This notice is for prior information only
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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https://education.bravosolution.co.uk I.4)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.5)Main activityEducation
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
ESF 2014-20 Programme Skills Support for the Unemployed
II.1.2)Main CPV code80000000 Education and training services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The ESFA is currently working with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and their European Structural Investment Fund (ESIF) committees, on the provision of an Opt-in offer to deliver Education and Training through the ESF 2014-20 programme against a number of the programme Investment Priorities.
IP 1.1 Skills Support for the Unemployed aged 16 plus
The activities will support unemployed individuals aged 16 plus with individualised programmes of learning and support, to overcome identified barriers to participation in education and support their transition toward sustained employment.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 84 000 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)80400000 Adult and other education services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKZ EXTRA-REGIO NUTS 1
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The contracts are initially for the delivery period 1/4/19 – 31/7/21 the ESFA reserves the right to extend contracts for a period of time up to 31.12.2023 subject to funding availability, the applicants delivery performance of the contract and government policy.
Additional information: The contracting authority is the Department for Education, acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (the “ESFA”). The ESFA is an executive ESFA of the Department for Education, exercising functions to bring together the former responsibilities of the Education Funding ESFA (EFA) and Skills Funding ESFA (SFA) to create a single ESFA accountable for funding education and skills for children, young people and adults.
II.2.14)Additional information
The provision will be offered through a number of LOTS of activity at Investment Priority (IP) and LEP level, the precise value and scope of these LOTS is still to be agreed with individual Local Enterprise Partnerships and their ESIF Committees and therefore the estimated value is based upon expressions of interest from LEPs and could be subject to change.
II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:31/08/2018
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
The provision will be offered through a number of LOTS of activity at Investment Priority (IP) and LEP level, the precise value and scope of these LOTS is still to be agreed with individual Local Enterprise Partnerships and their ESIF Committees and therefore the estimated value is based upon expressions of interest from LEPs and could be subject to change.
The procurement process will be administered electronically via the e-Procurement Solution (ePS) portal, BravoSolution. No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with DfE (including final submission of tenders) will be conducted via the BravoSolution Portal. Bidders can register in advance here: https://education.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml. Any technical problems should be addressed via the email help@bravosolution.co.uk and a “screen dump” of the error provided in the email.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:01/08/2018
