Official UK procurement notice
English for speakers of other Languages (ESOL)
Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)
To provide face to face education to enable learners to develop their English language skills in all aspects (reading Writing speaking and listening) to a level where they can confidently participate in everyday life. This will include participation in education, and employment within their community by providing accessible and tailored learning pathways that cater for individual needs and goals, while addressing potential barriers to participation.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide face to face education to enable learners to develop their English language skills in all aspects (reading Writing speaking and listening) to a level where they can confidently participate in everyday life.
This will include participation in education, and employment within their community by providing accessible and tailored learning pathways that cater for individual needs and goals, while addressing potential barriers to participation.
The service will help develop sustainable relationships between service users and members of the wider community by increasing access to, and participation in local English-speaking networks, activities and voluntary organisations, thus fostering a sense of belonging.
Deliver ESOL provision to 20 individual learners from across South Tyneside resettlement programmes that include Asylum seekers, refugees, ARAP and Homes for Ukraine and to be delivered in the South Tyneside area.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£80,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Delivery Team: 10%
- Understanding ESOL Provision: 10%
- Progression of Learning:: 20%
- Tender Value: 60%
Published award criteria (4)
- Tender Value
- Delivery Team
- Understanding ESOL Provision
- Progression of Learning:
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 3 Jun 2025 | CancelledIt was decided to abort the tender process for English for speakers of other Languages (ESOL) due to changes to the specification. Updated tender documents will be issued before the end of June. |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Apr 2025, 09:51 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Authority reference
F8887- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014459- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05010aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
11 Apr 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published11 Apr 2025, 09:51 BST
- Clarification questions by2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline9 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025- Tender notice published11 Apr 2025, 09:51 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published4 Jun 2025, 14:00 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete4 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender