Published date: 14 April 2023

Last edited date: 14 April 2023

This notice was replaced on 13 December 2023

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

Awarded contract (published 13 December 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£280,000 to £290,000

Procurement reference

DCC001-DN665794-83201053

Published date

14 April 2023

Closing date

15 May 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 June 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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

DurhamLearn would like to invite bids from providers to deliver Multiply Intervention a) for Engagement Activities and Courses.

Intervention a) Engagement Activities
Intervention a) Substantive Learning Aims


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Contract for Multiply

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 April 2023

Additional text

Intervention a) Engagement Activities
These sessions, delivered for up to 2 hours per learner, will consist of meaningful discussion, activity or workshop in which providers will be reducing negative attitudes towards maths and addressing barriers to participation whilst raising awareness of Multiply locally. Identifying, where possible, clear progression routes into substantive learning activities through Multiply or the wider adult education offer to achieve the indicative indicators of Multiply.

Intervention a) Substantive Learning Aims - Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications.

This includes using best practice to engage new learners such as a cross-agency / partnership approach, working with local employers (for example, to deliver in-work confidence building courses), or the design of new teaching material. We know that adults with poor numeracy are more likely to have had negative experiences at school and may have a "fear factor" in addressing their numeracy needs. That's why we want to see local interventions that help de-mystify maths by putting it into everyday, relatable, context; and help boost an adult's confidence to take the next step towards a qualification.

We would like to see a range of courses which have a specific purpose whilst being linked to numeracy skills such as those in the list below, although this is not exhaustive:

• Cooking on a Budget
• Money Management
• Navigating Cost of Living Increase
• Bespoke Numeracy related 'Clubs'
Please access NEPO Procontract Portal www.nepo.org (Procontract Reference DN665794) for full details of this tender.

For additional guidance on how to submit your response through the NEPO Portal, please visit NEPO website training section at https://www.nepo.org/suppliers/learn to access the Navigating the Portal suite of videos. These also include useful information on how to manage your online ProContract account.

If you have any problems accessing or uploading your documents via the system please contact the NEPO helpdesk as detailed below.

The E-tendering System Support is provided by the NEPO portal administration organisation Proactis.
Please use the method below that is appropriate to the issue that you are experiencing.

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Any emails to this address will auto-log a support ticket on Proactis Supplier Support
Helpdesk.
• Emergency Contact (0330 005 0352) - To be used by Suppliers for critical support only.


About the buyer

Address

Corporate services
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL
England

Email

kay.duthie@durham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.durham.gov.uk