Published date: 7 December 2020

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: 21 December 2020, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North West, Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

GC20-03.5

Published date

7 December 2020

Closing date

21 December 2020

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

17 January 2021

Contract end date

31 July 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Invitation to Tender for The Growth Company's ESF - AEB Provider Framework

FIFTH RELEASE - DECEMBER 2020 AND NEW POTENTIAL AEB CONTRACT AREAS

We are pleased to invite you to submit a tender response to join our European Social Fund (ESF) and Adult Education Budget (AEB) Provider Framework.

This framework will cover future opportunities around our current Prime ESF and AEB contracts across The North West and South Yorkshire. This framework will be for providers of Skills Support, Employee Support in Skills and Supporting those Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) and Adult Education Budget.

** New Potential Contract Areas - South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Adult Education Budget**

We have now updated the Framework (December 2020) to include two additional AEB contracts in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire which the Growth Company are in the process of bidding for.
PLEASE NOTE - we have not secured these contracts and therefore if we are unsuccessful in obtaining these two contracts, we will not have opportunities for AEB in these two areas**

Bidders who have not already successfully joined this Framework and would like to partner with GC for delivery of GC's existing prime ESF and AEB contracts, or join the new EOI opportunity AEB in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, are required to apply to this Framework. From admittance on to the Framework, we will issue a mini competition to identify partners to name in our AEB South and West Yorkshire bid.

Partners who are already on the Framework and wish to register their interest in this area for delivery of AEB in South and West Yorkshire, and be included in the Mini competition for these areas, are required to resubmit Document D, Matrix of Delivery to identify their offer in these geographies. You do not need to reapply to the Framework.

Our framework already operates across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, South Yorkshire and Liverpool City Region.

To see further details and apply for the framework and have the opportunity to join our bid for AEB West and South Yorkshire, please download the documentation which contains instructions and information for your submission, including specification of requirements, and the key assessment and evaluation criteria that will be used to assess offers.

You are required to make your submission via the GC In-tend e-tendering platform at the following address:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchestergrowthcompany/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once you have registered on In-Tend, please express your interest in this tender, and download the tender documentation.

Submissions must be made in the required format and be returned by 9.00 A.M Monday 21st December.

We very much look forward to receiving your response and would like to thank you for your interest in working with us.

More information

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Additional text

Please apply on the following Project in In-Tend:

Invitation to Tender for The Growth Company's ESF - AEB Provider Framework - 5TH RELEASE DECEMBER 2020

About the buyer

Contact name

Kelly Edwards

Address

Lee House,90 Great Bridgewater Street
MANCHESTER
M15JW
England

Telephone

0161 245 4734

Email

kelly.edwards@growthco.uk

Website

www.growthco.uk