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title: "CO0299 Multiply - Lot 1 - Janaury 2024"
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# CO0299 Multiply - Lot 1 - Janaury 2024

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ac7755f6-6136-4ea6-8e4b-b78197272c78

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## Summary

Essex County Council has awarded a contract under Lot 1 "Businesses and supporting people into work," named "CO0299 Multiply - Lot 1 - January 2024". This tender focuses on delivering training provision to improve numeracy skills for employees and job seekers. The awarded tender, classified under education and training services (CPV code 80000000), involves key players such as KBM Training and Recruitment Limited, The STC Group, and The International Education Group Limited (TiEGr). The contract has a value of £280,000 and is set to run from 8th March 2024 to 31st March 2025, primarily targeting adults in England who have not previously attained a GCSE Grade 4/C or higher in Maths. The procurement was executed using a restricted procedure, with the selection process indicating a focus on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs).

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in educational training services, particularly those that can tailor courses to specific business sectors. Companies with expertise in developing numeracy skills and embedding additional learning modules into vocational courses will find a lucrative market through this tender. The focus on bespoke training aligned with workplace needs can help businesses grow by addressing specific skill gaps in the workforce, encouraging upskilling and improving job prospects for target learners. SMEs and businesses with innovative training models are well-positioned to benefit from the ongoing demand for numeracy skill enhancement in the job market.

## Notice

The purpose of this competition under Lot 1 "Businesses and supporting people into work" is to invite bids to create and deliver a training provision that will enable people in employment and job seekers to improve their numeracy skills for work. Bidders are expected to work together with businesses to identify specific numeracy skills required in the workplace. More specifically, bidders are expected to: a) work with businesses to develop and deliver training courses that are bespoke to the sector the business operates in, or the business itself. b) develop courses aimed at people who cannot apply for certain jobs because of lack of numeracy skills and / or to encourage people to upskill in numeracy in order to access a certain job/ career. c) Develop additional relevant maths modules embedded into other vocational courses. Eligible target learners are adults 19+ who have not previously attained a GCSE Grade 4/C or higher maths qualification. They can either be working towards a maths GCSE or Functional Skills Qualification or need specific numeracy skills for their work or progression. Expected duration of training courses is between 6 to 10 guided learning hours.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1fea7a14-1af9-4324-9df9-09c9362d51c9 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 8 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £280,000 |
| 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| 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 | 3 |
| Supplier names | KBM TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT; THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED (TIEGR; THE STC GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2024 at 15:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1fea7a14-1af9-4324-9df9-09c9362d51c9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1fea7a14-1af9-4324-9df9-09c9362d51c9
  21st August 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.essex.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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