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title: "Multiply Programme (UK Shared Prosperity Fund)"
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# Multiply Programme (UK Shared Prosperity Fund)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multiply-programme-uk-shared-prosperity-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-038a38). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Argyll and Bute Council: "Multiply Programme (UK Shared Prosperity Fund)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £175,736. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Argyll and Bute Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035)
- **Published Value:** £175,736 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Education and training services, Higher education services, Secondary education services, Vocational secondary education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £351,472 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multiply-programme-uk-shared-prosperity-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-038a38#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038a38`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multiply-programme-uk-shared-prosperity-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-038a38#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multiply-programme-uk-shared-prosperity-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-038a38#participate

## Description
Argyll and Bute Council wishes to commission external deliverers of the UKCRF Multiply Programme.
Multiply 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 the focus under the Argyll and Bute UK Shared Prosperity Fund Investment Plan, 2022-2025 is to prepare, develop and deliver:
Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children, and help with their own progression (predefined intervention S43); and
Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money (predefined intervention S49).

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children, and help with their own progression
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80200000, 80212000, 80300000, 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The preparation, development and delivery of a courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children, and help with their own progression.  Provision is required across the whole of the Argyll and Bute area.
Th...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80200000, 80212000, 80300000, 80400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The preparation, development and delivery of a courses help people use numeracy to manage their money. Provision is required across the whole of the Argyll and Bute area.
The anticipated outcomes by end of March 2024 are:
30 adults participating in m...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children, and help with their own progression (active)
  - Award id: `031832-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **UHI Argyll**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-96520`
  - Value: £175,736 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money (active)
  - Award id: `031832-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **UHI Argyll**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-96520`
  - Value: £175,736 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children, and help with their own progression (active)
  - Signed Value: £175,736
  - Signed Date: 25/10/2023

- **Contract:** Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money (active)
  - Signed Value: £175,736
  - Signed Date: 25/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031832-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-27T13:58:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:05:40.672Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038a38