- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. IP1.2 LEP South London Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET
- Lot 2. IP1.2 LEP North and East London Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET
- Lot 3. IP1.2 LEP South East Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET
- Lot 4. IP1.2 LEP SEMLEP Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET
- Lot 5. IP1.4 North Eastern Community Grants
- Lot 6. IP1.4 South East Community Grants
- Lot 7. IP2.1 Solent Skills Support for the Workforce and Skills Support for Redundancy
- Lot 8. IP1.1 Worcestershire Skills Support to the Unemployed
- Lot 9. IP1.1 York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (More Developed and Transitional) Skills Support for the Unemployed
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Cheylesmore House, 5 Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
esfaprocurement.help@education.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 12345678
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://education.app.jaggaer.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://education.app.jaggaer.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
European Social Fund Provision 2014-20 (Skills Support to the Unemployed, Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET, Community Grants and Skills Support for the Workforce)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
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.
These contracts support activity to increase participation in the labour market and thereby improve social inclusion and mobility by delivering education and training that supports the needs of employees and local employers. Specifically, these contracts provide for the supply of Skills Support to the Unemployed, Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET, Community Grants and Skills Support for the Workforce.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £17,788,336.5
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 9
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
IP1.2 LEP South London Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKI - London
- UKI6 - Outer London – South
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
investment priority for this procurement is :
Investment Priority 1.2 Sustainable Integration of Young People into the Labour Market.
Resources are being used in this investment priority to focus on helping young people, to participate in the labour market and learning.
The ESFA is looking to procure organisations to deliver education and training services to support young people who are not in education employment or training (NEET) or At risk of becoming NEET.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Readiness to deliver / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Management and reporting / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Engaging with and meeting the needs within the whole lot area / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Meeting the needs of participants and employers / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Volume and values / Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,047,431
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 October 2021
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
European social fund provision 2014-20
two.2.14) Additional information
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND PROVISION 2014-2020 IP 1.2 SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE NEET OR AT RISK OF BECOMING NEET.
The contract value for this programme is £1,364,954 however this may increase by 50% over the lifetime of the contract to £2,047,431. Any increase will be wholly at the ESFA’s discretion.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
IP1.2 LEP North and East London Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKI4 - Inner London – East
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
investment priority for this procurement is :
Investment Priority 1.2 Sustainable Integration of Young People into the Labour Market.
Resources are being used in this investment priority to focus on helping young people, to participate in the labour market and learning.
The ESFA is looking to procure organisations to deliver education and training services to support young people who are not in education employment or training (NEET) or At risk of becoming NEET.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Readiness to deliver / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Management and reporting / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Engaging with and meeting the needs within the whole lot area / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Meeting the needs of participants and employers / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Volume and values / Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,669,762.5
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 October 2021
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
European social fund provision 2014-20
two.2.14) Additional information
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND PROVISION 2014-2020 IP 1.2 SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE NEET OR AT RISK OF BECOMING NEET.
The contract value for this programme is £3,113,175 however this may increase by 50% over the lifetime of the contract to £4,669,762.50. Any increase will be wholly at the ESFA's discretion.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
IP1.2 LEP South East Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
investment priority for this procurement is :
Investment Priority 1.2 Sustainable Integration of Young People into the Labour Market.
Resources are being used in this investment priority to focus on helping young people, to participate in the labour market and learning.
The ESFA is looking to procure organisations to deliver education and training services to support young people who are not in education employment or training (NEET) or At risk of becoming NEET.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Readiness to deliver / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Management and reporting / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Engaging with and meeting the needs within the whole lot area / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Meeting the needs of participants and employers / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Volume and values / Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 October 2021
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
European social fund provision 2014-20
two.2.14) Additional information
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND PROVISION 2014-2020 IP 1.2 SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE NEET OR AT RISK OF BECOMING NEET.
The contract value for this programme is £2,000,000 however this may increase by 50% over the lifetime of the contract to £3,000,000 Any increase will be wholly at the ESFA's discretion.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
IP1.2 LEP SEMLEP Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
investment priority for this procurement is :
Investment Priority 1.2 Sustainable Integration of Young People into the Labour Market.
Resources are being used in this investment priority to focus on helping young people, to participate in the labour market and learning.
The ESFA is looking to procure organisations to deliver education and training services to support young people who are not in education employment or training (NEET) or At risk of becoming NEET.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Readiness to deliver / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Management and reporting / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Engaging with and meeting the needs within the whole lot area / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Meeting the needs of participants and employers / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Volume and values / Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 October 2021
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
European social fund provision 2014-20
two.2.14) Additional information
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND PROVISION 2014-2020 IP 1.2 SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE NEET OR AT RISK OF BECOMING NEET.
The contract value for this programme is £800,000 however this may increase by 50% over the lifetime of the contract to £1,200,000. Any increase will be wholly at the ESFA's discretion.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
IP1.4 North Eastern Community Grants
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
investment priority for this procurement is:
Investment Priority 1.4 Community Grants.
The Services to be procured are for the management and running of a community grant programme funded by ESF.
The ESFA wishes to make ESF Community Grants available in the form of small grants (up to £20,000) to third sector and other small organisations for the purpose of mobilising disadvantaged or excluded unemployed and inactive people to enable their progress towards employment. Organisations that access grants need to be well placed to reach excluded individuals facing barriers, which hinder their access to mainstream provision Grants will:
- engage with marginalised individuals and support them to re-engage with education, training, or employment;
- will support a range of activities aimed at assisting the disadvantaged or excluded to move closer to the labour market by improving their access to mainstream ESF and domestic employment and skills provision; and
- will provide support to the hardest to reach communities and individuals, especially those from deprived communities, to access employment or further learning and training.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Model / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Assurance / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Resourcing / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Volume and values / Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,125,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 October 2021
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
European social fund provision 2014-20
two.2.14) Additional information
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND PROVISION 2014-2020 IP 1.4 COMMUNITY GRANTS.
The contract value for this programme is £750,000 however this may increase by 50% over the lifetime of the contract to £1,125,000. Any increase will be wholly at the ESFA’s discretion.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
IP1.4 South East Community Grants
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
investment priority for this procurement is:
Investment Priority 1.4 Community Grants.
The Services to be procured are for the management and running of a community grant programme funded by ESF.
The ESFA wishes to make ESF Community Grants available in the form of small grants (up to £20,000) to third sector and other small organisations for the purpose of mobilising disadvantaged or excluded unemployed and inactive people to enable their progress towards employment. Organisations that access grants need to be well placed to reach excluded individuals facing barriers, which hinder their access to mainstream provision Grants will:
- engage with marginalised individuals and support them to re-engage with education, training, or employment;
- will support a range of activities aimed at assisting the disadvantaged or excluded to move closer to the labour market by improving their access to mainstream ESF and domestic employment and skills provision; and
- will provide support to the hardest to reach communities and individuals, especially those from deprived communities, to access employment or further learning and training.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Model / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Assurance / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Resourcing / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Volume and values / Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,125,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 October 2021
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
European social fund provision 2014-20
two.2.14) Additional information
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND PROVISION 2014-2020 IP 1.4 COMMUNITY GRANTS.
The contract value for this programme is £750,000 however this may increase by 50% over the lifetime of the contract to £1,125,000. Any increase will be wholly at the ESFA’s discretion.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
IP2.1 Solent Skills Support for the Workforce and Skills Support for Redundancy
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Resources are being used in this investment priority for people in the workforce and those who have been made redundant within the last three months who lack basic skills or qualifications needed for their career progression. This will facilitate business growth and innovation.
The strands in IP 2.1 are:
- Skills support for the workforce
- Skills support for individuals who are recently redundant (within the last three months) or at risk of redundancy.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Readiness to deliver / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Management and reporting / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Engaging with and meeting the needs within the whole lot area / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Meeting the needs of participants and employers / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Volume and values / Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,569,125
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 October 2021
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
European social fund provision 2014-20
two.2.14) Additional information
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND PROVISION 2014-2020 IP 2.1 SKILLS SUPPORT FOR THE WORKFORCE AND SUPPORT FOR REDUNDANCY.
The contract value for this programme is £1,712,750 however this may increase by 50% over the lifetime of the contract to £2,569,125. Any increase will be wholly at the ESFA's discretion.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
IP1.1 Worcestershire Skills Support to the Unemployed
Lot No
8
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKG1 - Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The ESFA is looking to procure an organisation to deliver education and training to support unemployed individuals with the right level of support, tailored to the needs of individuals and businesses in local labour markets. This will be the primary added value for ESF
Activities include helping to identify the barriers individuals face in moving into work (including self-employment) and apprenticeships. Examples of such barriers include lack of confidence, recent work experience, basic skills, job-related skills, job-seeking skills, or other material barriers like debt, homelessness and substance misuse.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Readiness to deliver / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Management and reporting / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Engaging with and meeting the needs within the whole lot area / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Meeting the needs of participants and employers / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Volume and values / Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 October 2021
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
European social fund provision 2014-20
two.2.14) Additional information
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND PROVISION 2014-2020 IP 1.1 SKILLS SUPPORT TO THE UNEMPLOYED.
The contract value for this programme is £800,000 however this may increase by 50% over the lifetime of the contract to £1,200,000. Any increase will be wholly at the ESFA's discretion.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
IP1.1 York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (More Developed and Transitional) Skills Support for the Unemployed
Lot No
9
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKE12 - East Riding of Yorkshire
- UKE2 - North Yorkshire
- UKE21 - York
- UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The ESFA is looking to procure an organisation to deliver education and training to support unemployed individuals with the right level of support, tailored to the needs of individuals and businesses in local labour markets. This will be the primary added value for ESF
Activities include helping to identify the barriers individuals face in moving into work (including self-employment) and apprenticeships. Examples of such barriers include lack of confidence, recent work experience, basic skills, job-related skills, job-seeking skills, or other material barriers like debt, homelessness and substance misuse.
The estimated contract value stated in this lot is the combined contract value for both more developed and transitional.
This programme covers both more developed and transitional and one provider will be awarded two separate contracts for this lot. The combined values are set out within the additional information field below.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Readiness to deliver / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Management and reporting / Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion - Name: Engaging with and meeting the needs within the whole lot area / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Meeting the needs of participants and employers / Weighting: 25
Cost criterion - Name: Volume and values / Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £852,018
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 October 2021
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
European social fund provision 2014-20
two.2.14) Additional information
More developed: EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND PROVISION 2014-2020 IP 1.1 SKILLS SUPPORT TO THE UNEMPLOYED.
The contract value for this programme is £568,012 however this may increase by 50% over the lifetime of the contract to £852,018. Any increase will be wholly at the ESFA's discretion.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
23 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
29 July 2021
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 7 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
23 July 2021
Local time
12:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
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.
There are 4 service streams in the procurement. In 3 of the service streams the successful contractors will directly deliver the services for; Skills Support to the Unemployed, Support for Young People who are NEET or At risk of becoming NEET, Community Grants and Skills Support for the Workforce. For the 4th service stream the successful Contractor will act as Managing Agent in relation to the assessment and distribution of Community Grants.
There are 9 Lots; geographically based and Applicants may apply for any number of Lots but should note that full delivery of all services must commence on 18 October 2021 (the Service Commencement Date).
Applicants should note that the provisions of EU Council Directive 2001/23/EC March 2001 (TUPE) may apply on award of the Contracts in any of the Lots. Further information is available at [insert reference to RMF] however; interested organisations should seek their own advice in relation to the application of TUPE. The ESFA offers no assurance in respect of the operation, effect or impact of TUPE on any of the Contracts.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Court of Justice, The Strand
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The ESFA will issue notices of decisions to award the contracts, and operate a standstill period, in accordance with Regulations 86 and 87 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”). If any clarification regarding the award of the Contracts has not been successfully resolved between the parties, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the regulations to take legal action.
Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the ESFA to amend any document and may award damages.
If a contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the ESFA to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the voluntary standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the Framework Agreement is entered into.