Award

Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund to support employees and employers in Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area.

SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY

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Award

12 Jan 2017 at 13:45

Award Notice
Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:16

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Skills Funding Agency is conducting a procurement process for the "Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund" aimed at supporting employees and employers in the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area. The procurement, classified under education and training services, operates under a selective method and is currently in the award stage, following the contract period from 1st November 2016 to 30th March 2018, with an estimated value of £14 million. The deadline for submissions was 6th June 2016, and the contract period is expected to last until March 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations specialising in vocational training and education services, particularly those with the capability to deliver various training options such as apprenticeships, traineeships, and skills support for redundancy. Companies on the Skills Funding Agency Register of Training Organisations and those that passed the Capability and Capacity stage are well-positioned to compete. This project's focus on fostering skills development in the North West region makes it especially relevant for businesses in the education sector seeking to expand their services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund to support employees and employers in Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area.

Notice Description

Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund (ESF) to support employees and employers in the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area The activity to be procured is: * Skills Support for Redundancy * Skills Support for the Workforce, Intermediate/Higher Skills Provision * Skills Support for the Workforce, Basic skills provision 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 through which responses to this ITT will be allowed Only organisations on the SFA Register of Training Organisations as at September 2015 or the subsequent Register publications as at February or April 2016 will be invited to this tender . They also must have passed the Capability and Capacity stage of their Register application for delivery of education and training and indicated in their submission that they were interested in delivering in this LEP area and were interested in delivering the following options: * 16-18 Apprenticeships * 19-23 Apprenticeships * Traineeships * Skills for Life * Pre-employment training * Community Learning * ESOL * Skills support for the unemployed Or they are Candidates which passed delivery of Information, advice and guidance

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a149f593-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781c0587-29e1-4ea6-a060-2c7364905045
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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£14,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£8,497,850 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jan 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Jun 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Sep 20169 years ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 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

LEARNDIRECT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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