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

Buyer: SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b7a8ff5d-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Skills Funding Agency is conducting a tender for the delivery of Education and Vocational Training services, aimed at supporting employees and employers in the Leicester and Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area. This procurement, classified under the Education and Training Services category, was published on 27th May 2016 and involved a value of £5,454,500. The tender period concluded on 27th June 2016, with the contract period commencing on 12th September 2016 and ending on 31st March 2018. This selective procurement method followed a restricted procedure, ensuring that only organisations on the SFA Register of Training Organisations and those that met specific capability criteria were eligible to participate.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in vocational training, apprenticeships, and skills development, especially those capable of delivering programmes for various age groups. Businesses that focus on skills support for both employed and unemployed individuals, and those offering higher and intermediate skills training, would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Furthermore, engaging with this procurement could enhance the capacity of training providers to contribute positively to workforce development in the region.

## Notice

Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund (ESF) to support employees and employers in the Leicester & Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area The activity to be procured is: * Skills Support for the Workforce, Intermediate/Higher 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 * 24 plus Apprenticeships * Traineeships * Skills for Life * Skills support for the employed * Skills support for the unemployed

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02c7cec2-5239-47f5-a62e-a0bd03c0ad00 |
| 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 | 16 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jun 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Nov 2016 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2017 - 30 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,454,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £5,454,062 |
| 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 | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ESG SKILLS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2017 at 11:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02c7cec2-5239-47f5-a62e-a0bd03c0ad00
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b757fe61-42b1-4c96-8f86-f2bdff28bf28

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02c7cec2-5239-47f5-a62e-a0bd03c0ad00
  16th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b757fe61-42b1-4c96-8f86-f2bdff28bf28
  27th May 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/600c4269-7ad5-43c9-a336-4031cc2b51dc
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9ca1bcb0-42f6-48b1-836f-15c51e4df23d
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/93257852-2b1c-425e-9e30-2a75151c4b28
  For Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5ca44fb4-2131-4bb3-b16a-02942bbaaf6b
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5d46d08b-15aa-4a92-befe-4047683f5408
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5a16c93d-ee57-4cae-8c64-12b3e6819bb8
  For information & Acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/44912811-0a5d-4861-865d-f842b7296a81
  For Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d0fd235f-31bf-47a7-a921-ef212ea5b6b6
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e0ba1b04-65f0-460d-a222-3855555027d7
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/58b5f0bd-6ea5-444f-92e9-4a7cd643c092
  For Information & Instruction
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5395c7ca-d8f1-4c78-9a02-6c75c1843820
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/898413ad-6bb9-49d0-864f-ee7b08edd9cf
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/298ab438-2806-4ec7-9958-d134cb855396
  For Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d093d071-99e0-40cb-9e8a-a56730ad2dfa
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1a257524-61ae-42f5-a727-92d93a227c6c
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/35c9dcdd-a552-462c-9b02-af9c4d486577
  For information & Acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7d71f539-11f7-4e1d-98ff-5f5c986a1a0c
  For Information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4336601e-372d-4f7b-92c2-f5357b872e4e
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b7055bf5-af80-4985-81c6-934392bc52b7
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c1c9a751-7330-4c0a-848a-40d598b877fa
  For Information & Instruction

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