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

Buyer: SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5ad713c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Skills Funding Agency, which is inviting bids for the delivery of education and vocational training services funded through the European Social Fund. This initiative aims to support employees and employers in the Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area within the North East region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method is selective, with a contract value of approximately £540,000 over a period from September 19, 2016, to March 31, 2018. Responses to this tender were due by July 11, 2016, and the awarding decision was published on January 16, 2017.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses engaged in education and training services, especially those that are registered as training organisations with the Skills Funding Agency. Suitable candidates may include large enterprises and SMEs that focus on delivering apprenticeships at various levels, traineeships, and skill support for both employed and unemployed individuals. Given the emphasis on local delivery within the Tees Valley LEP area, businesses operating in or near this region could particularly benefit from participating in this procurement.

## Notice

Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund (ESF) to support employees and employers in the Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area . The activity to be procured is: Skills Support for Redundancy 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 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/33f82198-7aa8-4371-b555-a265d8a71c49 |
| 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 | 11 Jul 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Oct 2016 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2016 - 30 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £540,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £539,973 |
| 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 | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEW COLLEGE DURHAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2017 at 10:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33f82198-7aa8-4371-b555-a265d8a71c49
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0fd036c5-0188-4b24-bb49-966d30247781

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33f82198-7aa8-4371-b555-a265d8a71c49
  16th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0fd036c5-0188-4b24-bb49-966d30247781
  10th June 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2ff83e6e-2597-44a4-83c1-8869e63b19de
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6d7b0dfa-5d94-46fb-a552-94ac66b0a523
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3e109c62-69a2-4411-8773-fecd52df1db5
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/987da570-e2c0-4c91-8e35-6c9415a40c2a
  For information & instruction
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/df4c7414-ae90-43cf-92fc-ac9de881f4f6
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a489e051-8cb7-4f63-aa92-cd0c2e4c3c7f
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6d0aecdb-16c6-4e49-8ef9-221353fe4b96
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/130d8a8f-8853-49a6-b344-acd008fd83ff
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fd3e847a-2cd2-4169-9afb-8b6edc2e425b
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d1c4aada-60a6-462b-9fe8-7c1ff08b203b
  For information and acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ffe7d79a-2e4a-4ab8-9ce8-e317ed213ac8
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/719846ae-e7d8-4ae1-888a-bf128b4c6324
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2309e41-b812-4fa7-85cd-9bc928440dcd
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/80655d51-4df7-45c6-9294-06a0ffb98e40
  For information & instruction
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9165602d-f287-47e9-9ea7-da49ece081ec
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0b82488d-62eb-41d0-a3fa-010a655f0090
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b1115012-67b2-45f9-aed8-21c3c5bf8294
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d6848265-a495-4158-a34c-b9465ac22417
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/76bbcd12-0db7-4571-88f6-8bd6f2513e94
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/39de9718-0061-479d-adfb-ec5c1c316133
  For information and acceptance

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