---
title: "First Steps Skills Support for Speakers of Other Languages"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039861"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-01-18"
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# First Steps Skills Support for Speakers of Other Languages

Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039861

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## Summary

The Suffolk County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of services titled "First Steps Skills Support for Speakers of Other Languages" to Ipswich Community Media & Learning. The procurement process was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract aims to deliver ESOL courses with numeracy and employability support, targeting adult education services. The contract has a total value of £50,000 and was signed on January 18, 2023.

This tender by Suffolk County Council offers opportunities for businesses involved in adult education services and community learning. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in delivering ESOL courses and providing employment support would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Businesses interested in pre-employment training, numeracy support, and ESOL programs embedded with real-life scenarios can benefit from engaging in this procurement process.

## Notice

Contract delivery: First steps ESOL courses embedded with functional 'real life' numeracy scenarios to create a pathway to further accredited learning and/or further numeracy support. First steps ESOL courses embedding employment support and employability skills to create a pathway into pre-employment training or further accredited qualifications (30% of delivery).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract Delivery: First steps ESOL courses embedded with functional 'real life' numeracy scenarios to create a pathway to further accredited learning and/or further numeracy support (70% of delivery). First steps ESOL courses embedding employment support and employability skills to create a pathway into pre-employment training or further accredited qualifications (30% of delivery).

### Procurement Information

Awarded as a mini-competition under the Terms of the CD1281 Suffolk Adult and Community Learning Dynamic Purchasing System (CD1281).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001488-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IPSWICH COMMUNITY MEDIA & LEARNING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 18 Jan 2023 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001488-2023

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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