Official UK procurement notice
Shared Prosperity Fund (Multiply)
Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC (Public body)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionUnder this Framework, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council are seeking Providers to deliver bespoke numeracy activities to residents aged 19 or older and who do not currently have a level 2 qualification in numeracy.
Funded through the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund and managed by the Department for Education (DfE), Multiply is targeted at adults aged 19+ with the aim of improving their ability to understand and use maths in their daily life, home, and work (e.g. improving household finances and managing household budgets, improving sector specific numeracy skills).
To meet this challenge, successful Providers will need to demonstrate that numeracy activities are innovative or have a proven track record of success, engaging, fit around people’s lives, and are tailored to individual needs with delivery taking place in the community or workplace, through sessions delivered in person or online. Activities will also need to demonstrate that they support improvement in skills and/or progression towards accredited learning and improved employment opportunities.
The Department of Education (DfE) has suggested ten Interventions of which seven have been selected for Rhondda Cynon Taff, and split into Lots:
Lot 1 - W44: Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications.
Lot 2 - W47: 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.
Lot 3 - W48: Additional relevant math’s modules embedded into other vocational courses.
Lot 4 - W49: Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers – including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace.
Lot 5 - W51: Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money.
Lot 6 - W53: Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach.
Lot 7 - W46: Courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence
Delivery of this project is expected to start no later than 1st October 2023 and will run until 31st March 2025. Whilst we are inviting tenders to cover this eighteen month period, each financial year (April 2023 to March 2024 and April 2024 to March 2025) will be treated separately as there is no roll over of funding from one year to the next.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1W44: Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications.
Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications.
The Council are looking for a maximum of 3 Providers to deliver this Lot.
Lot #2W47: 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.
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.
The Council are looking for a maximum of 2 Providers to deliver this Lot.
Lot #3W48: Additional relevant math’s modules embedded into other vocational courses.
Additional relevant math’s modules embedded into other vocational courses.
The Council are looking for a maximum of 3 Providers to deliver this Lot.
Lot #4W49: Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers – including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace.
Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers – including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace.
The Council are looking for a maximum of 2 Providers to deliver this Lot.
Lot #5W51: Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money.
Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money.
The Council are looking for a maximum of 1 Provider to deliver this Lot.
Lot #6W53: Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach.
Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach.
The Council are looking for a maximum of 5 Providers to deliver this Lot.
Lot #7W46: Courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence
Courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence.
The Council are looking for a maximum of 1 Provider to deliver this Lot.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 23 Jun 2023, 16:02 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2023, 13:18 BST
- Authority reference
RCT/PSS/S410/23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031621- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dc2cFind a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:135121)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jul 2023 → 26 Oct 2023 · 2 dates- Submission deadline24 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published26 Oct 2023, 13:18 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Oct 2023, 13:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracts
W53: Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach. · Coleg y Cymoedd, Menter Iaith Rhondda Cynon Taf, Threshold DAS LimitedSME
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2023
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
W44: Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications. · ACT, Coleg y Cymoedd
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
W47: 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. · Coleg y Cymoedd, Threshold DAS LimitedSME
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
W48: Additional relevant math’s modules embedded into other vocational courses. · Coleg y Cymoedd
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
W51: Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money. · Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon TaffSME
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £120,000
- Status
- active
W49: Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers – including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace. · ACT, Coleg y Cymoedd
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
W46: Courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence · Coleg y Cymoedd
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £120,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · W44: Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications. | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · W47: 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. | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · W48: Additional relevant math’s modules embedded into other vocational courses. | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · W49: Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers – including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace. | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · W51: Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money. | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 6 · W53: Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach. | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 7 · W46: Courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- ACT LtdAwarded supplier
- Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon TaffAwarded supplier
- Coleg y CymoeddAwarded supplier
- Menter Iaith Rhondda Cynon TafAwarded supplier
- Threshold DAS LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.