Award

ESF funded Grant Co-ordinator for Community Grants

SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Jan 2017 at 13:14

Award Notice
Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:15

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA), an executive agency of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, is seeking a Grant Co-ordinating Body for the ESF funded Community Grants programme in the Liverpool City Region. This procurement falls within the services category, specifically focusing on community, social, and personal services. The tender process is currently at the Award stage, with the contract period commencing on 1st June 2016 and ending on 31st March 2018. The total contract value is approximately £1,137,364. This opportunity was published on 21st March 2016, with a tender period that concluded on 22nd April 2016.

This contract presents a significant opportunity for organisations that specialise in community service delivery, particularly those that can support active inclusion initiatives as outlined in the ESF Investment Priority 1.4. Businesses that are well-suited to compete include larger non-profit organisations and educational associations with the capacity to manage grant coordination effectively. Engaging in this process can help businesses expand their impact within the community while contributing to the objectives of the local enterprise partnerships.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ESF funded Grant Co-ordinator for Community Grants

Notice Description

The contracting authority is the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills acting through the Skills Funding Agency (SFA), an executive agency of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills exercising functions to fund adult education and skills. The SFA, acting as an Opt-In Organisation for the European Social Fund (ESF), is procuring services to meet priorities identified by Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area European Structural and Investment Funds Sub-Committees. As an Opt-In Organisation the SFA provides match funding at Priority Axis level utilising sources of public funding as match for ESF funded activity. This Invitation to Tender (ITT) supports ESF Investment Priority 1.4 Active Inclusion where the need has been identified both in the LEP area and European Structural and Investment Fund Strategies. The SFA is looking to procure organisations to deliver the services of an ESF Community Grants - Grant Co-ordinating Body for Liverpool City Region LEP area Additional information: It should be noted that the SFA uses its own e-tendering portal provided as a managed service and that is the only means that responses to this ITT will be allowed. It is accessible at https://skillsfundingagency.bravosolution.co.uk It is recommended that you use the following internet browsers which are supported by BravoAdvantage 16: - IE10 and IE 11 (Note that IE9 will function, but is not recommended) - Google Chrome - Mozilla Firefox (ESR) 31+ - Safari 8 for MacOS 10.10

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-774e74bd-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da346786-8fed-420c-891e-ccc62408ba4c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£113,616 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,137,364 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jan 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Apr 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20169 years ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2016 - 30 Mar 2018 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY
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
Post Town
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
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Further Information

Notice Documents

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