Decision details

To seek approval for the appointment of 7 suppliers as listed at 2.1 below onto a panel which can support the Multiply Programme:

Blackpool Council is looking to appoint a framework panel which we can use to support the Multiply Initiative.

Multiply was announced in the Autumn Spending Review and in the Levelling Up White Paper – being part of a range of initiatives that aim to boost adult skills.  The programme is for 19+ adults who do not have a GSCE at Grade 4 (or equivalent) and aims to help people improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life, home, and work – from household finances, to helping children with homework, to making more sense of the facts in the media and improving employability / job prospects

To approve the appointment of the following 7 contractors to sit on a framework panel for the above lots – the consultants have been made aware that there is no guarantee of volume of work and they will be utilised on ad hoc basis.

Blackpool and the Fylde College (Blackpool)

Compete Tuition (Harrogate)

Groundwork (Wigan)

Inspira Cumbria (Penrith)

Lancashire Women (Accrington)

Learning Curve Group (Durham)