Published date: 6 March 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: 20 March 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services - 92310000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£800

Procurement reference

OXFS001-DN659552-06261292

Published date

6 March 2023

Closing date

20 March 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

2.1 A new immigration route opened on 31 January 2021, providing Hong Kong British National (Overseas) "BN(O)" status holders and their dependants with the opportunity to come to the UK to live, study and work, on a pathway to citizenship. Funding has been made available to LAs including Oxfordshire County Council, to provide language training to ensure that BN(O) status holders and their adult family members achieve the level of proficiency needed to function in their everyday life, including in the workplace if they are seeking employment. They will not be eligible for Adult Education Budget funding until they have been resident for 3 years. The Council intends to provide training providers, who have relevant expertise, the chance to compete and deliver ESOL courses for Hong Kong BN(O)s. Tenderers who successfully meet the pass criteria outlined in this RFQ pack, will be accepted onto an approved list of providers for the delivery of this service.

Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Services described at Appendix 1 Specification for a term of 12 months, with an option for the Council to extend annually, on a rolling basis.

About the buyer

Contact name

Thomas Ashby

Address

3rd Floor
County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
England

Telephone

+44 7827822641

Email

thomas.ashby@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk