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title: "Overseas Bulk Foreign Exchange Services (Note: Published for completeness, see description for details)"
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# Overseas Bulk Foreign Exchange Services (Note: Published for completeness, see description for details)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d870944-9447-4dd9-b71b-0c292d5681fe

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Department for Work and Pensions, which has awarded a contract titled "Overseas Bulk Foreign Exchange Services" for providing mentorship and financial assistance under the New Enterprise Allowance scheme. This contract, valued at £2,277,947, falls under the education and training services category and was executed following an open procurement method. The contract period spans from 31 March 2017 to 31 December 2020, with the award being published for transparency purposes on 28 February 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those that are small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can deliver education and training services. Companies that specialise in mentorship, business support, or related financial services would be well-positioned to compete for similar future contracts, as they align with the Government's ongoing support for self-employment initiatives under the Universal Credit programme.

## Notice

The New Enterprise Allowance scheme was designed to support the move into self-employment for those people who want to start their own business. The NEA Phase 2 extends this support to some Universal Credit participants already self employed. It provides Mentoring support and financial assistance (NEA allowance for new business start ups) to Participants who satisfy eligibility and are referred to the scheme by Jobcentre Plus Districts - Birmingham & Solihull (This contract award was not published at the time of award. It has been published for transparency purposes to provide a record of existing departmental contracts).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a8e20c90-b765-4792-8c96-d467de95cd7e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Nov 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 30 Mar 2017 - 31 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,277,947 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,277,947 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PEOPLEPLUS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 9 Feb 2018 at 15:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a8e20c90-b765-4792-8c96-d467de95cd7e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a8e20c90-b765-4792-8c96-d467de95cd7e
  28th February 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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