Official UK procurement notice
Multiply Programme (UK Shared Prosperity Fund) Flexible Framework Re-Opening May 2024
Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)
What is being bought10 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionMultiply is an adult numeracy programme, which will support people with no or low-level maths skills get back into work. The scheme will offer free personal tutoring, digital training, and flexible courses to improve adults’ numeracy skills.
Under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund predefined interventions, outputs and outcomes for the Multiply Programme, Dumfries and Galloway Council is looking to put in place a multi-Lot flexible framework.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Higher education services · Secondary education services · Technical and vocational secondary education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 100 suppliers · 10 bids on the busiest of 10 lots (0.1 per place) · 8 appointed
Lots and requirements (10)Procurement structure
10 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Intervention S42Renewal
Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal qualifications.
Lot #2Intervention S43AwardedRenewal
Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children and help with their own progression.
Lot #3Intervention S44AwardedRenewal
Courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licence.
Lot #4Intervention S45Renewal
Courses aimed at people who cannot apply for certain jobs because of lack of numeracy skills and/or to encourage people to upskill in order to access a certain job/career.
Lot #5Intervention S46Renewal
Additional relevant maths modules embedded into other vocational courses.
Lot #6Intervention S47Renewal
Innovative programmes delivered together with employers, including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace.
Lot #7Intervention S48Renewal
New intensive and flexible courses targeted at people without Level 2 maths in Scotland, leading to an equivalent qualification.
Lot #8Intervention S49Renewal
Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money
Lot #9Intervention S50Renewal
Courses aimed at those 19 or over that are leaving, or have just left, the care system.
Lot #10Intervention S51AwardedRenewal
Activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach learners
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
As detailed in the SPD
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Multiply Programme (UK Shared Prosperity Fund) Flexible Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 100 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Jul 2023, 13:25 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2025, 11:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DGCP-0083- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002797- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03df5cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:788952)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Oct 2024, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
28 Sept 2023 → 28 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected28 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Oct 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published28 Jan 2025, 11:16 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Oct 2023- Status changed to active25 Oct 2023, 11:56 BST
- Procurement method changed25 Oct 2023, 11:56 BST
- Deadline published: 27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT25 Oct 2023, 11:56 BST
- Status changed to complete1 Feb 2024, 09:29 GMT
- Status changed to active9 May 2024, 15:16 BST
- Deadline moved to 31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT9 May 2024, 15:16 BST+339 days · was 27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete28 Jan 2025, 11:16 GMT
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-10: 1 release · 25 Oct 2023
- 2023-07: 1 release · 6 Jul 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast13 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 10 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £783,616, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Intervention S43
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2024
- Value
- £391,808
- Status
- active
Intervention S44
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2024
- Value
- £391,808
- Status
- active
Intervention S51
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2024
- Value
- £391,808
- Status
- active
Intervention S42
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Intervention S51
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Intervention S43
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Intervention S44
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Intervention S45
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Intervention S46
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Intervention S47
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Intervention S48
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Intervention S49
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Intervention S50
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Intervention S42 | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 2 · Intervention S43 | 10bids · 10 electronic · 2 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 3 · Intervention S44 | 10bids · 10 electronic · 2 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 4 · Intervention S45 | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 5 · Intervention S46 | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 6 · Intervention S47 | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 7 · Intervention S48 | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 8 · Intervention S49 | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 9 · Intervention S50 | 10bids · 10 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 10 · Intervention S51 | 10bids · 10 electronic · 2 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dumfries Sherriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- Barnardo'sFramework contractor
- Complete Tuition LtdFramework contractor
- Dumfries & Galloway CollegeFramework contractor
- Dumfries and Galloway Outdoor and Woodland Learning Group (DGOWL) CICFramework contractor
- ENABLE ScotlandFramework contractor
- Right Options Partners LimitedFramework contractor
- Triage Central LimitedFramework contractor
- University of StrathclydeFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria