Award

National Europass Centre

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Award

25 Jan 2018 at 17:02

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has completed a procurement process for the National Europass Centre, an initiative aimed at enhancing employment mobility within the EU. This contract, valued at £120,750, was initiated as a direct award following a business case approval in October 2017. The award was confirmed on 29th September 2017, with the contract period running from 1st October 2017 until 29th March 2019. The procurement method employed was a single tender action, which falls below threshold levels, aligning with the industry category of administration, defence, and social security services across the UK and other territories.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses engaged in providing administrative and social security services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Companies that excel in coordinating and managing service delivery in an international context would be particularly well suited to compete for similar contracts, as they can leverage their expertise to enhance employment mobility initiatives like Europass.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Europass Centre

Notice Description

A contract to run the National Europass Centre on behalf of the UK. Europass is an EU initiative created to increase employment mobility. Every EU & EEA country has a National Europass Centre coordinating all activities related to the Europass documents, dealing with enquiries and promoting the service. Additional information: The 'contract' transferred from BEIS to DfE in the Machinery of Government changes on 1st April 2017. However, it was found that the formal agreement had expired at BEIS in 2014. This contract was put in place as a direct award following business case and efficiency control approval in October 2017 to enable continuity of provision until EU Exit.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c0e3ada4-23cd-48d3-90aa-4fadd32aa429
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/230dbd8c-b014-40f3-a70d-688812c1af31
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,750 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£120,750 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jan 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Sep 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20178 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2017 - 29 Mar 2019 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
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
naomi.maguire@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2FJ
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ECCTIS

Further Information

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