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Published 22 Jan 2025, 11:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Official notice

Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£270,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ashford Borough Council (ABC) are looking to procure a company to provide English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to support families whose first language isn't English, to enable them to gain the communication skills needed to progress in the workplace, education and beyond.

  • Recurrence: At the expiry of the contract.

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£270,000
Delivery: South East
Extensions: At the expiry of the contract. · One year contract term with possible extension of +1 +1 year.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · At the expiry of the contract.
First published
22 Jan 2025, 11:09 GMT
Last source update
22 Jan 2025, 11:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
ESOL/25/1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002137
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d549 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
20 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Feb 2025, 10:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

22 Jan 2025 → 20 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    22 Jan 2025, 11:09 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    20 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    20 Feb 2025, 10:01 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ashford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services International House, ASHFORD, South East, TN231HUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria