Contract awardedESOL

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Hub

Suffolk County Council
East of England
Open procedure
1 January 2026 to 31 August 2026

Operation of an ESOL hub to facilitate language learning services. The contract covers an initial eight-month delivery period with an option to extend for a further twelve months, supporting local authority educational objectives for non-native speakers.

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Awarded value: £171k; As published
Published: 2 October 2025
Awarded: 26 November 2025; Skillsum LTD
Contract length: 8 months; Ends 31 August 2026

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) training and educational hub services for local authority community programmes.

Provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Hub

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 8 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 20 months
Contract dates: 1 January 2026 to 31 August 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 80580000

Services in this contract

ESOL for residents, refugees and new arrivalsMain service£80k typicalESOL Hub provision for Suffolk residents

Lifecycle

Published
2 October 2025
Contract awardedto Skillsum LTD
26 November 2025
Contract starts
1 January 2026
Contract ends
31 August 2026

The buyer

Suffolk County Council

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The supplier

Skillsum LTD

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/328048/english-for-speakers-of-other-languages-esol-hub
Buyer reference: GFPH785
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a711
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Suffolk County Council. English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Hub. Contract award, 2 October 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/328048/english-for-speakers-of-other-languages-esol-hub (accessed 4 November 2026).