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title: "Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund for delivery in North Eastern LEP area"
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# Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund for delivery in North Eastern LEP area

Buyer: SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-daaf0611-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Skills Funding Agency is seeking bids for a contract titled "Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund for delivery in North Eastern LEP area." This procurement falls within the education and training services industry and is located in the North East region of the United Kingdom. The procurement process is at the award stage, following a successful selection where the contract was awarded to Gateshead College and New College Durham. The contract is valued at approximately £19,998,487.75 and spans from 1 February 2017 to 30 March 2018, with the initial tender period ending on 2 December 2016.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in education and vocational training, particularly those offering apprenticeship programmes or skills support for both employed and unemployed individuals. Companies that are part of the Skills Funding Agency's Register of Training Organisations and have demonstrated capability in delivering educational services in the specified area will find this a fitting venture. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, given the tender’s inclusive emphasis on such organisations.

## Notice

Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund (ESF) delivering Employees Support in Skills in North Eastern 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 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/6449208d-fa1c-4cd5-bef1-1b395ed424bd |
| 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 | 13 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Dec 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Dec 2016 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2017 - 30 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £19,998,487 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £19,998,487 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | GATESHEAD COLLEGE; NEW COLLEGE DURHAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 13 Jan 2017 at 09:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6449208d-fa1c-4cd5-bef1-1b395ed424bd
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24bda4e9-027b-4a86-9889-0e07bb3348cf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6449208d-fa1c-4cd5-bef1-1b395ed424bd
  13th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24bda4e9-027b-4a86-9889-0e07bb3348cf
  1st July 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/53491d78-4530-416b-b61f-f10bf5537c9b
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b951f8e3-ae80-4f23-a350-f8af86fa997b
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/67c0ad72-1bab-4afb-aae5-9ccedd78e846
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/90aca608-6e19-4fd4-b811-bcb4c04b13fe
  For information & Acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e5f4cbad-9d51-40c7-b4a0-bb6e13c4a89e
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/734392f4-b19a-4c39-8612-338eb43bb8a4
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e1b74b9c-c7e5-46ed-90c9-0cbcdd45243b
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/10d9dbcf-0f13-4ff1-a2d4-f531de577e2e
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3750b003-78c8-4e0f-83c8-f400c78c90bf
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/de731a74-9302-43d8-9684-86b0cc6d614c
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d6eee9b2-a9f5-4bb3-bd34-8dabac21cc00
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f74e77ee-47a1-47ca-b9b0-71f4074153ca
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/86c9fd26-2ba8-4b0c-9a24-af3c53fe3419
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/50485199-aa1a-46b0-99dc-41e989f75548
  For information & instruction
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dd261eb5-f9df-426f-90e1-72a0c28ab060
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/165b3fc1-5104-47ac-b569-f9b070a6576f
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b14762ff-a1dd-4422-a875-ac2a23afae33
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/452cfbeb-76cc-45bd-97ed-e89f82913b65
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/781a6ae8-3f0d-47ea-8428-776a30b0e81d
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/89bc6266-6c96-4e3f-b917-a4e0bcd59d31
  For information & Acceptance
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/819fe2f1-df97-4bf0-a8f7-b603a5e88160
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2acefec1-1a0b-489c-8ed6-44e4f81e9ba6
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/04867585-bde1-46f5-bc8d-956706c86870
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/15c88a1c-3af6-47d6-b77d-fb17fbe3cdac
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6160e773-a0eb-4589-ba82-c40ff5d1d6c1
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0d8365e4-34cd-484c-bcb8-822cc9b979f6
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cd966149-de84-4926-94af-66d99f43bf86
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/64e65fba-1d29-4fb1-a7aa-65032db166f4
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/77ad4008-ba63-4987-b242-efab3eeebf02
  For completion
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/104ff853-5a2c-4101-865f-c3f96d3fa9ab
  For information & instruction
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7369091d-f885-4d0a-aaae-038785e7cec6
  For information
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/239d486a-0959-4cb5-a1ac-d76b82850eb2
  For completion

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