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04 Sep 2019 at 16:07

Summary of the contracting process

The Secretary of State for Education, through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), is leading the procurement process titled "ESF 2014 - 2020 Programme Community Grants", which falls under the education and training services sector. This initiative is based in the United Kingdom and incorporates an open procurement method with an active status. The contract period runs from 1st April 2019 to 31st July 2021, with the total contract value amounting to £33,909,011. Key deadlines include the tender period, which concluded on 23rd November 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and third sector organisations aiming to engage with disadvantaged or excluded populations, particularly in the realm of employment and training services. Businesses that specialise in community outreach, workforce development, and educational support would be well-placed to compete for these grants. Firms that can demonstrate a capability to connect with marginalized communities and facilitate their integration into the workforce will be particularly competitive in this bidding process.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

ESF 2014 - 2020 Programme Community Grants

Notice Description

The Contracting Authority in this procurement is the Secretary of State for Education acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (the "ESFA"). The ESFA is an executive agency of the Department for Education, exercising functions to fund adult education and skills. The ESFA, acting as a Co-Financing Organisation for the European Social Fund ("ESF"), is procuring education and training services to meet priorities identified by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) area European Structural and Investment Funds Sub-Committees. As a Co-Financing Organisation, the ESFA provides match funding at Priority Axis level utilising sources of funding as match for ESF funded activity. The invitation to tender is for Priority Axis 1. Priority Axis 1 supports activity to increase participation in the labour market and thereby improve social inclusion and mobility. The ESFA wishes to make ESF Community Grants available in the form of small grants (up to PS20,000) to third sector and other small organisations for the purpose of mobilising disadvantaged or excluded unemployed and inactive people to enable their progress towards employment. Organisations that access grants need to be well placed to reach excluded individuals facing barriers, which hinder their access to mainstream provision Grants will: engage with marginalised individuals and support them to re-engage with education, training, or employment; will support a range of activities aimed at assisting the disadvantaged or excluded to move closer to the labour market by improving their access to mainstream ESF and domestic employment and skills provision; and will provide support to the hardest to reach communities and individuals, especially those from deprived communities, to access employment or further learning and training.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-511f14a9-2831-4db9-b285-95aba0a7cb21
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e52cabab-0178-4ec2-8d78-3dc8c1541b04
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£33,909,011 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£66,324,815 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jun 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Nov 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20188 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2019 - 31 Jul 2021 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 2WT
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
16
Supplier Names

Redacted Contract Spreadsheet

Walsall Metro Borough Council

London Learning Consortium Community Interest Company

The Federation of Groundwork Trusts

Futures Advice, Skills and Employment Limited

Groundwork London

Workers' Educational Association

Humber Learning Consortium

Norfolk County Council

CXK LIMITED

SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

The Community Foundation for Staffordshire

Hartlepool Borough Council

Worcestershire County Council

Petroc

Paddington Development Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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