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title: "ESF funded activity to support individuals who are NEET in Leicester & Leicestershire LEP area"
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# ESF funded activity to support individuals who are NEET in Leicester & Leicestershire LEP area

Buyer: SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-147a4d6c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Skills Funding Agency is seeking to procure services for the European Social Fund (ESF) funded activity aimed at supporting individuals who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) in the Leicester and Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area. The tender titled "ESF funded activity to support individuals who are NEET in Leicester & Leicestershire LEP area" was published on 7 December 2015, and the procurement falls under the category of adult and other education services. The tender was initiated using a selective procurement method and concluded on 18 January 2016. The contract period for awarded services spans from 14 April 2016 to 31 March 2018, with a total value of approximately £2,454,501.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialised in education and vocational training, to engage with services benefiting NEET individuals aged 15 to 24. Companies that can provide apprenticeships, traineeships, skills training, and community learning are well-positioned to compete for this contract. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to apply, given the emphasis on inclusivity in service delivery outlined by the Skills Funding Agency.

## Notice

To procure the services of organisations to deliver activity to support individuals who are NEET on behalf of The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills acting through the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for delivery in Leicester & Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund (ESF) to support individuals who are NEET or in danger of becoming NEET identified in the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area mentioned above. 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 Only organisations which successfully passed the June 2015 refresh of the SFA Register of Training Organisations will be invited to this tender . They also must have indicated in their submission to this refresh that they were interested in delivering in this LEP are , were interested in delivering provision to individuals identified as NEET 15-24and passed delivery of education and training and selecting the following options: * 16-18 Apprenticeships * 19-23 Apprenticeships * Traineeships * Skills for Life * Pre-employment training * Community Learning * ESOL * Skills support for the unemployed Candidates passing delivery of Information, advice and guidance

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e630b00-a3ac-4c9c-867b-248d0ec25b65 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Jan 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 May 2016 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2016 - 30 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,454,501 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,454,401 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 2WT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PROSPECTS SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 24 Jan 2017 at 10:00 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e630b00-a3ac-4c9c-867b-248d0ec25b65
- 11 Jan 2017 at 15:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b867f94e-ec3c-4485-9693-1d993b08d4a8
- 11 Jan 2017 at 15:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e630b00-a3ac-4c9c-867b-248d0ec25b65
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44f36668-23db-483c-8fd6-489d727e1d1f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e630b00-a3ac-4c9c-867b-248d0ec25b65
  24th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b867f94e-ec3c-4485-9693-1d993b08d4a8
  11th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44f36668-23db-483c-8fd6-489d727e1d1f
  7th December 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e570243e-6d3e-40c0-a0e6-b585ee131780
  OJEU Contract Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d78cd26c-fd5e-44a1-bba1-608a0efaae98
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/981f1f2d-7c33-41ff-999a-9df7975b723c
  Read Me First & Instructions Document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0849cb61-79a2-48b5-ab80-bb713c91979c
  Document for Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5835a746-cd9b-4e91-bef1-681573acd5d4
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/509739da-9df1-45b1-98c7-3217b348da87
  Document for Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c012fa9a-4829-4ee1-ae21-44a97848c528
  Document for Information & Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f5401224-36ab-40cb-ad79-9a7ba8b24f06
  Terms & Conditions of Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1eef7125-76b1-4c5d-9d54-3746e2fcbea4
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bf5fc2c9-23eb-4448-94d2-a530809a16f1
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/12fa92f4-c942-429f-9ab4-050e42782363
  OJEU Contract Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ecbbc5f7-cd3d-480b-bda4-17a6a3009b0d
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ac996a19-d791-451f-9164-afe2129da939
  Read Me First & Instructions Document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bcb240ca-ae6d-44a0-8f57-96a2d0ea295b
  Document for Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1aafb55e-85f2-45ef-90f2-f3dda95a886f
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b18c538b-733f-474b-a3dd-6860523b47dd
  Document for Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0b2de2fa-7d00-44ca-adee-ceedceff1816
  Document for Information & Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e1e98778-c0d5-4fee-bf08-db27ba4e98bf
  Terms & Conditions of Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b1e8acd1-8233-4104-a71e-05b37b0034a0
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/68cc777d-ecec-4c1a-9d9a-c4021e2d52bd
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f31efe52-7fe1-45ad-8741-76227cbd37f7
  OJEU Contract Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5c32a2ca-c840-4e5d-bb73-7f07a81c2e3d
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/933d6c01-62d8-404b-96bc-ee3b0b4a3707
  Read Me First & Instructions Document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8b61c4fc-f3c1-4b3c-8f80-8e798523c296
  Document for Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/36db10ce-5213-4d79-a175-2843b80eeeb8
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e201bb36-3e7c-4b8a-90b1-9ebef90b9027
  Document for Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/31678174-e032-4cda-ae3f-11c4d2ac819f
  Document for Information & Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d4e60a7d-cc8a-4072-a832-c586b9d8d796
  Terms & Conditions of Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cb928eb3-fa3f-4b20-8344-99cdc0ac30f4
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a0b28e5a-b845-4dcc-841d-0d0233d7af6d
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1bd1fe28-b676-4687-b9d6-623467f2f089
  OJEU Contract Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8adb15eb-fb8f-492e-93de-206f5702b884
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/44ac74a2-af43-4779-b92e-8791076a7317
  Read Me First & Instructions Document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4dd66070-407e-4e3f-97cb-b9a244e619e4
  Document for Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/be07f615-9746-4235-b4f3-0439fdf9b049
  Document for Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b8269007-6f76-46b0-9ff2-14ba6bfcaf14
  Document for Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ea41d441-4739-4570-b7cd-1a0345a467d0
  Document for Information & Completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/86653a79-a6f0-4148-80ee-20b54db0a6c4
  Terms & Conditions of Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d01a4c74-ddbf-489d-a1e0-d97ef1b6f223
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fb9c8bfd-f529-4b77-a4d8-eda1336091c1
  Document for Information

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