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title: "Access to Employment Lancashire LEP - Support for the Unemployed"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-be62eefd-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b"
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# Access to Employment Lancashire LEP - Support for the Unemployed

Buyer: SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-be62eefd-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Skills Funding Agency is conducting a procurement process titled "Access to Employment Lancashire LEP - Support for the Unemployed", aimed at providing employment support services in the education and training industry. This procurement, classified under CPV code 80000000, is currently in the Award stage, with the contract awarded on 3rd November 2016 to Preston College. The financial value of the contract is approximately £6,699,660, and the contract period spans from 1st January 2017 to 30th March 2018, focusing on the North West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in education and training services, particularly those offering apprenticeships, pre-employment training, and community learning programmes. Organisations listed on the Skills Funding Agency's Register of Training Organisations, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are encouraged to engage, as the contract specifically seeks bidders with a proven track record in delivering support to jobseekers and individuals identified as NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training).

## Notice

Access to employment for jobseekers and inactive people - to help those who are disadvantaged but still relatively close to the labour market to tackle their barriers to work, and enter and sustain employment in the Local Enterprise Partnership (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 Only organisations which on the SFA Register of Training Organisations at April 2016 will be invited to this tender . They also must have indicated in their submission that they were interested in delivering in this LEP area , were interested in delivering provision to individuals identified as NEET 15-2 4 and passed delivery of education and training and selecting the following options: * 16-18 Apprenticeships * 19-23 Apprenticeships * 24 Plus Apprenticeships * Traineeships * Skills for Life * Pre-employment training * Community Learning * ESOL * Skills support for the unemployed * Candidates passing delivery of Information, advice and guidance

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd51bba3-adc2-480e-b5c9-b2d29e1ff6cf |
| 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 | 16 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Nov 2016 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2017 - 30 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,699,660 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,699,593 |
| 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 | PRESTON COLLEGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2017 at 10:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd51bba3-adc2-480e-b5c9-b2d29e1ff6cf
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c46353c2-8eb1-43c2-a09a-4b7be47f0452

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd51bba3-adc2-480e-b5c9-b2d29e1ff6cf
  16th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c46353c2-8eb1-43c2-a09a-4b7be47f0452
  3rd June 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/05f34bf0-aa5d-42d6-a920-e0a291b059a0
  For information & instruction
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5c8579c4-4007-4a3d-ab94-9bb02781482d
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a390ddbd-2820-4109-a4f4-1e79c75958cf
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/993210d5-3404-444f-bf53-2854de2a002f
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5269da63-7061-4080-bd94-6156facd7819
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6abcfa9c-9f13-4ee1-9ced-8e25bc61e812
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/68743efc-55e7-4606-afec-d08399a19f06
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/598c3cae-ab2e-437d-b05d-39c274af753b
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/491bdb27-551f-4ba0-9852-93eb1ea3a748
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2d95a0b0-e854-4fbb-abe8-830ed41e1d6f
  For information & acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/53151623-df84-4a84-aba1-d8efa435220f
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ee069023-80f7-4927-9129-3c2a8d5c04d6
  For information & instruction
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c4b4b97-1b72-46c2-b6e1-dbba8096bd95
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9d173cf9-cd83-4c39-9c78-2359ad85cf3e
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4d63219c-df8b-45fa-9108-23584c64dcce
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/47d00a83-6152-4ca4-b80d-84c7e3fdb15c
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c6eb1d17-f901-4cfc-877c-9d5eb2fe06fc
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/970cf582-e851-4798-b245-177650d10f81
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d58fd700-341d-461c-bb92-1c834c8e1416
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ee49a535-7015-48f6-b841-f52d438d982c
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2cd71ffc-7af1-4206-a526-44849abc450a
  For information & acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/00e8bf61-737e-4554-93d9-6898f9c5c672
  For completion

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