# This has now been withdrawn see information below Apprenticeship training delivery for employers not using the digital account

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY](/buyers/skills-funding-agency/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £100,000
- Published: 21 July 2017
- Contract start: 1 May 2017
- Contract end: 31 July 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f771c6f9-de91-4f5d-bf83-1fbf3d401e61-161056
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5e473737-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The competition was markedly oversubscribed and the Department for Education \(DfE\) and the ESFA concluded that it did not achieve the right balance between stability of provision, promoting competition and choice for employers\. Together, DfE and ESFA have since reviewed their approach to determine how best to support these objectives\. As a result, the ESFA has decided to cancel the current procurement exercise and has confirmed that it will launch a new procurement at the end of July\. " Additional information: The competition was markedly oversubscribed and the Department for Education \(DfE\) and the ESFA concluded that it did not achieve the right balance between stability of provision, promoting competition and choice for employers\. Together, DfE and ESFA have since reviewed their approach to determine how best to support these objectives\. As a result, the ESFA has decided to cancel the current procurement exercise and has confirmed that it will launch a new procurement at the end of July\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f771c6f9-de91-4f5d-bf83-1fbf3d401e61-161056)