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title: "National Europass Centre"
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# National Europass Centre

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0e3ada4-23cd-48d3-90aa-4fadd32aa429

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## Summary

The Department for Education has completed a procurement process for the National Europass Centre, an initiative aimed at enhancing employment mobility within the EU. This contract, valued at £120,750, was initiated as a direct award following a business case approval in October 2017. The award was confirmed on 29th September 2017, with the contract period running from 1st October 2017 until 29th March 2019. The procurement method employed was a single tender action, which falls below threshold levels, aligning with the industry category of administration, defence, and social security services across the UK and other territories.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses engaged in providing administrative and social security services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Companies that excel in coordinating and managing service delivery in an international context would be particularly well suited to compete for similar contracts, as they can leverage their expertise to enhance employment mobility initiatives like Europass.

## Notice

A contract to run the National Europass Centre on behalf of the UK. Europass is an EU initiative created to increase employment mobility. Every EU & EEA country has a National Europass Centre coordinating all activities related to the Europass documents, dealing with enquiries and promoting the service. Additional information: The 'contract' transferred from BEIS to DfE in the Machinery of Government changes on 1st April 2017. However, it was found that the formal agreement had expired at BEIS in 2014. This contract was put in place as a direct award following business case and efficiency control approval in October 2017 to enable continuity of provision until EU Exit.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/230dbd8c-b014-40f3-a70d-688812c1af31 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2017 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 29 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,750 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £120,750 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2FJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services

## Release History

- 25 Jan 2018 at 17:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/230dbd8c-b014-40f3-a70d-688812c1af31

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/230dbd8c-b014-40f3-a70d-688812c1af31
  25th January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/13b4e127-b10d-435c-8fc8-bd03e62a1b65
  Contract

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