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English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)[E10]

ASHFORD, United KingdomAshford Borough Council[E1]

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What they want
ESOL/25/1 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. Procurement documentation can be downloaded from Kent Business Portal https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 20 Feb 2025, 10:00 UTC. UTC: 20 Feb 2025, 10:00 UTC.
Published 22 Jan 2025.
Value
GBP 270,000
Buyer
Ashford Borough CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
20 Feb 2025, 10:00 UTC
Value[E11]
GBP 270,000
Published[E8]
22 Jan 2025
Procedure[E7]
Open procedure (above threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

ESOL/25/1 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. Procurement documentation can be downloaded from Kent Business Portal https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC

    The deadline (2025-02-20T10:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Ashford Borough Council.

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 80500000 (Training services).

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “England”

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 20 Feb 2025, 10:00 UTC.

    “2025-02-20T10:00:00Z”

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “ESOL/25/1 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, educati…”

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The notice was published on 22 Jan 2025.

    “2025-01-22T11:15:45Z”

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    The notice is titled "English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)".

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The stated value is GBP 270,000.

    “270000 GBP”

    Document a2c9bdc0-ac18-4d9a-ae70-0000f4430872-819324, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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