Published date: 6 July 2023

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 21 July 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

SN6 8LA

Procurement reference

708523451 - Foreign Language Training (FLT)

Published date

6 July 2023

Closing date

21 July 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

DCLC is directly responsible for the delivery of Defence outputs, in the form of essential linguistic capability. DCLC's 'core' foreign language training courses are delivered in part by permanent civil servant tutors. This in-house capability is augmented, when required, by contractor tutors,

For other 'bespoke' languages , courses are delivered entirely by contractor tutors. Appendix 1 provides a list of all in-scope FLT languages with colour coding to differentiate between 'core' and 'bespoke'. It also provides an indication of language difficulty , course lengths and frequency of course delivery based on the current MoD policy and aligned to the relevant NATO 6001 STANAG levels . Language proficiency levels are expressed using a Standardised Language Profile (SLP) which reflects the four skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

DCLC is seeking a Provider (or Providers) who have the capability and capacity to deliver against the following high-level requirements:

More information

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Please see all attached documents in Defence sourcing portal for further details.

About the buyer

Contact name

Michael Guess

Address

Defence Academy
Swindon
SN6 8LA
England

Telephone

03001580295

Email

michael.guess101@mod.gov.uk

Website

https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56586