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title: "Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund to support employees and employers in Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area."
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# Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund to support employees and employers in Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area.

Buyer: SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a149f593-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Skills Funding Agency is conducting a procurement process for the "Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund" aimed at supporting employees and employers in the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area. The procurement, classified under education and training services, operates under a selective method and is currently in the award stage, following the contract period from 1st November 2016 to 30th March 2018, with an estimated value of £14 million. The deadline for submissions was 6th June 2016, and the contract period is expected to last until March 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations specialising in vocational training and education services, particularly those with the capability to deliver various training options such as apprenticeships, traineeships, and skills support for redundancy. Companies on the Skills Funding Agency Register of Training Organisations and those that passed the Capability and Capacity stage are well-positioned to compete. This project's focus on fostering skills development in the North West region makes it especially relevant for businesses in the education sector seeking to expand their services.

## Notice

Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund (ESF) to support employees and employers in the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area The activity to be procured is: * Skills Support for Redundancy * Skills Support for the Workforce, Intermediate/Higher Skills Provision * Skills Support for the Workforce, Basic skills provision 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 through which responses to this ITT will be allowed Only organisations on the SFA Register of Training Organisations as at September 2015 or the subsequent Register publications as at February or April 2016 will be invited to this tender . They also must have passed the Capability and Capacity stage of their Register application for delivery of education and training and indicated in their submission that they were interested in delivering in this LEP area and were interested in delivering the following options: * 16-18 Apprenticeships * 19-23 Apprenticeships * Traineeships * Skills for Life * Pre-employment training * Community Learning * ESOL * Skills support for the unemployed Or they are Candidates which passed delivery of Information, advice and guidance

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781c0587-29e1-4ea6-a060-2c7364905045 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jun 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Sep 2016 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2016 - 30 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £14,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £8,497,850 |
| 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 | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LEARNDIRECT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 12 Jan 2017 at 13:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781c0587-29e1-4ea6-a060-2c7364905045
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/171b6dc1-209d-4bc0-8c46-b24ae8bc9f44

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781c0587-29e1-4ea6-a060-2c7364905045
  12th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/171b6dc1-209d-4bc0-8c46-b24ae8bc9f44
  5th May 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/efb71ff7-e64e-4816-a980-c10c493866da
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c32825ba-3016-4a0a-95fa-9cffa494f150
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ec406250-b5d6-4f37-8b8e-f902d86d6c1f
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/20a696e7-21b9-4eee-9cc8-12e031276937
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0456c9b0-e9d9-4475-8a1b-b08a2c95366c
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/65bce8e5-9eea-48ae-97bc-610b17fac090
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c6f6f164-d5da-41e8-8a8e-a42ac957dd75
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/00fc8209-1908-473b-851c-2088a43bd62e
  For information & Instruction
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/37e82f6e-91eb-46f5-880e-66208ea9af32
  For information & Instructions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aadfd4a0-bf4f-404b-ac78-4734ce15ca63
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/834d23c2-0c22-4f97-9205-6ffe6dda155c
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9718f09a-e7ae-4861-8a24-767b23341f5b
  For information & acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/500c34d7-bac9-44de-9c5e-d1e9e6fd26df
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0bc43464-1cd5-4003-ad02-40a48f5cfa13
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8337d3b5-329f-481d-bbab-9f46841d9046
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/03c0f096-67b3-4246-be5f-d944f35f7df5
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2456643f-c8a8-4203-aa00-f6fd0a0a64f2
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4a441c44-8d73-43b0-8825-2a69617589ed
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dfb9dda8-0f2e-43da-bde0-18c435392274
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b56b40af-1c6d-4005-ad16-c3ef492e33eb
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2d161a89-a8f5-4b8d-961d-43686fab86a5
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a3bdb8b4-f142-4fdb-b98c-9f3262906c71
  For information & Instruction
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ebffc62d-6961-4e4d-a09b-bf41dae672d3
  For information & Instructions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/14545178-739f-423a-9364-5cc5025a6935
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/662785b0-9a8e-47a6-b411-24f85421beb1
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3614ffd2-5788-4798-8558-33a2110fc2e4
  For information & acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4158a9b2-374e-4768-aafe-3eeebaa9ed95
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cd28485f-a450-4b97-84e1-88c59c50cc5d
  For information

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