Published date: 21 March 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 February 2025, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£494,999

Procurement reference

KMCAS-216-001

Published date

21 March 2025

Closing date

12 February 2025

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This procurement exercise for This Way 4 English (TW4E) (the "Services") was conducted as a General Further Competition ("Further Competition") under the Electronic Market Place (EMP) Ref: KMCAS-216; Kirklees Welcomes Assisting Vulnerable Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees (the "EMP").
Kirklees Council in collaboration with the TW4E delivery partner will work across services, learning providers, employment support providers to develop a robust coordinated ESOL offer. This is to ensure those who need to start their ESOL journey or develop their English languages skills further to a point where they can connect with their neighbours, local networks and groups, access services independently and importantly progress on to further learning and gain employment.
The estimated value of the Services to be awarded is approximately £165k per annum.
The anticipated commencement date for the Call-off Contract(s) is 1st April 2025.
The anticipated expiry date for the Call-off Contract is 31st March 2027, with the option to extend by one (1) x twelve (12) month period to 31st March 2028 subject to grant funding being available.
The funding for refugee and asylum seeker support is all from external Government grants. Currently, funding is received from the Department of Levelling Up, Communities and Housing (DLUHC) to support refugee resettlement programmes, such as Afghan Relocation Scheme, UK Resettlement Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.

Award information

Awarded date

20 March 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Total value of contract

£494,999

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Third Sector Leaders

Address

Room LG12
Brian Jackson House
2 New North Parade,
Huddersfield
HD1 5JP

Reference

Charity Commission reference: 1162592

Value of contract

£494,999

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Colette.Beatson

Address

Town Hall, Ramsden Street
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 2TA
England

Telephone

01484221000

Email

colette.beatson@kirklees.gov.uk