Published date: 24 January 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 February 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

IP1 2BX

Value of contract

£0 to £250,000

Procurement reference

IT-368-18646-CD1437

Published date

24 January 2025

Closing date

24 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2025

Contract end date

30 April 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Suffolk County Council is responsible, as part of the Home Office funding instructions for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy and the United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme, for ensuring adult refugees arriving in Suffolk under these schemes are able to access a minimum of 8 hours per week of Formal Language Training (this includes the provision of ESOL).

In addition, Suffolk County Council works with partners to provide ESOL provision for asylum seekers living in Suffolk.

Suffolk County Council need providers in place that can offer the right level of ESOL provision for refugees and asylum seekers, in the right areas, to enable them to progress towards the level of proficiency needed to function in their everyday lives, encourage integration, and move towards self-sufficiency.

Under Home Office funding guidelines for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy and the United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme, Suffolk County Council must ensure that adult refugees have access to a minimum of 8 hours per week of formal language training (ESOL provision) until they reach Entry Level 3 or for at least 12 months after their arrival in the UK. Additionally, we work with partners to provide ESOL services for asylum seekers living in Suffolk.

This framework is being developed to enable additional ESOL to be provided across Suffolk in instances where bespoke sessions are required. It does not seek to duplicate existing provision which is funded via other grants.

This procurement is for services listed within schedule 3 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as a result are subject to the Light Touch Regime under those regulations. The framework will be for a duration of 4 years commencing 1st May 2025. The estimated total value of the framework (for all Lots) is £250,000 excluding VAT.

The framework will consist of 2 Lots:

Lot 1: Virtual Online Classes
Lot 2: Face-to-Face Courses

The submission deadline is 24th February 2025 at 12noon.

More information

Links

Additional text

Invitation to Tender documents can be accessed via www.suffolksourcing.uk.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle Youngs

Address

Russell Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2BX
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1473265789

Email

michelle.youngs@suffolk.gov.uk

Website

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-supplying-us