Published date: 17 November 2016

This notice was replaced on 17 November 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 28 February 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Printed matter and related products - 22000000

  • Primary education services - 80100000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£175,000

Procurement reference

SOMRTD001-DN214857-72643442

Published date

17 November 2016

Closing date

12 January 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 August 2021

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

Somerset County Council is tendering for the provision of a literacy support service predominantly for primary schools. The Supplier selected from this tender process will provide a literacy support service as part of the wider services delivered by Support Services for Education to primary schools in Somerset. There may bean opportunity to deliver this Service to schools in neighbouring counties, although there is no indication or predetermined levels of business at this stage. Please note that there is no guaranteed commitment of the number of schools who will purchase this service for the academic years 2017-2022.
The literacy support service will offer a range of support, information and guidance for the teaching of literacy that will assist with literacy planning and delivery, the provision of resources and access to training and workshops to support the objectives. For full details please see tender documentation.


About the buyer

Contact name

Barbara Butera

Address

County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
UK

Telephone

+44 7977400626

Email

blbutera@somerset.gov.uk

Website

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk