Published date: 24 July 2023

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: 28 August 2023, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

LS1 2DE

Value of contract

£0 to £765,000

Procurement reference

20230724201316-103257

Published date

24 July 2023

Closing date

28 August 2023

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

26 September 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Multiply aims to help people improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life, home, and work. Whether that be improving household finances, helping children with homework, making more sense of facts in the media, or improving numeracy skills specific to a line of work. To achieve that, multiply will offer a range of options such as personal support, digital training and flexible courses that fit around people's lives and are tailored to specific needs, circumstances, sectors and industries.

People who improve their numeracy skills are more likely to be in employment, have higher wages, and better wellbeing. Gaining a maths qualification at Level 2 or equivalent unlocks the door to progress to higher levels of free training to secure a skilled job in the economy. Improved numeracy also matters to businesses right across the country - small and big. Businesses that develop their employees' numeracy skills can boost productivity, increase profits, and improve employee retention.

The Frontline Staff Numeracy Ambassadors programme will include training which supports wider sector professionals and front-line staff to develop a positive culture of reference, and a framework for supporting customers to recognise and address their own numeracy skills needs. This will increase capacity of support services to provide positive messaging and proactively signpost individuals to appropriate numeracy training. Capacity building with wider sector professionals and front-line staff will support them to become positive numeracy ambassadors, avoiding negative connotations with the subject when advising potential learners, and upskilling their ability to signpost to the correct programme and/or provide buddying/mentoring support at point of access. Numeracy Ambassadors are not direct beneficiaries of Multiply but act as intermediaries who engage with the target audience and signpost them to further learning and support with improving numeracy skills, breaking barriers, and building confidence.
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About the buyer

Contact name

Catherine Land

Address

Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 2DE
ENG

Telephone

+44 1133841875

Email

Catherine.Land@westyorks-ca.gov.uk

Website

https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk