# ESF SKILLS SUPPORT FOR THE WORKFORCE AND REDUNDANCY SUPPORT

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £166,166,000
- Published: 21 August 2018
- Planned start: 1 April 2019
- Planned end: 31 July 2021
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2c3538bf-78bd-4921-84d5-133d77d77591-236466
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3ffdf0a4-0cd9-4e2e-a77b-adb10ba8dcfa

## 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\. Additional information: ITT Documents are available via the Department for Educations e-tendering portal Bravo

## Related contract awards

- [Call-off Contract for the November 2026 cohort of the National Professional Qualifications \(NPQs\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ce0d651b-c3d5-481d-ad4d-3f5dc8bbd35e): Department for Education
- [Contract Award Notice Independent review into 2DP fire and structural safety](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5297e4b5-9ab5-4948-95c5-119730f371ef): Department for Education
- [Inclusion Bases: exploring evidence of impact and models\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-76dee6b0-7bcc-49cd-b784-34d2192c05a4): Department for Education

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c3538bf-78bd-4921-84d5-133d77d77591-236466)