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title: "Community Grants for Greater Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Hertfordshire, and North Eastern ( NE more developed)."
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# Community Grants for Greater Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Hertfordshire, and North Eastern ( NE more developed).

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-324e8a44-cd5a-4b02-a9bc-8008d035003a

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## Summary

The current procurement process, titled "Community Grants for Greater Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Hertfordshire, and North Eastern," is being led by the Department for Education, acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). This initiative falls under the management-related services category and is geographically focused on the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is in the tender phase, with the submission deadline set for 23rd November 2018. The total contract value is approximately £228,707.60, and it is being undertaken via an open procedure, allowing for broad participation.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs) to expand their reach and impact within disadvantaged communities. Businesses that specialise in education and training services, community engagement, or social support programmes will find this opportunity particularly relevant. By participating in this procurement, organisations can access funding to help mobilise unemployed or inactive individuals into the labour market, aligning their services with social inclusion efforts and expanding their community footprint.

## Notice

The Contracting Authority in this procurement is the Secretary of State for Education acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (the "ESFA"). The ESFA is an executive agency of the Department for Education, exercising functions to fund adult education and skills. The ESFA, acting as a Co-Financing Organisation for the European Social Fund ("ESF"), is procuring education and training services to meet priorities identified by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) area European Structural and Investment Funds Sub-Committees. As a Co-Financing Organisation, the ESFA provides match funding at Priority Axis level utilising sources of funding as match for ESF funded activity. The invitation to tender is for Priority Axis 1. Priority Axis 1 supports activity to increase participation in the labour market and thereby improve social inclusion and mobility. The ESFA wishes to make ESF Community Grants available in the form of small grants (up to PS20,000) to third sector and other small organisations for the purpose of mobilising disadvantaged or excluded unemployed and inactive people to enable their progress towards employment. Organisations that access grants need to be well placed to reach excluded individuals facing barriers, which hinder their access to mainstream provision Grants will: engage with marginalised individuals and support them to re-engage with education, training, or employment; will support a range of activities aimed at assisting the disadvantaged or excluded to move closer to the labour market by improving their access to mainstream ESF and domestic employment and skills provision; and will provide support to the hardest to reach communities and individuals, especially those from deprived communities, to access employment or further learning and training.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fde56685-95af-4b88-b0d9-d33f5cae206a |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Nov 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Jul 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £228,707 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79420000 - Management-related services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2018 at 13:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fde56685-95af-4b88-b0d9-d33f5cae206a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fde56685-95af-4b88-b0d9-d33f5cae206a
  26th October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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