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title: "[London 23-011 Careers Clusters] ESF funded activity to support individuals who are NEET in London Local Enterprise Panel area"
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# [London 23-011 Careers Clusters] ESF funded activity to support individuals who are NEET in London Local Enterprise Panel area

Buyer: SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6589723a-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Skills Funding Agency is seeking to procure an organisation to establish and manage a Career Cluster aimed at improving the labour market relevance of education, specifically for individuals who are Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET) within the London Local Enterprise Panel area. The tender, titled "[London 23-011 Careers Clusters]", is classified under adult and other education services with a total value of £8,000,000. The tender period ended on 8 April 2016, while the contract period commenced on 27 June 2016 and will conclude on 31 March 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education services, vocational training, and employment services, particularly those that are small to medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community, and social enterprises. Companies engaged in educational service delivery—especially in the London region—will be well-positioned to compete for this contract, which intends to foster educational initiatives that better prepare individuals for the labour market.

## Notice

The SFA is looking to procure an organisation(s) to establish and manage a geographic or employer sector based Career Cluster that aims to improve the labour market relevance of education on behalf of The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills acting through the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for delivery in London Local Enterprise Panel (LEP) area 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 The ITT has been issued to all candidates who have submitted a successful response to The Register of Training Organisations refresh and October opening for delivery of Information, advice and guidance and development of services and indicated that they were interested in delivering in the London LEP area.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67505c79-1849-4fb8-af49-436e3892e8b1 |
| 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 | 17 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Apr 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Aug 2016 |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2016 - 30 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,999,992 |
| 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 | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | 15BILLION; CITY AND ISLINGTON COLLEGE; HACKNEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE; LAMBETH ADULT LEARNING; PROSPECTS SERVICES; REDWOOD EDUCATIONAL & SKILLS; REED IN PARTNERSHIP; RINOVA; SOUTH THAMES COLLEGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 17 Jan 2017 at 09:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67505c79-1849-4fb8-af49-436e3892e8b1
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f02f9f3b-cc0d-4b92-81f5-06dfdd8e701d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67505c79-1849-4fb8-af49-436e3892e8b1
  17th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f02f9f3b-cc0d-4b92-81f5-06dfdd8e701d
  7th March 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5566614f-14b7-47af-9fac-de65347d2097
  For information purposes only
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9a1a8b9b-8117-42f7-80ba-e88a47861ea6
  For information purposes only
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/66511541-514f-430d-92d6-6701b8593a48
  This file contains generic information for candidates regarding the tender requirements and contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a3645a88-9cda-49f8-bf29-80cdb9259a97
  For information purposes only
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cd6b7dcf-f00a-44c5-9f5f-1927706d8d75
  For information purposes only
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b25b31a1-f977-4665-a5b4-6c7656f37de2
  For information purposes only
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/16f194dd-2ed8-46c8-ac85-07f9dfaad920
  For information purposes only
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6af85b91-efc3-4965-b6c9-f8dc4508f4c1
  For information purposes only
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e0466f9a-23b3-4148-a3cb-aa5fd626e2a1
  This file contains generic information for candidates regarding the tender requirements and contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f4f24bd5-4dc5-4663-bd61-7370373d412d
  For information purposes only
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/528d2a50-8d2e-4cec-abb1-06e3602b76ff
  For information purposes only
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/10f8d4a4-cb31-423b-a094-c8495d79a9cd
  For information purposes only

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