# ESF Funded support for the unemployed in Worcestershire LEP Area

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY](/buyers/skills-funding-agency/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Worcestershire County Council](/contract-winners/worcestershire-county-council/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,248,073
- Tender value: £1,261,100
- Award date: 18 October 2016
- Published: 16 January 2017
- Contract start: 1 December 2016
- Contract end: 30 March 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 509b3b14-c692-4662-9500-8563ade2e7af-125353
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cac601f9-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Delivery of Education & Vocational training services activity funded through the European Social Fund \(ESF\) as support for individuals who are unemployed identified in the Local Enterprise Panel \(LEP\) area mentioned • Access to employment for jobseekers and inactive people - to help those who are disadvantaged but still relatively close to the labour market to tackle their barriers to work, and enter and sustain employment\. Additional information: It should be noted that the SFA uses its own e-tendering portal provided as a managed service and that is the only means through which responses to this ITT will be allowed Only organisations on the SFA Register of Training Organisations as at April 2016 will be invited to this tender \. They also must have passed the Capability and Capacity stage of their Register application for delivery of education and training and indicated in their submission that they were interested in delivering in this LEP area and were interested in delivering the following options: • 16-18 Apprenticeships • 19-23 Apprenticeships \. 24 Plus Apprenticeships • Traineeships • Skills for Life \. Skills Support for the employed • Skills support for the unemployed Or they are Candidates which passed delivery of Information, advice and guidance

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/509b3b14-c692-4662-9500-8563ade2e7af-125353)