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title: "SCC APC Surrey County Council and Multiply"
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# SCC APC Surrey County Council and Multiply

Buyer: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044d75

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## Summary

Surrey County Council has completed the procurement process for the "SCC APC Surrey County Council and Multiply" contract, aimed at delivering higher education services. The initiative, classified under CPV code 80300000, focuses on numeracy provision for adults aged 19 years and above. The location for this project is the county of Surrey, specifically in the UKJ2 region. The procurement method used was an open procedure with an estimated value of £1,600,000, with the tender period ending on 2nd May 2024 and contracts being signed on 25th July 2024. The awards have been given to multiple suppliers, including Activate Learning and Enjoy Training Ltd, highlighting a strong emphasis on improving adult numeracy skills and qualifications.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in educational services and adult training programs. Businesses offering flexible and innovative numeracy courses, partnerships with community organisations, and those capable of targeting specific learner groups, such as prisoners and care leavers, would be well-suited to compete. Additionally, companies that can demonstrate high-quality project delivery and value for money, tailored towards improving labour market outcomes and financial literacy, stand to benefit greatly from participating in such public procurement projects.

## Notice

The purpose of the Multiply grant is to provide support towards expenditure lawfully incurred or to be incurred by local authorities in delivering numeracy provision to adults aged 19 years and above, up to and including Level 2, boosting people's ability to use maths in their daily life at home and work - and enabling them to achieve a formal qualification that can open doors for them. The grant shall be used to deliver the activities that it has set out in its approved investment plan for the Multiply programme. These may, in principle, include proposals for a wide variety of activity that: a) increase the number of adults achieving maths qualifications (up to, and including, Level 2 - with GCSEs and FSQs as our qualification of choice in England); b) improve labour market outcomes; and c) increase adult numeracy across the population Examples of activities could include (interventions): a) Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications; b) Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money; d) 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; e) New intensive and flexible numeracy courses targeted at people without Level 2 maths, leading to a Functional Skills Qualification; f) Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children and help with their own progression; i) Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach learners - for example, those not in the labour market or other groups identified locally as in need; These activities/courses should also include working with prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence; and those 19 or over that are leaving, or have just left, the care system.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of the Multiply grant is to provide support towards expenditure lawfully incurred or to be incurred by local authorities in delivering numeracy provision to adults aged 19 years and above, up to and including Level 2, boosting people's ability to use maths in their daily life at home and work - and enabling them to achieve a formal qualification that can open doors for them. The grant shall be used to deliver the activities that it has set out in its approved investment plan for the Multiply programme. These may, in principle, include proposals for a wide variety of activity that: a) increase the number of adults achieving maths qualifications (up to, and including, Level 2 - with GCSEs and FSQs as our qualification of choice in England); b) improve labour market outcomes; and c) increase adult numeracy across the population Examples of activities could include (interventions): a) Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications; b) Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money; d) 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; e) New intensive and flexible numeracy courses targeted at people without Level 2 maths, leading to a Functional Skills Qualification; f) Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children and help with their own progression; i) Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach learners - for example, those not in the labour market or other groups identified locally as in need; These activities/courses should also include working with prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence; and those 19 or over that are leaving, or have just left, the care system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023780-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 2 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,600,000 |
| Lots value | £16,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | REIGATE |
| Post town | Redhill |
| Postcode | RH2 8EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ26 East Surrey |
| Local authority | Reigate and Banstead |
| Electoral ward | South Park & Woodhatch |
| Westminster constituency | Reigate |
| Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 13 |
| Supplier names | ACTIVATE LEARNING; ENJOY TRAINING; FUNCTIONAL SKILLS; NATIONAL NUMERACY; PREVISTA; PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS; SURREY CARE TRUST; SURREY CHOICES; SURREY COMMUNITY ACTION; SURREY LIFELONG LEARNING PARTNERSHIP; SURREY OUTDOOR LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT; UGANDA COMMUNITY RELIEF ASSOCIATION; WHITEHEAD-ROSS EDUCATION AND CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services

## Release History

- 30 Jul 2024 at 13:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023780-2024
- 3 Apr 2024 at 09:32 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010696-2024
- 27 Mar 2024 at 11:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009996-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=surreycc#
- https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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