Published date: 3 June 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 4 July 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£1,120,000

Procurement reference

30072

Published date

3 June 2016

Closing date

4 July 2016

Contract start date

19 September 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The SFA is looking to procure an organisation to deliver Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) to young people in the Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise (LEP) area


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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


About the buyer

Address

Skills Funding Agency , Cheylesmore House South
Coventry
CV1 2WT
England

Email

procurementhelp@sfa.bis.gov.uk