Award

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

SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jan 2017 at 10:39

Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:16

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves the Skills Funding Agency, which is inviting bids for the delivery of education and vocational training services funded through the European Social Fund. This initiative aims to support employees and employers in the Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area within the North East region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method is selective, with a contract value of approximately £540,000 over a period from September 19, 2016, to March 31, 2018. Responses to this tender were due by July 11, 2016, and the awarding decision was published on January 16, 2017.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses engaged in education and training services, especially those that are registered as training organisations with the Skills Funding Agency. Suitable candidates may include large enterprises and SMEs that focus on delivering apprenticeships at various levels, traineeships, and skill support for both employed and unemployed individuals. Given the emphasis on local delivery within the Tees Valley LEP area, businesses operating in or near this region could particularly benefit from participating in this procurement.

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Notice Title

Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund to support employees and employers in Tees Valley 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 Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area . The activity to be procured is: Skills Support for Redundancy 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 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 . 24 Plus Apprenticeships * Traineeships * Skills for Life . Skills Support for the employed * Skills support for the unemployed Or they are Candidates which passed delivery of Information, advice and guidance

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c5ad713c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33f82198-7aa8-4371-b555-a265d8a71c49
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
SME, VCSE
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
£540,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£539,973 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jan 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Jul 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 20169 years ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 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

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
TLC North East (England)

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NEW COLLEGE DURHAM

Further Information

Notice Documents

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