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title: "Q20562 - ESOL Capacity Building and Development"
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# Q20562 - ESOL Capacity Building and Development

Buyer: MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-38a24f0e-3f71-4a40-9da5-77198e2b0e9c

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## Summary

The Manchester City Council has recently awarded a contract for the provision of ESOL Capacity Building and Development services. The procurement process, initiated as a tender, aimed to increase English language provision for Ukrainian refugees in the region. The contract has a total value of £31,500 and will be delivered by the University of Central Lancashire. The tender period ended on 24th September 2023, with the contract scheduled to start on 2nd October 2023 and end on 30th April 2024.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in education and training services to engage with the public sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly suitable to participate in this tender. Companies interested in delivering innovative ESOL solutions catering to refugees and migrants in Lancashire and Cumbria should consider bidding for this contract.

## Notice

The North West Regional Strategic Migration Partnership (SMP) is hosted by Manchester City Council, under a long-standing arrangement, on behalf of the North West region. The service is 100% externally funded from several grant funding arrangements (GFA) issued by the Home Office and DLUHC. DLUHC recently issued the SMP with a GFA that specifically focused on increasing the capacity of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision throughout the whole region, with a specific focus on ensuring Ukrainian refugees were better able to access English classes to aide their integration. The SMP is utilising various approaches when considering meeting its obligations under its GFA with DLUHC, in order to meet demand across the region. One of these approaches is to provide funding to University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) to provide 21 spaces on a Level 5 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) course, attracting participants from across Lancashire and Cumbria via a blended face-to-face/virtual method. Lancashire and Cumbria have some of the highest number of Ukrainian sponsorships in the region, but also have some of the lowest ESOL course provision. The methodology used by UCLAN is to mix learning with practical application of skills, which will further develop capacity within those locations by supporting people into volunteering opportunities - supported by exploring employment opportunities locally on successful completion of the course. There will be a focus on recruiting people with lived experience of forced migration for this course e.g. Ukrainians, Afghans, Hong Kongers, those resettled as refugees in the UK or granted refugee status whilst in the UK etc.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ad87d16-7242-4979-9f70-8c782ea6b975 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2023 - 30 Apr 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £31,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £31,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M60 2LA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 29 Nov 2023 at 13:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ad87d16-7242-4979-9f70-8c782ea6b975

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ad87d16-7242-4979-9f70-8c782ea6b975
  29th November 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.manchester.gov.uk

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