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title: "ESF NEETs and Youth Employment Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-034e90"
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# ESF NEETs and Youth Employment Programme

Buyer: TRAFFORD COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034e90

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## Summary

The procurement process was conducted by Trafford Council, seeking to implement the "ESF NEETs and Youth Employment Programme," which falls under the education and training services category. The initiative was aimed at engaging and mentoring young individuals aged 15-24 facing challenges in learning and employment. This process was classified as a selective type of procurement, with the tender awarded and completed on 26 November 2021. The procurement was supported by a £10 million budget from the European Social Fund, and the location for delivery is Greater Manchester, UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations specialising in youth services, education, and training. Businesses that excel in mentoring, engagement programmes, and those with a focus on social value could find a suitable fit for involvement in this project. With the awards currently held by active suppliers, Career Connect and Ingeus UK Limited, potential new entrants should focus on innovative solutions that cater specifically to the needs of disengaged young people to enhance their competitiveness in similar tenders.

## Notice

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) secured PS10m European Social Fund (ESF) and looked to procure two lead organisations to deliver an innovative engagement and mentoring programme for young people and young adults aged 15-24 who are affected by missed learning, and/or are disengaged from mainstream skills support offers, and/ or are not in employment or training. This programme was procured as two separate lots - one focusing on young people aged 15-19 and one focusing on young people aged 18-24 years. This opportunity was procured as a further competition through GMCA's Education, Work and Skills Flexible Procurement System.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Young People aged 15-19

To deliver an innovative engagement and mentoring programme for young people aged 15-19 who are affected by missed learning, and/or are disengaged from mainstream skills support offers, and/ or are not in employment or training. This opportunity was procured as a further competition through GMCA's Education, Work and Skills Flexible Procurement System.

Lot 2 - Young People aged 18 - 24

To deliver an innovative engagement and mentoring programme for young people aged 18 - 24 who are affected by missed learning, and/or are disengaged from mainstream skills support offers, and/ or are not in employment or training. This opportunity was procured as a further competition through GMCA's Education, Work and Skills Flexible Procurement System.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018408-2022 |
| 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, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRAFFORD COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | CAREER CONNECT; INGEUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 5 Jul 2022 at 15:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018408-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.trafford.gov.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:423970-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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