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

Buyer: SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a3f2b85c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Skills Funding Agency is seeking to award contracts for the "Delivery of Education & Vocational Training Services" within the Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area. This procurement falls under the education and training services category and has a total contract value of £6,947,900. The tender period concluded on 9 June 2016, and the active award was announced on 27 September 2016, with the contract effective from 1 November 2016 and extending until 30 March 2018.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in education and vocational training, particularly those focused on apprenticeship programmes and skills support services. Organisations that are capable of offering a range of training solutions, including Basic and Higher Skills Provision, Skills for Employment, and Traineeships, would be particularly well-suited to participate. Notably, only pre-approved organisations registered with the Skills Funding Agency as of the specified dates were eligible to tender, ensuring that relevant and qualified training providers can contribute to this initiative.

## Notice

Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund (ESF) to support employees and employers in the Stoke on Trent & Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area . The activity to be procured is: * Skills Support for Redundancy * Skills Support for the Workforce, Basic Skills Provision * Skills Support for the Workforce, Intermediate/Higher Skills Provision * Skills Support and re-training for Employment 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 . 24 Plus Apprenticeships * Traineeships * Skills for Life . Skills Support for the employed * 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/02013fef-991c-4b8f-9398-0e8a0caafbc6 |
| 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 | 9 Jun 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Sep 2016 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2016 - 30 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,947,900 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,947,900 |
| 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | LEARNDIRECT; SERCO; STOKE ON TRENT COLLEGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 12 Jan 2017 at 15:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02013fef-991c-4b8f-9398-0e8a0caafbc6
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b22d2e7f-57fe-4c71-95c3-379bfa476768

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02013fef-991c-4b8f-9398-0e8a0caafbc6
  12th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b22d2e7f-57fe-4c71-95c3-379bfa476768
  9th May 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e373d3c0-ff93-4070-b1b6-71b97a3f8645
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dd31e99e-78a1-4989-b3a0-dbc15c31e4f6
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5d65c694-a5df-4f74-b283-d725bfbe21b6
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/17eb8178-c833-440b-8821-0f907cdc36a4
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c30e34c-0672-4211-9551-c7d476d5dfe8
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5f60b118-2828-4cc8-b2e1-e433de4e2013
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/31dac3fa-35f7-488b-a549-718940b4fbdb
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/90fba7c7-d346-436b-aa41-6266e58245f7
  For information & Acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d078a047-1544-4bce-a2a3-3d062e225509
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e31e66c6-78fc-491c-aebb-5a141f5710d2
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0eb57318-568b-4182-b58f-be62c39673e6
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/602841ed-45f8-44eb-8a48-7358186dcfc6
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f0498b80-5089-432f-bacf-0ec6303c593d
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8cbf06b0-6aa1-4340-9040-54094447958c
  For information & Instruction
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/213ae405-fe31-49d8-ae01-2d84f25d49dc
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/85738151-7eb9-4533-861f-dfed5b83488d
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c264a435-0c07-4cca-a888-fdd25d2be267
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5d29dfb5-c412-49b4-9c00-7d2e30278109
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/977694d2-da82-4895-8ee6-48c9d94514c0
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7b8cfbc8-ed14-448e-a296-8abfb856fe21
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5c277479-434e-4138-bbd4-5c2ce4504420
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c17b839f-8357-4dd0-8612-9e0a4409be1c
  For information & Acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d9a671ce-2db2-4543-9c5f-84ed7a6b7d10
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d7e2b398-0607-49f7-8d9c-578cc590ba57
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/740be6d9-af11-43e0-9ecc-c3c82c8b5f05
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6ae0ce7c-ca09-4aa6-b317-fa5c74b3b52d
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8f1bf489-f36e-46de-88af-88253feee113
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f423e893-fe93-433a-a7af-6edeeaea9910
  For information & Instruction

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