Published date: 21 August 2018

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: 17 September 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£166,166,000

Procurement reference

tender_176652/697610

Published date

21 August 2018

Closing date

17 September 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 July 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Contracting Authority in this procurement is the Secretary of State for Education acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (the "ESFA"). The ESFA is an executive agency of the Department for Education, exercising functions to fund adult education and skills.
The ESFA, acting as a Co-Financing Organisation for the European Social Fund ("ESF"), is procuring education and training services to meet priorities identified by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) area European Structural and Investment Funds Sub-Committees. As a Co-Financing Organisation, the ESFA provides match funding at Priority Axis level utilising sources of funding as match for ESF funded activity.
This invitation to tender is for Priority Axis 2. The Priority Axis 2 supports activity to enhance equal access to lifelong learning.

More information

Links

Additional text

ITT Documents are available via the Department for Educations e-tendering portal Bravo

About the buyer

Address

Cheylesmore House, Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
England

Email

Sourcing.HELP@education.gov.uk