--- title: "ESF Tees Valley ESOL" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6826da43-0bd5-48a3-ae36-4b1c98879de0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6826da43-0bd5-48a3-ae36-4b1c98879de0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6826da43-0bd5-48a3-ae36-4b1c98879de0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6826da43-0bd5-48a3-ae36-4b1c98879de0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY" published: "2016-12-21" --- # ESF Tees Valley ESOL Buyer: SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6826da43-0bd5-48a3-ae36-4b1c98879de0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6826da43-0bd5-48a3-ae36-4b1c98879de0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6826da43-0bd5-48a3-ae36-4b1c98879de0.json) ## Summary The Skills Funding Agency is seeking tenders for the project titled "ESF Tees Valley ESOL", focused on enhancing education and training services within the North East of the United Kingdom. Currently in the Tender stage, this opportunity has a procurement method classified as a selective procedure, with a tender period that ends on 3rd January 2017. The total budget allocated for this contract is £750,000, with an expected contract period commencing on 6th February 2017 and concluding on 31st March 2018. Interested parties are encouraged to respond promptly to maximise their chances of participation. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those with experience in addressing the needs of disadvantaged groups. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) are well-positioned to compete, especially those that can demonstrate a capacity to support individuals facing multiple barriers to employment. Engaging with this contract could enhance business growth while making a meaningful impact on the community through improved employability and social inclusion initiatives. ## Notice This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is for Priority Axis 1 and its Investment Priorities (IP), where the need has been identified both in the LEP area and European Structural and Investment Fund Strategies. The Priority Axis 1 supports activity to increase participation in the labour market and thereby improve social inclusion and mobility. The objectives of Priority Axis 1 covered in this specification are: * To improve the employability of long-term unemployed people, so that they can compete effectively in the labour market. * To provide individuals from groups which face particular labour market disadvantage with additional support so that they can compete effectively in the labour market. * To encourage inactive people to participate in the labour market and to improve their employability. * To address the basic skills needs of unemployed and inactive people so that they can compete effectively in the labour market. * To provide support for women at a disadvantage in the labour market, and particularly those who are currently inactive, to contribute to our efforts to reduce the gender employment gap. * To support people with multiple and complex barriers to participation to address these underlying issues and to move closer to or into the labour market. * To support prisoners in custody and on release, and those without work who are serving sentences in the community, to improve their employability. * To engage marginalised individuals and support them to re-engage with education, training, or in employment. * To support young lone parents to overcome the barriers they face in participating in the labour market (including childcare). * To support people with multiple and complex barriers to participation to address these underlying issues and to move closer to or into the labour market. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2a70634-b578-4bfb-919e-1d8eeffd6361 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Dec 2016 | | Submission deadline | 3 Jan 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Feb 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £750,000 | | 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 | 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 | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 21 Dec 2016 at 10:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2a70634-b578-4bfb-919e-1d8eeffd6361 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2a70634-b578-4bfb-919e-1d8eeffd6361 21st December 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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