European Social Fund (ESF)
Phase 2 - Results of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) Stage
17 June 2009
Dear Provider
The first stage of the above competition has now come to a close and all providers who submitted a PQQ, both successful and unsuccessful, have been informed of the outcome by individual letter.
Providers successful at the PQQ stage have been issued Invitation to Tender (ITT) instructions and documentation to submit formal bids for the second stage of this competition. A table of successful organisations and details of the Contract Package Areas they have been invited to bid for can be found in the following link:
Networking Events
In order to promote networking amongst providers, DWP is facilitating a series of meetings at the forthcoming ItT Events taking place throughout June. The purpose of these events is to assist the engagement of providers who have been invited to submit formal tenders at the Second Stage of the competition, with providers who feel they can deliver elements of local specifications on a sub-contracting basis to the Prime Contractor. If you would like to attend one of these events, please follow the link below for further information:
ESF 2007-2013 ItT Networking Events
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your interest in this competition.
Steve Liptrot
Head of Provision Sourcing Birmingham
Department for Work and Pensions
Provider Guidance
Provider Guidance can be found here.
Previous communications related to the ESF 2007-2013 tender round
European Social Fund Phase 2 - Results of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage (28 October) (19KB) 
European Social Fund (ESF) Phase 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) Events (revised notice) (8 June 2009) (34KB)
European Social Fund Phase 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) Events (20 May 2009) (20KB)
European Social Fund Phase 2 - details from PQQ Events (18 March 2009)
European Social Fund Phase 2 - Invitation to Submit Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (2 March 2009)
European Social Fund (ESF) Phase 2 Opportunities to Tender - Details of PQQ Events (23 February 2009)
Notice to Providers, ESF Opportunities to Tender - Provider Briefing Events, March 2009 (6 February 2009)
Notice to Providers - ESF Opportunities to Tender (29 January 2009)
Announcement of Preferred Bidders: North East - South Tyne & Wear Valley District (NE06); and South London (LO11) and West London (LO15) Districts (10 October 2008)
Table of Winning Bidders (10 July 2008)
European Social Fund 2007-2013 Programme East Midlands - Leicester City
European Social Fund 2007-2013 Programme North East - South Tyne & Wear Valley District
European Social Fund 2007-2013 Programme (revised June 2008) South London and West London Districts
Announcement of Winning Bidders (this information was replaced on 10 July 2008)
Results of the Pre Qualification Stage (PQQ Stage) (this information was replaced on 30 May 2008)
More information on ESF and tendering opportunities prior to 3 October 2007 can be found on the Jobcentre Plus website. Current ESF tendering opportunities can be found on the main Opportunities to Tender page on this website.
