Published date: 20 March 2024

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: 12 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

  • Specialist training services - 80510000

  • Personal development training services - 80570000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£90,000

Procurement reference

ECDC001-DN716406-79804049

Published date

20 March 2024

Closing date

12 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

29 April 2024

Contract end date

28 April 2025

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

While the rapid acceleration of digital technologies has enhanced services for many, it has also highlighted existing inequalities and has the potential to exclude people without access to technology or the skills and confidence to use it.

The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated our reliance on connectivity and exposed the digital divide in the UK. This is being exacerbated by the current cost of living crisis with many people struggling to afford broadband and mobile connectivity, and the upcoming switch-off of the copper, analogue telephone network which will affect the most vulnerable.

Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, East Cambridgeshire District Council is looking to commission an experienced delivery partner to implement a digital inclusion project for residents living within East Cambridgeshire who are facing barriers to gaining digital skills and/or access to digital services.

The project should provide digital inclusion initiatives to help improve people's digital skills so that they can use online services. The scheme will address the main challenges that people face to going online:
• access - the ability to actually go online and connect to the internet
• skills - to be able to use the internet
• motivation - knowing the reasons why using the internet is a good thing
• trust - a fear of crime, or not knowing where to start to go online.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Nunn

Address

The Grange,
Nutholt Lane,
Ely
CB7 4EE
United Kingdom

Email

procurementandcommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.eastcambs.gov.uk/