language courses
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £171,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £171,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £170,999 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Nov 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Aug 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurementbusinesssupport@suffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IPSWICH
- Postcode
- IP1 2BX
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH62 Ipswich
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Gipping
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083456-2025
16th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061817-2025
2nd October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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