--- title: "Multiply Numeracy Project" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03744d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03744d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03744d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03744d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-10-10" --- # Multiply Numeracy Project Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03744d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03744d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03744d.json) ## Summary Kent County Council is running a tender for the "Multiply Numeracy Project" to boost adult skills in maths for individuals without a GSCE at Grade 4 or equivalent. The project aims to enhance numeracy abilities for daily life, work, and employability prospects. Kent County Council, the largest local authority in England, with over £1bn annual expenditure, seeks suppliers through a Dynamic Purchasing System for services related to the project, under a light touch regime. This opportunity by Kent County Council is tailored for businesses providing education and training services, particularly those offering numeracy programmes and financial literacy courses. The procurement stage is active, with a selective procurement method following a Restricted procedure. The tender deadline for the Dynamic Purchasing System is set for January 1, 2025, with a contract end date of March 31, 2025. Businesses interested in engaging with the Multiply Programme interventions should explore the tender documentation for further details and opportunities for growth through this public procurement contract. ## Notice Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over PS1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m. The Multiply Programme was announced by the Department for Education in April 2022 - being part of a range of initiatives that aim to boost adult skills. The programme is for 19+ adults who do not have a GSCE at Grade 4 (or equivalent) and aims to help people improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life, home, and work - from household finances, to helping children with homework, to making more sense of the facts in the media and improving employability / job prospects. Full details of the Multiply programme can be found in the Multiply Investment Prospectus: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multiply-funding-available-to-improvenumeracy-skills Kent County Council is looking to appoint Suppliers through a Dynamic Purchasing System, to provide this service. The DPS is for the procurement of social and other services referred to in Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and as such, the intention is to use a light touch regime, rather than the full regime described in Regulation 34 (Dynamic Purchasing System). Please refer to the Invitation to Tender documentation a full timetable of indicative dates, including submission dates for the initial round and for the remainder of the DPS. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Multiply Numeracy Project follows the Department of Education's Multiply Investment Prospectus which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multiply-funding-available-to-improvenumeracy-skills Kent County Council has divided these interventions into the following. These interventions are to be delivered per district or countywide. Lot 1 - Intervention 1a - Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications - Engagement activities Lot 2 - Intervention 1b - Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications. - Non-accredited numeracy courses. Lot 3 - Intervention 2a - Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money -Engagement activity Lot 4 - Intervention 2b - Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money - Financial Literacy courses including money management. Lot 5 - Intervention 3a - Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers - including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace - Engagement activities. Lot 6 - Intervention 3b - Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers - including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace - Non-accredited numeracy courses. Lot 7 - Intervention 4a - Courses aimed at people who can't apply for certain jobs because of lack of numeracy skills and/or to encourage people to upskill in numeracy order to access a certain job/career - Engagement activity. Lot 8 - Intervention 4b - Courses aimed at people who can't apply for certain jobs because of lack of numeracy skills and/or to encourage people to upskill in numeracy order to access a certain job/career - Non-accredited numeracy courses. Lot 9 - Intervention 5 - New intensive and flexible numeracy courses targeted at people without Level 2 maths, leading to a Functional Skills Qualification - No Year 1 delivery as enough AEB to meet need Lot 10 - Intervention 6a - Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children, and help with their own progression - Engagement activities Lot 11 - Intervention 6b - Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children, and help with their own progression - Non-accredited numeracy courses Lot 12 - Intervention 7a - Numeracy courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence - Engagement activities. Lot 13 - Intervention 7b - Numeracy courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence - Non-accredited numeracy courses Lot 14 - Intervention 8a - Numeracy courses aimed at those 19 or over that are leaving, or have just left, the care system - Engagement activities. Lot 15 - Intervention 8b - Numeracy courses aimed at those 19 or over that are leaving, or have just left, the care system - Non-accredited numeracy courses. Lot 16 - Intervention 9a - Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach learners = Engagement activities. Lot 17 - Intervention 9b - Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach learners = Non-accredited numeracy courses. Lot 18 - Intervention 10 - Additional relevant maths modules embedded into other vocational courses - Non-accredited numeracy courses ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028383-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 1 Jan 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME14 1XQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | Penenden Heath | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 10 Oct 2022 at 10:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028383-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.kent.gov.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=e3cd9eb4-d838-ed11-8119-005056b64545 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multiply-funding-available-to-improvenumeracy-skills ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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