Published date: 23 June 2017

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: 21 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

MRTN001-DN283249-16362449

Published date

23 June 2017

Closing date

21 July 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 August 2018

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

The Service Provider will be required to provide specialist Adult Education Services for Learners with Learning Difficulties or Disabilities (LLDD) to support the main provision which is currently delivered under contract by South Thames College.

Our commissioning priorities for 17-18 are:
• To provide courses for adults who are otherwise least likely to engage in learning, and support them to progress to further learning, employment, self-employment or volunteering;

• To include English and maths within the provision offer, as part of the government priority of raising national standards in these areas;

• To provide a high quality community learning offer that contributes to better health and wellbeing, employment and social inclusion for learners including individuals with mental health issues and those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities;

• To provide targeted Family Learning programmes to raise the achievement of children and help parents and carers to develop their own learning, parenting skills and progress into economic activity or volunteering;

• To provide adult apprenticeships to those who would most benefit from them;

• To provide a learning provision that integrates quality information and advice for learners prior to enrolment and a high level of support whilst on course;

• To provide programmes of English for speakers of other languages;

About the buyer

Contact name

Jaenette Martin

Address

Civic Centre
London Rd
Morden
SM4 5DX
England

Telephone

+44 2085453277

Email

Procurement@merton.gov.uk

Website

http://www.merton.gov.uk/