Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
3rd Floor, County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
UK
Contact person: Ms Luciana Matthews
E-mail: Luciana.Matthews@Oxfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Multiply: Adult Numeracy Skills Development
Reference number: DN695348
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
• Oxfordshire County Council is a large employer with around 5,000 employees, plus 6,500 school employees. Our workplace buildings and schools are distributed throughout the county of Oxfordshire.
• Currently, there is currently no Adult Education provision offered as a service by Oxfordshire County Council. Instead, Oxfordshire’s principal provider of Adult Education is Abingdon and Witney College.
• Multiply is a 3-year programme was launched by the DfE in April 2022. Delays in procuring services mean that we are looking for a Provider to administer and deliver Multiply for the remainder of Year 2 (April 2023 – March 2024), and then for Year 3 (April 2024 – March 2025).
• Oxfordshire County Council will remain the Multiply grant recipient and retain responsibility for compliance with the conditions of grant, including financial assurance and reporting to the Department for Education.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
• Oxfordshire County Council is a large employer with around 5,000 employees, plus 6,500 school employees. Our workplace buildings and schools are distributed throughout the county of Oxfordshire.
• Currently, there is currently no Adult Education provision offered as a service by Oxfordshire County Council. Instead, Oxfordshire’s principal provider of Adult Education is Abingdon and Witney College.
• Multiply is a 3-year programme was launched by the DfE in April 2022. Delays in procuring services mean that we are looking for a Provider to administer and deliver Multiply for the remainder of Year 2 (April 2023 – March 2024), and then for Year 3 (April 2024 – March 2025).
• Oxfordshire County Council will remain the Multiply grant recipient and retain responsibility for compliance with the conditions of grant, including financial assurance and reporting to the Department for Education.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
29/02/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/10/2023