Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 18 Jan 2023, 09:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

First Steps Skills Support for Speakers of Other Languages

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)

Awarded value£50,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Jan 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Ipswich Community Media & Learning

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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).

CPV: Adult and other education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Contract Delivery: First steps ESOL courses embedded with functional ‘real life’…Awarded

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).

Delivery: East of England

80400000 Adult and other education services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Jan 2023, 09:42 GMT
Last source update: 18 Jan 2023, 09:42 GMT
Authority reference: CD1281K
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-001488
Classification (CPV): Adult and other education services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039861 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Awarded as a mini-competition under the Terms of the CD1281 Suffolk Adult and Community Learning Dynamic Purchasing System (CD1281).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jan 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ipswich Community Media & LearningSMEFirst Steps Skills to Support Speakers of Other Languages	£50,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

First Steps Skills to Support Speakers of Other Languages · Ipswich Community Media & LearningSME
Signed
18 Jan 2023
Value
£50,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Endeavour House, Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2BXContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Kathy SimpsonReview body IpswichContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ipswich Community Media & LearningAwarded supplier Ipswich, East of England

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.